Gold Miners, Responsible Mining and Climate Change

Tim Harvey talks to John Mulligan about issues relating to responsible mining and the actions being taken by gold mining companies to mitigate climate change. Questions to be covered include: 1. What are the current areas of focus in responsible mining and what should investors expect in terms of ‘wins’? 2. Are there any mining companies that really stand out in terms of their actions, or that are the pace setters in terms of others wanting to emulate? 3. On climate change, what are the areas of most concern to investors, are there any regional differences? 4. Where do you see the industry making the most progress in mitigating climate change in the next five years? 5. An overview of how different climate scenarios might affect gold’s performance. John Mulligan is Director of Market Relations and Climate Change Lead at the World Gold Council (WGC), leading its climate change research programme and associated engagement with investors, policy makers and stakeholder organisations. Additionally, he contributes to the organisation’s wider insight and communications outputs to improve understanding of the whole gold supply chain, and the integration of ESG considerations into strategic market and investment perspectives.