Introduction to a trip to Ghana
The posts in this category are thoughts and reflections from a sustainable development course delivered to MBA and other graduate...
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That’s Africa baby
We were waiting in a Newmont conference room on site at the Ahafo mine. On the agenda: a briefing from...
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Can a mining company teach us about sustainability?
It’s a strange concept to get your head around. What could a mining company—a gold mining company—possibly teach anyone about...
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We’re not the world
If you’re like me, there’s probably nothing you’d like to forget more about the '80’s than the music. OK, so...
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Who’s sure all that glitters is gold?
Riding the bus from the “before” site in Akeym toward the working mine in Ahafo. After meeting, hugging, and looking...
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Extreme doesn’t mean a former river
We’d just spent a day in the hot and humid forest and small villages in and around Akyem, Ghana. It’s...
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Extreme… part II
There appears to be very few international travel classes like this in higher ed. Amanda Pollock, Daniels executive program staff...
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Culture eats strategy for lunch
It’s like a unknown, unmapped compound straight out the X Files. Newmont has built a community in the middle of...
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