The Sustainable Development research area in CSIRO Minerals has three <META NAME="description" CONTENT="Researching how the minerals industry can participate in and contribute towards society's transition to more sustainable development; researching the relationships between the minerals industry and its stakeholders, including issues of consultation, verification and community aspirations; researching how to account for all of the cradle-to-gate impacts and costs of the minerals industry."> <META NAME="keywords" CONTENT="mining, minerals, csiro, csiro minerals, community, sustainable development, sustainability, lca, life cycle assessment, social research, verification, stakeholder consultation"> major streams

The Sustainable Development research area in CSIRO Minerals has three major streams:

Sustainability. Researching how the minerals industry can participate in and contribute towards society's transition to more sustainable development.

Social Values. Researching the relationships between the minerals industry and its stakeholders, including issues of consultation, verification and community aspirations.

Life Cycle Assessment. Researching how to account for all of the cradle-to-gate impacts and costs of the minerals industry.