Hannah Brandstaetter
ESG Programme Director
World Gold Council
International Women’s Day – Breaking the Bias
On International Women’s Day we celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.
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Hannah Brandstaetter
ESG Programme Director
World Gold Council
ESG Video Series: Diversity and Inclusion
Gold mining, for much of its history has been male dominated but this is starting to change. Whilst there is a lot more that needs to be done to achieve gender parity, our Members are working on attracting and retaining a more diverse workforce.
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Hannah Brandstaetter
ESG Programme Director
World Gold Council
ESG Video Series: Artisanal and small-scale gold mining
Artisanal and small-scale gold mining is very different from large scale mining in terms of how its regulated and how it’s done. We explore ASGM in this video.
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Hannah Brandstaetter
ESG Programme Director
World Gold Council
ESG Video Series: Gold and climate change
Gold has a unique story when it comes to climate change as almost all emissions come from mining. So if we can decarbonise the mine site, we can look to decarbonise the whole gold value chain, reinforcing gold’s potential as a climate-risk mitigating asset.
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Hannah Brandstaetter
ESG Programme Director
World Gold Council
ESG Video Series: The Responsible Gold Mining Principles (RGMPs)
We worked with our members and collaborated with key industry stakeholders to set out a framework that addresses key environmental, social and governance issues for the gold mining sector.
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Hannah Brandstaetter
ESG Programme Director
World Gold Council
ESG Video Series: Should gold be considered an ESG compliant asset?
In our conversations with investors we often get asked the same questions about gold’s ESG credentials, and this new video series aims to answer them by showing different perspectives from within the World Gold Council and our membership.
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Hannah Brandstaetter
ESG Programme Director
World Gold Council
Gold mining's social and economic impact
If responsibly mined, gold mining can contribute to the socio-economic development of the countries they operate in.
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Hannah Brandstaetter
ESG Programme Director
World Gold Council
Gold and gold mining’s contribution to SDG 3
“Our vision is not health for some; it’s not health for most; It’s health for all!“ So said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General at the World Health Organisation (WHO) at the United Nations General Assembly 74th Session in September 2019. Given recent events, a continued focus on universal health and well-being has never been as important as it is today.
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Hannah Brandstaetter
ESG Programme Director
World Gold Council
Discussing ESG priorities with the US investor community
Last month we participated in the Responsible Asset Owners Global Symposium. We have been a supporter of this event series since its inception in 2019 as it brings together leading investors to tackle important topics around the ESG agenda within the investment community.
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Hannah Brandstaetter
ESG Programme Director
World Gold Council
S&P Global webinar: Corporate Sustainability Assessment
Last month, we held a webinar with S&P Global and our Members at which S&P presented their Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA). Many of our Members already submit the CSA and this was an opportunity to review industry data from past assessments and discuss how elements of the RGMPs could potentially be incorporated into their methodology going forward.
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Hannah Brandstaetter
ESG Programme Director
World Gold Council
Improving healthcare and providing economic growth opportunities in Ghana – Golden Star explains how
We’ve had an opportunity to speak to Philipa Varris, Executive Vice President, Head of Sustainability at Golden Star to dig deep into the company’s achievements when it comes to contributing to SDG 3 (Good Health) and SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth).
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Hannah Brandstaetter
ESG Programme Director
World Gold Council
How can gold mining contribute to better lives? Kinross Gold explains
Last year we launched a new report, Gold Mining’s Contribution to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), looking at the meaningful progress our Members are making towards social and economic development. We spoke to Kinross about their achievements and aspirations when it comes to contributing to the SDGs and heard first-hand from those working on the ground who are impacting and improving the lives of many.
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Hannah Brandstaetter
ESG Programme Director
World Gold Council
International Women’s Day – a time to celebrate and reflect
Today marks International Women’s Day, a day to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women all over the world. But it’s also a day to reflect on the fact that we are far from achieving gender equality.
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Hannah Brandstaetter
ESG Programme Director
World Gold Council
Gold mining's contribution to SDG 10
One of the ways gold mining companies are contributing to SDG 10 is by taking steps to ensure that economic and educational opportunities.
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