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Claudio Lucchi
Quality control
Alcoa Automotive
Modena, Italy
Robert Tang
Potline technology engineer
Eastalco smelter
Frederick, Maryland
Elizabeth Kovacs
Administrative
assistant
Melbourne,
Australia
22 NEWS99
A Neighborhood Partnership
In 1999, Alcoa Foundation launched Allegheny Works, an initiative
to improve literacy and job training in Pittsburgh’s Northside
community, where Alcoa’s corporate center is located. Thirteen
grants totaling $200,000 were awarded to nonprofit organizations,
as part of a five-year commitment from the Foundation for up to
$1 million. Allegheny Works is the result of a year-long collabora-
tion between Alcoa Foundation and Northside community, reli-
gious, youth and education leaders. Projects range from producing
an urban teen magazine to teaching economic literacy and entre-
preneurship to low-income families who want to start businesses.
Great Place to Work!
Alcoa Aluminio was rated one of the 50 greatest places to work
in Brazil, according to Exame magazine, the main business
publication in the country. The nomination is a result of an exten-
sive research process that included interviews with 242 companies.
The results are segmented into nine categories: compensation,
benefits, career opportunities, management trust and confidence,
pride of working in the company, internal communication,
work environment, training and development, and innovation in
the work system. Some Alcoa practices commended in the study:
> Learning organization
> A Palavra é Sua – confidential e-mail from employee
to president
> Community programs
> Employee involvement in processes and teams
> Benefit package
Good Building,
Good Business
The Alcoa Corporate
Center is one of nine build-
ings to win a 1999 Business
Week/Architectural Record
Award, given annually to
organizations who prove
that “good design is good
business.” Alcoa was credit-
ed with possessing a clear
view of the 21st century, pur-
suing “the goal of becoming
a much more agile, inter-
active work culture.” The
Alcoa team included
Chairman Paul O’Neill and
several hundred employees
working in various task forces.
A Benchmark
in Safety
Pinjarra Refinery of Alcoa
World Alumina-Australia
raised the bar on safety per-
formance when it underwent
a Health and Safety audit
conducted by Western
Australia’s Department of
Minerals and Energy
(DOME). Passing 141 of the
145 elements audited, the
refinery operation was cred-
ited with a 97.3% compli-
ance level, giving Pinjarra
the highest score recorded by
DOME since their manage-
ment system audits began in
1996.