Industry Insights
Mike Oswin
Global Head, Market Structure and Innovation World Gold CouncilGold247 Update: Creating the blueprint for digitalised gold
Here at the World Gold Council, we are working to ensure gold, which has been an integral part of financial systems for hundreds of years, continues to have an important role in the future.
Terry Heymann
Chief Financial Officer World Gold CouncilExpanding the trusted gold ecosystem; building a more transparent and trusted gold supply chain
The gold industry is going through a period of significant change, including the important steps that are being taken by gold miners to disclose the refineries to which they send their gold.
Terry Heymann
Chief Financial Officer World Gold CouncilFrom mine to market – building a more transparent and trusted gold supply chain
The commitment to uploading core provenance data onto the Gold Bar Integrity platform will support the integrity of the gold supply chain. This will not only help anybody who is looking to purchase this gold to have confidence that they can do so in line with their responsible sourcing commitments, but also underpin the creation of digitalised gold products, a new area of growth and innovation that we at the WGC are very excited about.
John Mulligan
Head of Sustainability Strategy World Gold CouncilComing Together to Advance Gold's Sustainability Impacts
The first such event, in 2022, was significant in not only signalling the closer, more co-operative relationship between our two organisations that has developed over recent years, but also the wider move to greater collaboration across the whole gold supply chain.
Edward Bickham
Senior Adviser World Gold CouncilThe importance of transparency in building trust in the extractives sector
This month in Dakar, Senegal, supporters of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) gathered to mark the twentieth anniversary of the initiative and to chart a course for the coming years.
John Mulligan
Head of Sustainability Strategy 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. Combining these ‘building blocks’ has provided us with a fairly rounded and detailed perspective on gold’s relationship with climate change.
Hannah Brandstaetter
Former 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
Former ESG Programme Director World Gold CouncilDiscussing 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.
Hannah Brandstaetter
Former 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.
Hannah Brandstaetter
Former ESG Programme Director World Gold CouncilImproving 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).
John Mulligan
Head of Sustainability Strategy World Gold CouncilGold and climate change - what, why, and how?
Edward Bickham
Senior Adviser World Gold CouncilThe challenge of improving the position of responsible artisanal and small-scale gold miners needs a multi-stakeholder response
We recently brought together a panel, in partnership with the LBMA, to discuss 'Improving the position of responsible Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Miners – the role of Central Banks and other constructive actors'. Watch the discussion.