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LBMA Responsible Sourcing

A named programme or project with scope and membership, run across one or more countries.

TypeInitiative / programmeRelationships2Claims held2Checked2026-09First held2026-08

The LBMA Responsible Sourcing Programme is administered by the London Bullion Market Association and applies to every refiner on its Good Delivery Lists for gold and silver. Refiners selling metal into the London market must undergo an independent third-party audit every twelve months against the Responsible Gold Guidance, currently Version 9, which follows the five-step due diligence framework of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance; failure to comply results in removal from the Good Delivery Lists. The OECD's 2018 pilot alignment assessment counted the LBMA among four industry programmes running Step 4 audits at the smelter or refiner control point.

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administered by · As reportedlocated in · As reportedLBMA Responsible Sourcing — Initiative / programmeLBMA — Industry association / private standard-setterUnited Kingdom — Jurisdiction / administrative area
  • LBMAIndustry association / private standard-setter · administered by · As reported
  • United KingdomJurisdiction / administrative area · located in · As reported
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located inUnited KingdomJurisdiction / administrative areaSingle source
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  • LocatorResponsible Sourcing landing page, refiner requirementsDocumentrecord:lbma-responsible-sourcing-programme · externalLinkwww.lbma.org.uk/responsible-sourcing QuoteHeld, display gated pending the permissions review.

SourceLBMA own programme pageOrigingold-hubObserved2026-09Asserted2026-09-11

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administered byLBMAIndustry association / private standard-setterCorroborated
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  • LocatorResponsible Sourcing landing page, What It IsDocumentrecord:lbma-responsible-sourcing-programme · externalLinkwww.lbma.org.uk/responsible-sourcing QuoteHeld, display gated pending the permissions review.
  • LocatorHighlights from the pilot assessment, list of the four programmes running Step 4 audits at the smelter or refiner control pointDocumentrecord:oecd-alignment-assessment-highlights-2018 · externalLinkwww.oecd.org/content/dam/oecd/en/topics/policy-sub-issues/due-di QuoteHeld, display gated pending the permissions review.

SourceLBMA own programme page, corroborated by the OECD 2018 pilot alignment assessmentOrigingold-hubObserved2026-09Asserted2026-09-11

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