ABOUT

Akashic Communications is a Canadian-based global consultancy specializing in sustainability strategy and execution for the resource sector.  We are dedicated to supporting transparency, accountability, engagement and responsible business conduct with companies, communities, and other affected stakeholders and rights holders in the pursuit of exemplary performance through alignment with international standards and voluntary best practice.

President and lead sustainability practitioner Michelle Hohn has provided sustainability and social performance-related consulting services and associated communications strategies to clients who wish to perform better since 1996

 

JUST SOME OF THE GLOBAL LOCATIONS WHERE WE HAVE PROVIDED CONSULTING SERVICES:

Meet the President & Lead Practitioner

Michelle Hohn MA, CDI.D

Michelle Hohn, MA, CDI.D is the President and lead project manager at Akashic Communications. She is a recognized sustainability/ESG specialist with 30 years of experience in the mining and finance sectors. She is a resourceful and strategic leader and subject matter expert in sustainability strategy & execution, enterprise risk management, human rights risk assessment, due diligence and impact assessment, stakeholder engagement, and psychological health and safety in the workplace.

These specializations combined with her knowledge of capital markets and extensive corporate governance experience, make her a valuable addition to sustainability project and leadership teams.

Michelle has been Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Certified since 2010 and has written or reviewed dozens of sustainability reports for junior, mid-tier and senior mining companies, producing a variety of commodities, with assets/operations in multiple countries. Her early career began in the financial industry as a registered financial advisor. Knowledge of capital markets, governance, and regulatory/continuous disclosure requirements as well as familiarity with retail and institutional investor stakeholders provides a unique layer to Michelle’s industry perspective, project input, and analysis.

Michelle was also a Registered Counsellor from 2020-2025, making her particularly well-suited and trained to support the promotion of worker health and psychological health and safety in the workplace.

Michelle has a BA from Simon Fraser University, a Masters degree in Professional Communications from Royal Roads University, a diploma in Applied Psychology and Counselling, and is a certified board candidate/Corporate Directors International (CDI.D) graduate.

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

  • MA, Professional Communications
  • Corporate Directors International (CDI.D)
  • MAC Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) Accredited Verifier and approved TSM/Copper Mark Assurance Provider
  • ISO 45001/45003 & Lead Auditor
  • Diploma, Applied Psychology and Counselling
  • Certificates: Mental Health First-Aid, Transformational Life Coach

 

MEMBERSHIPS

  • Prospectors & Developers Association (PDAC)
  • Women Get on Board (WGOB)
  • The Femina Collective
  • Canadian Polish Business Association (CPBA)

Why Akashic?

Akasha is a sanskrit word meaning “sky”, “space”, or “aether” used to describe a non-physical plane where the knowledge of all entities and life forms (not only human) are encoded – a cosmic “collective consciousness”. 

Akashic Communications was originally (and perhaps ambitiously!) inspired by the desire to tap-into an intangible place that holds infinite possibilities within an unimaginable timeline of life force learned experience and collective wisdom.

The center + trinity nature of the logo has symbolized many different aspects relating to sustainability and interconnectedness over time including: the natural elements of earth, wind, water, and fire; and the social, governance, economic and environmental dimensions of resource companies, and remains open to fluid interpretation.