Alcoa Urges Aluminum Association to Adopt Ambitious Approach to Sustainable Development; Alcoa Establishes New Goal On Recycled Aluminum Usage.Business Editors PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 1, 2002 Alcoa (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AA) Executive Vice President G. John Pizzey urged The Aluminum Association to adopt an ambitious approach to 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 that positions the organization and its members as leaders and innovators innovators people who will try new things. early innovators important figures in the farming or client community because they are the leaders in the introduction of new techniques and management systems. during a presentation at the trade organization's 69th Annual Meeting in Washington D.C. yesterday. Mr. Pizzey also announced that Alcoa has established a new corporate recycling recycling, the process of recovering and reusing waste products—from household use, manufacturing, agriculture, and business—and thereby reducing their burden on the environment. usage goal: By 2020, 50% of Alcoa products, except raw ingot ingot Mass of metal cast into a size and shape such as a bar, plate, or sheet convenient to store, transport, and work into a semifinished or finished product. The term also refers to a mold in which metal is so cast. that is sold to others directly, will be made from recycled aluminum. "The industry is global. The problems are global and the economic solutions are global. So, too, must be the applications of sustainable development principles," Mr. Pizzey said. "Sustainable development provides a framework that allows us to address how we do business, how we interact with our plant communities and other 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. , and how we look at public policy issues. It is in this context that Alcoa has made a significant commitment to address climate change. This is a core issue for Alcoa, and for the global aluminum industry," he noted. Mr. Pizzey recommended that as an industry we continue to reduce our greenhouse gas greenhouse gas n. Any of the atmospheric gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect. greenhouse gas emissions and focus on efficiency as the key to emissions reductions. "At Alcoa, we have a goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 25% by 2010 from a base year of 1990. I'm pleased to tell you that we have already reached 90% of our goal." He also suggested that greenhouse gas emission reduction measures start at the shop floor and assessment tools, such as Life Cycle Analysis, be applied to measure the long-term Long-term Three or more years. In the context of accounting, more than 1 year. long-term 1. Of or relating to a gain or loss in the value of a security that has been held over a specific length of time. Compare short-term. value of aluminum products and the renewable nature of aluminum, and to communicate those characteristics to stakeholders. New Alcoa Recycling Usage Goal "Sustainability requires environmental excellence, economic success and social responsibility," Mr. Pizzey told the attendees. "At Alcoa, we have developed a strategic framework that allows each of our businesses worldwide to develop its own goals and action plans within that framework." These goals will serve as milestones along the way to Alcoa's ultimate vision of a company where: -- All wastes have been eliminated -- Products are designed for the environment -- The environment is fully integrated into manufacturing -- The workplace is free of injuries, spills and leaks, and -- Alcoa is recognized as a leader and partner in every community where it has operations. Mr. Pizzey also announced a new corporate sustainability goal that Alcoa is undertaking that by 2020, 50% of Alcoa products, except raw ingot that is sold to others directly, will be made from recycled aluminum. In announcing the goal, Mr. Pizzey said, "In a little over a century of use, aluminum has a proven record of renewable use; about two-thirds of aluminum ever produced -- 440 million tons of a total 680 million tons manufactured since 1886 -- is still in use. Setting this goal will allow us to build on that record of a truly sustainable metal." Mr. Pizzey said aluminum producers must define their commitment to sustainability with visible and disseminated disseminated /dis·sem·i·nat·ed/ (-sem´i-nat?ed) scattered; distributed over a considerable area. dis·sem·i·nat·ed adj. Spread over a large area of a body, a tissue, or an organ. results. "Unless we are perceived to be a sustainable enterprise, new smelters will not be permitted, new mines will not be allowed, new residue residue n. in a will, the assets of the estate of a person who has died with a will (died testate) which are left after all specific gifts have been made. Typical language: "I leave the rest, residue and remainder [or just residue] of my estate to my grandchildren. ponds will not be approved and electric power projects for our industry will not be built." To read entire speech: http://www.alcoa.com/global/en/environment/further_reading.asp To learn more about Alcoa's environmental goals, visit http://www.alcoa.com/global/en/environment/goals.asp |
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