Gold is an important high value component in many electronic goods and each year approximately 8% of annual gold demand comes from the electronics sector. World Gold Council and its members are committed to playing a key role in the development of a responsible gold mining industry, able to meet this demand.

The Electronics Industry Citizens’ Coalition (EICC ) Code of Conduct is a voluntary code that is designed to apply to the entire electronics industry supply chain and, as such, is relevant to metals mining operations.

It covers standards for Labour, Health and Safety, Environment and Business Ethics. WGC believes that the EICC code broadly covers the same subject areas as the International Council on Mining and Metals principles, which the World Gold Council and its member companies support.

A copy of these principles can be found at here.

The World Gold Council’s sustainability statement can be found here