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Are current CSR efforts good enough?Two studies - one local one global – show how mining CSR programs in Australia could be doing more harm than good, while the other finds that 93% of consumers want to see more of the products andSustainability leadership starts with trainingIn the 15 years I’ve worked with sustainability practitioners and the environmental services sector, a couple of common themes come up when discussing the differentiators between success and failure.Q&A: John Thwaites, CEO National Sustainability CouncilAs part of the National Sustainability Council's release of it's first report into future sustainabaility trends in Australia, BEN Business spoke to CEO, John Thwaites, about some of the key issuesIBM’s flood of Big Data helps water utilitiesIBM scientists are working with Arad Group to help global water companies and utilities provide efficient management of drinking water through the use of Big Data and advanced analytics technology.$2.5T in disaster losses since 2000: StudyEconomic losses from disasters since 2000 are in the range of US$2.5 trillion, a figure at least 50% higher than previous international estimates, according to a UN report.
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