“Box-checking” vs. meaningful stakeholder engagement in the energy and extractives industry

Hanna Sheridan, MBA'26, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University

by Hanna Sheridan, MBA ’26 This article was written in response to a class discussion in the EDGE Seminar class at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business in Fall 2024. This article voices one student’s perspective and does not necessarily represent the views of Duke University. Over the last decade, the energy and extractives industry […]

Sustainable development requires truth in advertising

Tim McDonald

by Tim McDonald, MBA ’15 This article was written in response to a seminar given by Tom Albanese, Chairman, Vedanta Resources Holdings, in an EDGE Seminar on Nov. 6, 2013 at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. Sustainable development is critically important to the mining industry for very pragmatic reasons.  In particular, mining companies must […]