Mining Meets Sustainability: Donna Kitsos on Innovation and Impact

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 TopicsWhat “sustainable mining” really meansHow innovation is reshaping extraction and supply chainsThe role of AI, biomining, recycling, and circular systemsWhy collaboration and transparency are key to progress👤 About Donna KitsosDonna 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 LinkedInWant to be a guest on Stories for the future: Beyond the Bubble? Send Veslemoy Klavenes-Berge a message on PodMatch.You can always find more information about the podcast and my work on storiesforthefuture.com or vklavenes.substack.com Get full access to Stories for the Future by Veslemøy Klavenes-Berge at vklavenes.substack.com/subscribe