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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.

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Posted 1 year 5 months ago

Edward Bickham

Senior Adviser World Gold Council

The 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.

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Posted 3 years 7 months ago

Edward Bickham

Senior Adviser World Gold Council

Introducing the Responsible Gold Mining Principles – Understanding Impacts

In this article, we focus on umbrella Principle 2 ‘understanding impacts’. The commitment is that gold mining companies should ‘engage with stakeholders and implement management systems, so as to ensure that they assess, understand and manage impacts, realise opportunities and provide remedy where needed.’

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Posted 3 years 9 months ago

Edward Bickham

Senior Adviser World Gold Council

Introducing the Responsible Gold Mining Principles – Ethical Conduct (Principle 1)

The Responsible Gold Mining Principles consist of ten ‘umbrella’ Principles and 51 more granular statements that set out expectations of implementing companies. In a series of articles, we will briefly review the key tenets that underlie each of the Principles - this article is on Principle 1.

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Posted 4 years ago

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Edward Bickham

The importance of transparency in building trust in the extractives sector

Edward Bickham

The challenge of improving the position of responsible artisanal and small-scale gold miners needs a multi-stakeholder response

Edward Bickham

Introducing the Responsible Gold Mining Principles – Understanding Impacts

Edward Bickham

Introducing the Responsible Gold Mining Principles – Ethical Conduct (Principle 1)

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Edward Bickham

The importance of transparency in building trust in the extractives sector

Edward Bickham

The challenge of improving the position of responsible artisanal and small-scale gold miners needs a multi-stakeholder response

Edward Bickham

Introducing the Responsible Gold Mining Principles – Understanding Impacts

Edward Bickham

Introducing the Responsible Gold Mining Principles – Ethical Conduct (Principle 1)