Responsible gold blog

The World Gold Council has long supported a position that responsible gold mining can support sustained socio-economic development for the communities and countries that host gold mining operations.

In January 2020, Van Eck, which manages the International Investors Gold Fund, announced that it ‘would expect all of the gold producers in which we invest to adopt the RGMPs’.  

In-depth: In a world where consumers of every age group are increasingly interested in the source of their products and the ethical standards by which they are produced, some may think gold doesn’t stack up as a responsible investment.  

We recently hosted a webinar for assurance providers on the Responsible Gold Mining Principles. In this article, you can find and download resources from the event.

Terry Heymann, our CFO, participated in a Mining Coffee Chat with Remi Piet, Senior Director Infrastructure, Energy & Natural Resources at Americas Market Intelligence. Watch their conversation on the Responsible Gold Mining Principles and more.

Earlier this year we caught up with stakeholders to hear their thoughts about the Responsible Gold Mining Principles (RGMPs), and how they expect them to strengthen the gold industry’s ESG credentials.

The World Gold Council published the Responsible Gold Mining Principles in September 2019. It represented the product of two years of intensive engagement with gold mining companies and industry stakeholders to set out an over-arching framework that helps to define what constitutes “responsible” gold mining.

In-depth: Whilst the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic consequences are currently all-consuming, attention must not be diverted from ESG performance and commitments to tackle the climate crisis. Any further delays in implementing change will be damaging and costly, suggests John Mulligan.

Leading gold mining companies are committed to addressing historical injustices and ensure that there are opportunities for women at all levels within their organisations.

The global spread of COVID-19 has affected all of us in one way or another and many businesses and industries are having to adapt, including the gold mining industry.