Research library

This Guidance Note has been issued as part of the World Gold Council’s work to develop common approaches which the gold mining industry can use as part of their overall reporting on the contribution made to sustainable economic development.

A global assessment of the economic value created and distributed by members of the World Gold Council

A new independent research report, The direct economic impact of gold, commissioned by the World Gold Council and produced PwC, reveals striking insights into the direct economic contribution of gold in the world’s major gold producing and consuming countries. This research is ground-breaking in the…

David Lamb, MD of Jewellery at the World Gold Council, discusses the PwC research and its relevance to the World Gold Council’s jewellery campaigns and market development initiatives.

This new independent research report, The direct economic impact of gold, commissioned by the World Gold Council and produced by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, reveals striking insights into the direct economic contribution of gold in the world’s major gold- producing and consuming countries.