NatGold™: Setting the ESG Gold Standard in the Digital Asset World

NatGold™: Setting the ESG Gold Standard in the Digital Asset World

The term “ESG” gained prominence with the 2004 report “Who Cares Wins,” a collaborative effort among financial institutions under the United Nations’ (UN) auspices. Standing for Environmental, Social, and Governance, ESG investing scrutinizes companies’ performance on these pivotal metrics. It’s a paradigm that evaluates how businesses mitigate their environmental impact, nurture their communities, and govern themselves ethically.

ESG encapsulates the broader concept of sustainability, focusing on a company’s business model and how its products and services foster sustainable development. Here’s a deeper dive into the ESG criteria:

Environmental: This aspect assesses how companies address climate policies, energy usage, pollution, conservation of natural resources, and animal welfare. Key considerations include greenhouse gas emissions, toxic waste management, and adherence to environmental regulations.

Social: Evaluates a company’s relationships with its workers, suppliers, customers, and the communities where it operates. This could involve assessing whether a company supports local communities financially.

Governance: Focuses on a company’s leadership, audits, internal controls, and shareholder rights. The goal is to ensure that companies use accurate and transparent accounting methods, choose leaders with integrity, and are accountable to their shareholders.

This ESG lens is reshaping the investment landscape, with a marked impact in Europe and beyond. Studies indicate a significant portion of European institutional investors integrate ESG factors into their decision-making processes. For instance, a Coalition Greenwich study revealed that over 90% of surveyed European institutional investors consider ESG criteria when making investment decisions and selecting asset managers.

Moreover, the European Union has initiated regulatory measures to enhance the credibility and reliability of ESG ratings, reflecting a global shift towards more sustainable and responsible investing. This trend underscores the burgeoning ESG consciousness across financial systems, particularly in Europe and the Middle East.

The International NatGold Council is proud to announce that the NatGold ecosystem not only meets but exceeds ESG compliance standards. NatGold employs a digital mining process. This process involves a benign exchange where NatGold miners trade mining titles of National Instrument 43-101 (NI 43-101) certified gold resources for NatGold coins. These coins are mined digitally via a tokenization process in a closed, offline, Ledger-based digital vault, avoiding the environmental and social harms typical of conventional gold mining methods.

Additionally, the NatGold ecosystem mandates a 2% social giveback to local communities, directly benefiting them from the NatGold mining activities. Governance within the NatGold ecosystem is transparent and auditable, ensuring every NatGold coin minted is 100% backed by certified gold resources.

The International NatGold Council and its sponsoring members adhere to stringent corporate governance policies and embrace diversity in all operational aspects. NatGold stands as a beacon of integrity and sustainability in the digital currency landscape, offering a credible alternative to both fiat and crypto currencies. It positions itself to attract the growing ESG investor demographic, representing a rare investment that aligns with all ESG criteria while reviving the historical role of gold as the foundation of monetary systems.NatGold embodies the ESG-friendly future of gold mining and digital currency, marking a significant advance in sustainable and intrinsically valuable monetary solutions.

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FAQs

What is the NatGold Bilateral Bridge?2024-04-21T19:42:36+00:00

The NatGold Bilateral Bridge is a pivotal technological infrastructure within the NatGold ecosystem, designed by OroEx Corp. to connect the private ledger of the NatGold Digital Vault with the NatGold NatGold Multichain where NatGold coins are actively stored, distributed, and traded globally. This bridge plays a critical role by facilitating the seamless and secure transfer of NatGold coins from their post-tokenization crediting in the Digital Vault to their respective public blockchain addresses.

Essential to both operational oversight and regulatory compliance, the NatGold Bilateral Bridge utilizes advanced technologies such as smart contracts, APIs, and cryptographic security measures. These tools ensure that the transfers and tracking of NatGold coins are conducted securely and efficiently, thereby preserving the integrity and trustworthiness of the digital asset management system. This infrastructure not only supports the smooth functioning of the NatGold ecosystem but also enhances its capacity for strategic decision-making and regulatory adherence.

