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NEWS
How Others See Us
IAI Honors
Alcoa’s Suralco alumina refinery
in Suriname won the International
Aluminium Institute’s Best Safety
Performance in the World award in
2003. The organization also recognized
Suralco’s Moengo mining operation
as among the four best performers in
the bauxite category.
Québec Facilities Earn Awards
Alcoa’s Bécancour and Deschambault
smelters were honored for their efforts in
the integrated management of waste mate-
rials in accordance with the 1998-2008
Québec Policy for Waste Management.
Honorees must recycle at least 65%
of their recyclable waste materials. Bécan-
cour achieved 85% and Deschambault
reached 90%.
Alcoa’s Aluminerie de Bécancour
also received a sustainable development
award in the annual Québec Phénix de
l’environnement competition for its
greenhouse-gas-reduction project.
Living Our Commitment
A 21-year partnership between AWA
Australia and environmental organization
Greening Australia won the Special
Award for Longevity among the Prime
Minister’s Awards for Excellence in
Community Business Partnerships. Major
results include planting more than
ten million trees; ongoing environmental
education; revegetation projects; and
publications for landholders.
R&D Award
As a member of a team led by 3M, AFL
Telecommunications won an R&D 100
Award from R&D magazine. AFL was
recognized for its development of com-
pression accessories for 3M’s composite
conductor power-line cables.
Commitment
to Sustainability
At Alcoa, “Sustainability” is defined
as using Alcoa’s Values to build
financial success, environmental
excellence, and social responsibility,
through partnerships, in order to
deliver net long-term benefits
to our shareowners, employees,
customers, suppliers, and the
communities in which we operate.
Alcoa’s commitment to
sustainability has a long history and
is evident every day –from the way
we live our Values, to our publicly
stated 2020 environmental goals to
reduce emissions, increase safety
and improve health, and more. It
is our belief that we can’t be the best
company in the world until we are
the best company in each commu-
nity in which we operate. This entails
the subsequent actions we take as
a company and through the Alcoa
Foundation and employees’ volun-
teer efforts locally.
We are committed to working
with others to achieve our goals. As
part of the social fabric in the com-
munities where we operate, we
cannot expect to grow and prosper
without working closely with those
around us.
We have a history of proactively
reporting our financial, environ-
mental, and social performance.
Last year, Alcoa began publishing
an integrated Sustainability Report,
offering a view of the Company in
these areas. Combined with the
Annual Report to shareowners, the
Sustainability Report provides a
more comprehensive view of Alcoa.
In addition to the data in these
reports, we are playing an active role
in international efforts on sustainable
development. We are helping lead
the Aluminium Sustainable Develop-
ment Initiative of the International
Aluminium Institute, and we have
committed to report against the
Sustainable Development Principles
developed by the International
Council on Mining and Metals.
Performance, rather than talk,
is Alcoa’s way of demonstrating
progress toward a sustainable
future. As we continue to deliver
strong financial results, we also are
making a demonstrable difference
to ensure that our environmental
and social performance keeps step.
To learn more about Alcoa’s
commitment to sustainability, and to
view the 2003 Alcoa Sustainability
Report, visit www.alcoa.com/lnk/
sustainability.
Alcoa Frog Watch, a community
conservation and education program
sponsored by Alcoa in Western
Australia, is an example of our
sustainability commitment in action.