Hannah Brandstaetter

Former ESG Programme Director World Gold Council

How can gold mining contribute to better lives? Kinross Gold explains

Last year we launched a new report, Gold Mining’s Contribution to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), looking at the meaningful progress our Members are making towards social and economic development. We spoke to Kinross about their achievements and aspirations when it comes to contributing to the SDGs and heard first-hand from those working on the ground who are impacting and improving the lives of many.
Blog Posted 3 years 7 months ago

John Mulligan

Head of Sustainability Strategy World Gold Council

After the fire… Gold and the climate crisis

Gold has a special place in the Australian psyche. The gold rush of the early 1850s helped propel the country’s economy, stimulate its industries and grow its population. Australia is the world’s second largest gold producer and gold remains its third major commodity export. And over the last few years the Australian gold sector has flourished, with record mine production and record gold prices... But any sense of sectoral optimism is in danger of evaporating as the country struggles to cope with raging bushfires of unprecedented intensity and scale.

 Blog Posted 4 years 10 months ago

Terry Heymann

Chief Financial Officer World Gold Council

Video: Discussing the Responsible Gold Mining Principles at Evolve 2019

Last month, we launched the Responsible Gold Mining Principles (RGMPs), a new framework that sets out clear expectations for consumers, investors and the downstream gold supply chain as to what constitutes responsible gold mining. In this video, Gary Goldberg, at the time CEO of NewmontGoldcorp, Mick Wilkes, CEO of OceanaGold and I discuss why we developed the RGMPs, investor expectations around ESG and expectations as to how the mining industry will evolve over the next 5 to 10 years.

 Blog Posted 5 years ago

Terry Heymann

Chief Financial Officer World Gold Council

Takeaways from the Responsible Asset Owners Global Symposium

Last week, I was delighted to be asked to speak at the inaugural Responsible Asset Owners Global Symposium in London . More and more investors are – quite rightly – thinking about how to incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into their investment choices. But there is still a lot of uncertainty about what this means, and in particular, what framework investors should use to assess ESG performance

 Blog Posted 5 years 1 month ago