Are NI 43-101 Technical Reports considered the “gold standard” among international financial community?2024-04-20T23:32:21+00:00

Yes, NI 43-101 Technical Reports are often considered the “gold standard” within the international financial community for mineral project reporting. This reputation stems from their rigorous standards for transparency, accuracy, and detail in reporting mineral resources and reserves. Developed under the guidelines set by the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM), these reports require comprehensive disclosure and are overseen by qualified professionals who must adhere to strict ethical and professional standards.

The NI 43-101 Technical Report is the preferred choice for mining financiers worldwide when assessing potential funding for mining operations. As a result, NI 43-101 reports are uniquely recognized and accepted by all major global stock exchanges, further solidifying their status as the most widely trusted and authoritative source for certifying gold resources.

The higher degree of certainty and reliability associated with NI 43-101 reports, as compared to other international standards, ensures that investors, financiers, and other stakeholders have the most dependable information at their disposal when evaluating the potential of gold mining projects. This level of trust has established the NI 43-101 reports as the benchmark for gold resource reporting, thereby justifying their recognition as the “gold standard” in the industry and the only standard acceptable for tokenization into NatGold coins.

Why does NatGold only recognize certified gold resources and not certified gold reserves when determining tokenization ratios?2024-04-20T23:34:04+00:00

The essence of NatGold’s valuation lies in its innovative approach to digital mining, which capitalizes on the inherent value of gold’s existence rather than its physical retrievability. This method relies on the assessment of certified gold resources, which quantify the presence of gold irrespective of its extraction feasibility. Conversely, certified gold reserves evaluate the economic viability of extracting these resources, a consideration irrelevant to NatGold’s mission. The International NatGold Council upholds a philosophy that sidesteps the environmentally and financially costly process of physical extraction in favor of a more sustainable, digital approach.

By choosing to tokenize gold based on its certified existence, NatGold challenges the traditional mining paradigm, rendering the debate over extraction viability moot. This shift not only aligns with environmental conservation efforts but also redefines the utility of gold as a store of wealth. It renders the act of extracting gold only to secure it in vaults both illogical and wasteful. Through digital tokenization, NatGold ensures that gold can fulfill its monetary role while remaining undisturbed in the earth, showcasing a practical commitment to ESG principles and making a clear case for the absurdity of conventional extraction methods.

Who is OroEx Corp., and what is their role within the NatGold ecosystem?2024-04-21T19:10:09+00:00

OroEx Corp., based in New York, NY, is the founder and exclusive operator of the NatGold ecosystem, a comprehensive hybrid ledger/blockchain-based platform that facilitates the tokenization, storage, distribution, and global trading of NatGold coins within a DeFi framework. OroEx ensures that all components of its operations are fully auditable, transparent, and strategically managed.

The NatGold ecosystem encompasses several key components:

NatGold Digital Vault: Actively facilitates the tokenization process and safeguards all related documentation by securely recording and managing tokenized assets.

NatGold Bilateral Bridge: Facilitates seamless interactions between the ledger system and blockchain networks.

NatGold Multichain: Supports the global distribution, storage, and trading of NatGold coins.

NatGold Media DApp: Delivers continuous communication and updates on the NatGold industry within the DeFi universe, keeping stakeholders informed and engaged.

Each component works in concert to ensure a secure, transparent, and regulatory compliant environment, making the NatGold ecosystem the essence of the global NatGold industry.

How significantly has Canada’s NI 43-101 Technical Report influenced the design of CRIRSCO’s International Reporting Template (IRT)?2024-04-20T23:41:36+00:00

Canada’s National Instrument 43-101 (NI 43-101) has had a significant influence on the design of CRIRSCO’s International Reporting Template (IRT). Developed by the Canadian Securities Administrators, NI 43-101 sets stringent guidelines for the public disclosure of scientific and technical information related to mineral projects, which emphasize transparency, accountability, and detailed reporting. The comprehensive nature of NI 43-101, particularly its rigorous requirements for Qualified Persons and its structured approach to defining mineral resources and reserves, served as a model for many of the principles incorporated into the IRT.

This influence ensures that the IRT aligns with the high standards of reporting established by NI 43-101, facilitating consistency and comparability among international mining reports and aiding in the global harmonization of mineral resource and reserve reporting standards. This alignment is crucial for fostering trust and confidence among investors and regulators in the mining industry worldwide.