Sustainability

Clean metal is a supply-chain decision.

Gold has no memory. Documentation is the only thing that separates responsible metal from the rest. We built our business around that fact.

Rehabilitated mine land with young trees beside a boreal lake in northern Canada
Why Canada

Origin does the heavy lifting.

The single most consequential sustainability decision a metals trader makes is where it buys. Canadian mines operate under some of the world's most demanding environmental assessment, tailings management and mine closure requirements, with meaningful indigenous consultation embedded in the permitting process.

Producers are required to plan and financially guarantee site rehabilitation before extraction begins. The regenerated landscapes above former workings across Ontario and Québec are the visible result of that framework.

By restricting our book to this jurisdiction, we start from a baseline most supply chains spend years trying to reconstruct after the fact.

Our commitments

Four commitments, applied to every lot.

Regulated jurisdictions only

We source exclusively from Canada, a jurisdiction with enforceable environmental law, indigenous consultation requirements and independent regulatory oversight of every producing mine.

No artisanal or undocumented material

Material without a verifiable mine of origin does not enter our supply chain, at any price. This is a bright line, not a preference.

OECD-aligned due diligence

Our programme follows the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas, applied to every counterparty and every lot.

Accredited refining partners

Refining is placed only with LBMA-accredited facilities, whose own responsible-sourcing audits add a second, independent layer of assurance.

What this means for buyers

Provenance you can pass on.

Documented provenance

A chain-of-custody file for every parcel, tracing metal to its mine of origin. Evidence you can put in front of your own auditors and customers.

ESG reporting support

Origin and compliance documentation structured to support buyers’ disclosure obligations, from conflict-minerals statements to voluntary ESG reports.

Alignment with recognised standards

Sourcing practices consistent with LBMA Responsible Gold Guidance, enabling onward sale into the most demanding institutional channels.

Request our sourcing documentation

ESG and compliance teams can request sample chain-of-custody files and programme detail.

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