Alcoa Chosen Again for Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes.Business Editors PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 10, 2003 Alcoa (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AA) today announced that for the third consecutive year it has been named a component of the Dow Jones Dow Jones the best known of several U.S. indexes of movements in price on Wall Street. [Am. Hist.: Payton, 202] See : Finance Sustainability Index family based on the company's ability to balance environmental excellence, social responsibility and financial success. Launched in 1999, the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI DJSI Dow Jones Sustainability Index ) are the world's first global indexes tracking the performance of the leading sustainability-driven companies worldwide. The DJSI World family is limited to the top 10% of the largest 2,500 companies in the Dow Jones Global Index in terms of economic, environmental and social criteria. "I am proud that Alcoa continues to be recognized by Dow Jones as a leader in sustainability. It's a measure by important stakeholders Stakeholders All parties that have an interest, financial or otherwise, in a firm-stockholders, creditors, bondholders, employees, customers, management, the community, and the government. of both our value as a corporation and the Values we bring to work every day in hundreds of communities around the world," said Alain Belda, 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. . Alcoa was first named a component of the DJSI in 2001. It joins more than 300 companies from 22 countries that lead their respective industries in sustainability. Alcoa's 2002 Sustainability Report details the company's ambitious 2020 framework strategy for sustainability along with data illustrating progress towards this goal. The report also reviews Alcoa's outstanding social programs, philanthropic activities and financial performance. The 2002 Sustainability Report can be downloaded at http://www.alcoa.com/global/en/about_alcoa/sustainability_report.asp. More information on the DJSI can be found at http://www.sustainability-index.com About Alcoa Alcoa is the world's leading producer of primary aluminum, fabricated fab·ri·cate tr.v. fab·ri·cat·ed, fab·ri·cat·ing, fab·ri·cates 1. To make; create. 2. To construct by combining or assembling diverse, typically standardized parts: aluminum and alumina, 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, Alcoa also markets consumer brands including Reynolds Wrap(R) foils and plastic wraps, Alcoa(R) wheels, and Baco(R) household wraps. Among its other businesses are vinyl siding Wikipedia is not the place for advertisement or self-advertising. Vinyl siding, first introduced to the exterior cladding market in the late 1950s, is an alternative to aluminum siding, fiber cement siding, and timber siding. , closures, precision castings, and electrical distribution systems for cars and trucks. The company has 127,000 employees in 40 countries. More information can be found at www.alcoa.com. |
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