The company’s 10-year bonds will pay investors a higher interest rate if it fails to cut emissions, or to sufficiently boost the percentage of women in its senior leadership positions by 2030.
The US imposed sanctions on Dan Gertler in 2017, accusing him of leveraging his friendship with former Congo President Joseph Kabila to secure lucrative mining deals.
Bullion was already holding steady ahead of the jobs report, and has since pushed higher in initial reaction to the weaker-than-expected employment figures.