The World Gold Council, has published the Conflict-Free Gold Standard, an industry-led approach to combat the potential misuse of mined gold to fund unlawful armed conflict...The World Gold Council has developed the...[standard] with extensive input from governments, civil society and supply chain participants...It is designed to increase trust and transparency in the gold supply chain. It provides further confidence that responsibly undertaken, gold mining is an important source of social and economic development...Companies will be required to publicly report on their conformance, and external assurance will be required on this disclosure. [refers to Goldcorp]