Independent Panel of International Judges Names Alcoa 2004 EHS Achievement Award Recipients.PITTSBURGH -- Alcoa (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AA) today announced the 12 recipients of its 2004 Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS EHS Environmental Health and Safety EHS Early Head Start (pre-school program) EHS Extremely Hazardous Substance (EPA) EHS Environmental Health Services EHS Exchange Hosted Services ) Achievement Awards, which are among the highest honors that a facility, team, or individual can earn within the company. The awards were selected by a panel of independent international experts from renowned organizations such as World Environment Center, The Conference Board, Center of Study for Corporate Sustainability in Argentina, and the Center for Environmental Education and Communications in China. The awards recognize outstanding effort in the environmental, health, and safety performance of Alcoa businesses worldwide. They also help accelerate the pursuit of sustainability by encouraging the transfer of knowledge among Alcoa locations and among Alcoa and key communities, customers, and stakeholders. "This year's awardees range from pollution prevention to injury reduction and community outreach," said Alain Belda, Alcoa 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. and Chairman, "All underscore Alcoa's commitment to sustainability and provide progress toward achieving our global EHS goals, which include cleaner air, better use of land and water, and the protection of human health and safety. The initiatives also show the dedication of our people to find innovative ways to address the EHS challenges and opportunities that we as a company face." Award recipients are: Low Cost Stormwater Treatment Mt. Holly, South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. -- USA Residue Carbonation Kwinana -- Australia World-class EHS Training Deployment GBS See GB/sec. EHS Services Safety Performance Continues Improvement San Ciprian -- Spain Pollution Prevention Utilizing PVC-free Coating Tennessee Operations -- USA Ergonomic Injury Reduction San Ciprian -- Spain Waste Oily Sludge Reduction Tennessee Operations -- USA Let's Not Let's Not is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov. It was first published in Boston University Graduate Journal in December 1954. It was written for no payment as a favour to the journal, and later appeared in the collection Buy Jupiter. Ignore the Wastes Alcoa Aluminerie de Deschambault -- Canada Millennium Kids Millennium Kids is an international youth empowerment environmental organization. Canada In Canada, as a not-for-profit organization, the organization facilitates many environmental activities across Ontario (from Ottawa, Toronto, to Kitchener-Waterloo). -- A Partnership for the Future Alcoa Australia Production Up, Emissions Down Alcoa Aluminerie de Deschambault -- Canada Online Asbestos Removal Program Anglesea -- Australia Efficiency Upgrade Approvals and Community Engagement Pinjarra -- Australia For more information on Alcoa's commitment to eliminate waste and injuries, its sustainability efforts, environmental goals, and to learn more about the panel of judges Panel of Judges is an indie pop band from Melbourne, Australia. Members
About Alcoa Alcoa is the world's leading producer of primary aluminum, fabricated 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, fastening systems, precision castings, and electrical distribution systems for cars and trucks. The company has 120,000 employees in 41 countries and has been a member of the Dow Jones Industrial Average Dow Jones Industrial Average The best known U.S. index of stocks. A price-weighted average of 30 actively traded blue-chip stocks, primarily industrials including stocks that trade on the New York Stock Exchange. for 45 years and the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes since 2001. More information can be found at www.alcoa.com. |
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