Mining Meets Sustainability: Donna Kitsos on Innovation and Impact
About this episode
What comes to mind when you hear mining? Pollution? Destruction? Now add the word sustainable — does it feel contradictory?
In this episode, I speak with Donna Kitsos, a Singapore-based expert in global markets, energy, and innovation, about what sustainable mining actually means. With a background in coal trading and a career now focused on climate tech and circular solutions, Donna shares how mining is evolving — and why it’s more important than ever to understand that shift.
🔑 Key Topics
- What “sustainable mining” really means
- How innovation is reshaping extraction and supply chains
- The role of AI, biomining, recycling, and circular systems
- Why collaboration and transparency are key to progress
👤 About Donna Kitsos
Donna has 20+ years in financial/physical commodities, venture, and energy innovation. Today, she works with early-stage technologies that transform mining and sustainability from the ground up.
Learn more: prospectinnovation.com
World Economic Forum’s UpLink Mining Challenge
Donna on LinkedIn
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