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Alex Sadler

1 June 2026

8 min read

Circularity in the Minting Industry

Earlier this month, the Mint Directors Association (MDA) Sustainability Subcommittee hosted a webinar focusing on circularity in the minting industry. Sponsored by Hitachi Solutions, it brought together three industry practitioners to share real-world examples of circular economy principles applied to the minting industry.

Events Sustainability

Astrid Mitchell

24 April 2025

2 min read

New Cash Environmental Resource Launched

Reconnaissance, co-publisher of Coin & Mint News™, launched a new website – cashsustainability.com – on 22 April (World Mother Earth Day) as a cash community asset to capture and consolidate initiatives, work and research from every part of the cash cycle, and provide tools to support organisations on their pathway to a greener future.

Sustainability

Alex Sadler

30 Jan. 2025

2 min read

Canadians Explore Technology to Turn E-Waste into Coins

The Royal Canadian Mint has announced a new partnership with enim Technologies, which extracts precious metals from e-waste, to explore the possibility of incorporating these metals into the Mint’s future coin production.

Mints Sustainability

Alex Sadler

2 May 2024

4 min read

News in Brief

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has begun the roll out of a new structured currency to replace the beleaguered Zimbabwean dollar, seeking to tackle hyperinflation and stabilise the country’s economy.

Circulating Coins News Sustainability

Alex Sadler

4 April 2024

3 min read

News in Brief

Belgian businesses and shopkeepers will soon be obliged to accept cash payments following the Federal Government’s approval of legislation around cash acceptance. This follows a rise in the number of establishments that do not accept cash and subsequent complaints about the issue.

Metals News Sustainability

John Winchcombe

4 April 2024

4 min read

MDA Talks ESG

Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) reporting is rapidly becoming a normal part of organisational life. In this context the Mint Directors Association (MDA) organised a webinar on 13 March to hear from three practitioners about their experience in this area.

Associations Sustainability

Alex Sadler

5 March 2024

1 min read

Focusing on Sustainability – Insights from the Industry

The Mint Directors Association’s Sustainability Group has announced a webinar focusing on ‘ESG Reporting – Insights from Within the Industry’, scheduled to be held on Wednesday 13 March at 10:00 and 16:00 GMT.

Events Sustainability

Alex Sadler

6 Feb. 2024

4 min read

An Update on The Royal Mint

With the end of The Royal Mint’s year including the release of a new gold bullion design, and the beginning of this year marking announcements of its sustainability progress and a partnership with the Ministry of Defence to recycle electronic waste, Coin & Mint News™ covers the most recent updates from the organisation below.

Commemorative Coins Mints Sustainability

Alex Sadler

30 Nov. 2023

4 min read

Celebrating Sustainability at the MDC Awards

Held during the Gala Dinner at the recent MDC 2023 in Ottawa, Canada, the MDC Awards included an additional category for the first time, namely the ‘Best Sustainability Initiative’.

Events Sustainability

John Winchcombe

3 Sept. 2023

2 min read

A Roadmap to Carbon Neutral Steel

Arcelor Mittal have launched their XCarb® programme ‘towards neutral steel’, as in carbon neutral steel. Steel is widely used the production of coins.

Metals Sustainability

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John Winchcombe

3 May 2023

4 min read

RCM’s Active and Busy ESG Agenda

The Royal Canadian Mint (RCM) produces coins for Canada, exports over 1 billion coins each year and provides technical support and materials to other mints. Sustainability (in its broadest sense) is a key part of the Mint’s operations and philosophy and it has recently issued its 2023 Environment Social and Governance (ESG) report.

Studies, Reports Sustainability

John Winchcombe

3 May 2023

4 min read

Finnish Mint’s Approach to Social Responsibility

The Mint of Finland has issued its 2022 Corporate Social Responsibility report. This article is a summary of that report, along with the presentation that the Mint made in the coin session at the recent Silk Road Conference in Kazakhstan.

Mints Studies, Reports Sustainability

John Winchcombe

20 Dec. 2022

5 min read

Sustainability at the Coin Conference

Last month, we reviewed the Coin Conference held in Amsterdam in October. Alongside the main programme was a seminar dedicated to sustainability.

Events Sustainability

Alex Sadler

20 Dec. 2022

4 min read

How Important is Ethical Sourcing?

Consumer demand for ethically sourced and sustainable products has grown in recent years, partly as a result of a greater awareness of the impact of manufacturing upon producers but also due to increased scrutiny over the environmental impact of metals mining.

Metals Sustainability

John Winchcombe

20 Dec. 2022

4 min read

Cash Suppliers Join Forces to Examine the Impact of Payments

A group of organisations from both the coin and banknote sectors have joined forces to support a first-of-its-kind in-depth study into the environmental impact of cash versus digital payments.

Associations Studies, Reports Sustainability

John Winchcombe

11 Oct. 2022

2 min read

The Royal Mint Explains its Sustainability Programme

The Royal Mint (TRM) presented on sustainability at the Mint Directors Conference Online this summer.

Sustainability

John Winchcombe

11 Oct. 2022

4 min read

Finnish Mint Moves Forward on Sustainability

The Mint of Finland recently presented at the High Security Print™ conference in Tallinn on sustainability and its Corporate Social Responsibility activities.

Sustainability

Astrid Mitchell

1 May 2022

3 min read

Royal Mint’s E-Waste Recycling Moves Forward

The UK’s Royal Mint has announced plans to build a new plant in Llantrisant, South Wales, to recover gold from waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE).

Mints Sustainability

Astrid Mitchell

28 Oct. 2021

2 min read

Royal Mint to Recycle Precious Metals from Electronics Waste

Experts believe that as much as 7% of the world’s gold may be contained within the circuit boards of e-waste, most of which ends up in landfill or is incinerated.

Mints Sustainability

Latest News

Circularity in the Minting Industry

New Cash Environmental Resource Launched

Canadians Explore Technology to Turn E-Waste into Coins

News in Brief

News in Brief

MDA Talks ESG

Focusing on Sustainability – Insights from the Industry

An Update on The Royal Mint

Celebrating Sustainability at the MDC Awards

A Roadmap to Carbon Neutral Steel

RCM’s Active and Busy ESG Agenda

Finnish Mint’s Approach to Social Responsibility

Sustainability at the Coin Conference

How Important is Ethical Sourcing?

Cash Suppliers Join Forces to Examine the Impact of Payments

The Royal Mint Explains its Sustainability Programme

Finnish Mint Moves Forward on Sustainability

Royal Mint’s E-Waste Recycling Moves Forward

Royal Mint to Recycle Precious Metals from Electronics Waste

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