The recent P&I article by Chris Douglas featuring Glencore and the Great Artesian Basin raised many genuine concerns, especially regarding the sophism of corporate social responsibility. These included Glencore’s predatory culture and rapacious deeds and the egregious conduct of many other extractive mining brigands across Australia and elsewhere around the globe.
Can Australia trust Glencore with the Great Artesian Basin?
If you watch a TV channel that airs commercial advertising (my preference is SBS) no doubt you would have seen the recent advertisement by Glencore. The ad advises the viewing public: “The world needs natural resources to power our future. For 25 years Glencore has responsibly mined for metal and minerals that advance our everyday life that power our homes and businesses and are used to create almost everything around us from smart phones to electric cars to renewal energy for a low carbon future while becoming one of the world’s largest mining companies you probably never heard of. Glencore advancing everyday life.”