Solutions Through Partnerships
For more than two decades Alcoa and Greening Australia have worked together to improve and restore the Australian environment. Through this partnership, over 10 million trees have been planted and thousands of hectares of degraded land rehabilitated.
In 2007, in a first for Australian industry, Alcoa and Greening Australia have developed a greenhouse footprint reduction program for the families of Alcoa employees and their immediate communities.
Known as Make an Impact, the program includes access to a greenhouse calculator and a kit featuring a range of tips on how to lower energy and water consumption and more effectively manage waste.
Australian households generate almost one-fifth of Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions through everyday activities. This bold initiative, teamed with employee commitment, will empower local households to address climate change – and find local solutions to this very important global issue.
In addition the Make an Impact program, Alcoa and Greening Australia are partners in the River Recovery program, which is breathing life back into Australia's rivers and streams in urgent need of repair.
Commitment to voluntary codes
Alcoa is a signatory to Australian State and Federal, and international, voluntary agreements, initiatives and codes of practice:
Alcoa is an active member of global organisations and associations committed to sustainability including:
Alcoa supports the International Aluminium Institute’s Global Aluminium Sustainable Development Initiative.
Recognition and awards
Alcoa’s commitment to environmental management and rehabilitation has received international and national recognition:
- Alcoa was the first mining company in the world to be recognised by the United Nations Environmental Program by inclusion in its Global 500 Roll of Honour for its mine rehabilitation in WA.
- Alcoa was again named one of the world’s most sustainable corporations at the 2006 World Economic Forum in Switzerland.
- In January 2006, Alcoa was recognised as a worldwide leader in the Ethical Covalence rankings, named as one of the top ten multinationals.
- In March 2006, CERES, the largest coalition of investors, environmental and public interest organizations in North America, ranked Alcoa second among U.S. companies in its Report on Corporate Governance and Climate Change
- In 2003, the company’s leadership in mine rehabilitation in WA won a prestigious international award from the Society for Ecological Restoration International .
- Alcoa’s 20 year partnership with Greening Australia was recognised by a 2003 Prime Minister’s Award for Community Business Partnerships.
- Alcoa’s efforts on mine rehabilitation and restoring the botanical diversity of the jarrah forest were recognised with a 2002 WA Government Golden Gecko Award .
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Alcoa employees making an impact
The Make an Impact program aims to cut Australia's domestic greenhouse emissions by 21,000 tonnes
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River Recovery
Alcoa as founding alliance partner of the Greening Australia River Recovery program. Australia’s rivers are critical to the future of our country’s health and success. But they are in crisis. River Recovery brings together businesses, scientists, community organisations and government agencies in an effort to restore, protect and manage Australia’s river systems.
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Employee Tree Planting Weekends
Every year a team of 60-80 Alcoa employees spend a weekend planting trees with the Wooroloo Land Conservation District Committee (LCDC). The LCDC is a recipient of the Swan Alcoa Landcare Program funding. 2006 marks the 15 year anniversary of the Alcoa tree planting weekends.
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