Alcoa Chairman Alain Belda Featured Guest at Heinz Center Board of Trustees Annual Dinner.Conversation with NPR's Steve Curwood Journalist, author, public radio personality and actor Steve Curwood was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts on December 11, 1947, and brought up as a Quaker in Yellow Springs, Ohio where his mother Sarah Thomas Curwood was a sociology professor at Antioch College. on Sustainability and Climate Change NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- Alcoa Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Alain Belda discussed Alcoa's approach to sustainability and climate change as a key guest at the Annual Dinner of the Heinz Center Board of Trustees board of trustees Politics The posse of thugs who oversee an institution's administration. See Board of directors. held yesterday in Washington, D.C. The program featured a conversation between Mr. Belda and Steve Curwood, executive producer, host and creator of Living on Earth, a weekly environmental news program on National Public Radio. For Alcoa, key to sustainable performance is engagement at all levels of the organization. Alcoa, as a member of the U.S. Climate Policy Forum organized by Resources for the Future, an energy and environmental think tank, has participated in assessments of U.S. climate policy options from which effective federal policy might be crafted, and as a founding member of USCAP USCAP United States Climate Action Partnership USCAP United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology USCAP United States Commercial Aviation Partnership , Alcoa, along with other member companies, continues to call for legislation to reduce U.S. greenhouse gas greenhouse gas n. Any of the atmospheric gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect. greenhouse gas emissions. Alcoa has also undertaken similar well-structured partnerships in Brazil and Australia, where it a major employer. In the community, Alcoa Foundation has funded a portfolio of climate change projects totaling more than $8 million and entered into partnership with various groups to inform public policy, build capacity, and increase education, understanding and awareness. For example, a three-year, $1.125 million grant to the World Resources Institute Founded in 1982, the World Resources Institute (WRI) is an environmental think tank based in Washington, D.C. WRI is an independent, non-partisan and nonprofit organization with a staff of more than 100 scientists, economists, policy experts, business analysts, statistical is funding research to inform and provide input to the U.S. and international policy community as they address climate change and sustainable development Sustainable development is a socio-ecological process characterized by the fulfilment of human needs while maintaining the quality of the natural environment indefinitely. The linkage between environment and development was globally recognized in 1980, when the International Union . The Foundation is also working with communities to develop practical approaches to climate change, and recently awarded a $200,000 grant to the California Council of Land Trusts to implement a program that identifies and addresses the impact of climate change on land and water conserved by California land trusts. Alcoa believes individual action on climate change is also essential. In this area, Alcoa Foundation has awarded a grant to the Pew Center for Global Climate Change for a community-focused project to raise awareness and encourage action about climate change in Alcoa communities worldwide. This program builds off the successful Alcoa Australia "Make an Impact" project, which is centered upon a dedicated web-based carbon calculator to track individual, household and community emissions. About Alcoa Alcoa (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AA) is the world's leading producer and manager of primary aluminum, fabricated aluminum and alumina facilities, and is active in all major aspects of the industry. Alcoa serves the aerospace, automotive, packaging, building and construction, commercial transportation and industrial markets, bringing design, engineering, production and other capabilities of Alcoa's businesses to customers. In addition to aluminum products and components including flat-rolled products, hard alloy extrusions, and forgings, Alcoa also markets Alcoa[R] wheels, fastening systems, precision and investment castings, structures and building systems. The company has 116,000 employees in 44 countries and has been named one of the top most sustainable corporations in the world at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. More information can be found at www.alcoa.com About the Heinz Center Founded in December 1995 in honor of Senator H. John Heinz III Henry John Heinz III (October 23, 1938 – April 4, 1991) was an American politician from Pennsylvania, a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives (1971–1977) and the United States Senate (1977–1991). , The Heinz Center is a nonprofit institution dedicated to improving the scientific and economic foundation for environmental policy through multisectoral collaboration among industry, government, academia, and environmental organizations. |
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