September 2009, World Business Council for Sustainable Development
Building a thriving micro, small- and medium-sized enterprise sector is key to the business success and sustainability of Ghana’s Brong Ahafo region, where Newmont Mining Corporation has developed its first project in the country. The Newmont Ghana Gold/International Finance Corporation Ahafo Linkages Program was designed to increase the participation of local businesses in the project and bring development benefits to surrounding communities. Newmont, along with the IFC, applied the WBCSD Measuring Impact Framework to the Ahafo Mine as a way to understand the extent of the project’s benefits and establish a rigorous approach to measuring, monitoring and evaluating progress in achieving the project goals.