Author: Michelle

After returning from the Sustainable Cities Trade Mission to Poland and Ukraine, Michelle explores the win-win opportunities that could arise from collaboration between two future-critical sectors: mining and cleantech. The Canadian environmental and cleantech sector is a vibrant, dynamic, and rapidly evolving field focused on creating...

An informative session and idea exchange between Michelle and Leslie Woolcott of the Mining Industry Human Resources Council (MiHR) on the topic of addressing sexual harassment in Canadian Mining. We discussed the link between psychological safety, respectful workplaces, and harassment; the importance of a workplace...

Written by Michelle Hohn, Lloyd Lipsett and Luc Zandvliet By now, most of the Intelligent Miner’s audience will be well-aware of the anticipated January 1, 2024 in-force date of Bill S-211 – Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act (Canada’s Modern Slavery...

Sept 2023: Mental Well-being in Mining – a Shared Responsibilityby Andy Tunnicliffe Following “disturbing” incidents of harassment and discrimination in Australia’s mines, freelance writer Andrew Tunnicliffe speaks to psychological health and safety consultant Michelle Hohn about reassessing workplace cultures and their impact on employee mental wellbeing.Remarkable though it...

After over 25 years of working in and consulting to the mining industry,  I’ve grown accustomed to the need to create compelling arguments to get a variety of internal and external social performance topics higher-up on the organizational radar screen. Factoring in ample time for...

Mental health and the importance of psychological health and safety in the workplace were spotlighted at the annual Health and Safety awards breakfast at the Association of Mineral Explorers (AME) Roundup conference in Vancouver this week. Keynote speaker Michelle Hohn’s advice regarding addressing gaps in a...