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World Gold Council Responsible Gold Mining Principles
What You Need to Know
Standard for gold mining, defining requirements for responsible environmental, social and governance practices with the objective "to deliver responsibly produced gold into the market".
The standard states that it "support[s] internationally recognised normative standards," including the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and various OECD guidelines.
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Commodity type
Supply chain focus
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World Gold Council
Reviewed on August 20, 2025 by
Danni Kleinaityte
Levin Sources
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