Hannah Brandstaetter
ESG Programme Director World Gold CouncilESG 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.
Hannah Brandstaetter
ESG Programme Director World Gold CouncilESG 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.
Hannah Brandstaetter
ESG Programme Director World Gold CouncilESG 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.
John Mulligan
Director, Climate Change Lead and Market Relations World Gold CouncilGlass half full or half empty? Reflecting on COP26
The United Nations’ climate change conference, COP26, finally wound up after two weeks in Glasgow and an extended period of ‘overtime’, as the world’s governments haggled over the exact nature of their commitments.
John Mulligan
Director, Climate Change Lead and Market Relations World Gold CouncilGold and decarbonising investment portfolios
We have just published the latest in the ‘gold and climate change’ research series subtitled ‘decarbonising investment portfolios’. This, the fourth of our climate-focused reports, builds on our previous work to quantify gold’s carbon footprint and its decarbonisation pathway.
John Mulligan
Director, Climate Change Lead and Market Relations World Gold CouncilWorld Gold Council Members commit to TCFD Reporting
Today, we announced that all of our Members, the world’s most forward-thinking gold miners, have committed to reporting their positions and progress on climate-related risks in line with the recommendations of Taskforce for Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).
Hannah Brandstaetter
ESG Programme Director World Gold CouncilGold 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.
Hannah Brandstaetter
ESG Programme Director World Gold CouncilDiscussing ESG priorities with the US investor community
Hannah Brandstaetter
ESG Programme Director World Gold CouncilS&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.