INSIGHT

– Beatrice Opoku-Asare , Newmont Mining Corporation ’ s Global Inclusion & Diversity Director

an enabling driving factor for the business ,” Opoku-Asare explains .

“ On our strategy map , we see employee engagement as a key element of delivering the business strategy . On a global level , it ’ s my job to create systems , structures and approaches to ensure inclusion and diversity is actually driving employee engagement and discretionary effort and in turn enabling business factors beyond our competitors to create a competitive advantage . I work with each of our regions who have an ‘ inclusion and diversity lead ’ helping to bring structure from a governance and strategic perspective while utilising their feedback to make sure it ’ s relevant for their region .”

However , Opoku-Asare admits when she joined Newmont , inclusion and diversity was not discussed and her role did not even exist . She cites the appointment of current CEO Gary Goldberg in 2013 as a turning point . After highlighting areas for improvement and taking the learnings from pockets of excellence globally , Newmont developed a strategy it began executing that very same year .

“ We identified three key areas : our workplace , our workforce and our community ,” Opoku-Asare says . “ In the workplace , we focused on the culture and creating an inclusive environment where people can leverage diversity by developing new skills and behaviours . Looking at our workforce we chose to zoom in on women and nationals . Our community focus was about partnering with external organisations to make sure we can access the talent we need and are putting Newmont out there when it comes to inclusion and diversity . Then ,

10 September 2017