James Gordon, Author at Good Governance Africa

James Gordon

James Gordon is an Executive Director of Concentric Alliance, an Africa-based conflict resolution practice. See www.concentricalliance.com. He is also a trial lawyer, communications specialist and certified mediator, and has spent more than twenty years exploring different aspects of dispute and conflict resolution. His work has seen him advising a range of international companies, industry bodies, public institutions and charities on strategic and political communication, and has led to him becoming an accredited commercial mediator with the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR).

Governance matters: How can transparency lead to real accountability in the extractives industry?

by James Gordon | Mar 2, 2021

Given the fragile socio-political and environmental context in which the extractives industry so often operates in Africa, transparency is an absolute necessity for companies if they are to be regarded as good neighbours, and avoid becoming embroiled in destructive conflict.