Terry Heymann is CFO at the World Gold Council and has broad experience across the gold supply chain. In addition to his role as CFO and Company Secretary, Terry also oversees the World Gold Council’s initiatives on standard-setting, including development of the Responsible Gold Mining Principles, the Conflict-Free Gold Standard and the Guidance Note on All-In Costs, all of which support increased transparency and integrity in the gold industry. Terry also leads the World Gold Council’s programme of work around ESG, including supporting further progress by the gold industry in helping to deliver the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and address climate change.
Prior to joining the World Gold Council, Terry was a Principal at Marakon Associates, a leading strategy consultancy, where he helped clients in several industries on strategic issues and new product development.
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.
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.
Investors are increasingly asking if gold can be considered an ESG compliant asset. We believe it certainly should and were delighted to participate in the webinar to highlight what the gold mining sector is doing in the ESG space.
Earlier this month, Terry Heymann attended the Responsible Asset Owner Symposium as a keynote speaker, presenting on 'Sustainable investing for long-term returns, not short-term gains'. Watch now!
Last week we launched our new report, Gold Mining’s Contribution to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. I had the pleasure of holding a panel discussion at the UN Global Compact event Uniting Business, which was held alongside the UN General Assembly.
Today we launched our new report, Gold Mining’s Contribution to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The release coincided with the annual Denver Gold Forum which brings together mining CEOs from around the world to discuss the latest developments in the gold mining industry.
