In the spotlight: Accenture Liquid Studio lead for emerging tech and open source (ANZ), Harshu Deshpande
Q. What is a circular economy and how is it disrupting the industry? In the mining sector there is a drive towards achieving what we call ‘Triple Zero’. These are: zero harm which refers to worker health and safety, cyber security and social trust at an organisational level; zero loss which is end-to-end value chain optimisation and ROI for capital projects; and zero waste which is recycling, recovery and value from waste such as waste water, carbon neutrality, creating value for waste products. The transformation to a circular economy has to be linked to these outcomes by leveraging advanced technologies to achieve a steep change in productivity, safety and climate or waste. This represents a very different future where mining…