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Alcoa Among Thought Leaders Featured in a “Lessons Learned” Publication on Environmental Leadership

Tuesday 15. February 2011 - Alcoa's was among a select group of thought leaders featured in the inaugural edition of Insider Knowledge Report, a compilation of lessons learned from corporate environmental, sustainability and energy decision-makers. The report was published by Environmental Leader, the on-line source for energy and environmental business news.

Alcoa’s approach to sustainability was featured in the Strategy/Leadership section. Alcoa’s Chief Sustainability Officer Kevin Anton describes the importance of Alcoa’s long-term environmental goals set for CO2, energy, fresh water use, and waste elimination as well as a number of industry-specific issues. Each Alcoa business has designed a three-year plan to chart progress toward reaching their goals. Progress is evaluated quarterly by the company’s executive leadership team. In addition, incremental reductions of CO2 and energy intensity are included in the company’s annual compensation program.
“It is important to share knowledge about environmental sustainability, an issue of critical importance worldwide. It is also wise to learn from others’ experiences, so everyone benefits. Inclusion in the first Insider Knowledge Report is a great forum for sharing these learnings,” said Alcoa Chief Sustainability Officer Kevin Anton.
Sustainability leaders from more than 600 companies submitted articles to the publication detailing lessons they’ve learned over the past 12 months. Only 150 contributors were selected for the Insider Knowledge Report.
“It was a difficult task to cull the numbers, but we’ve included the 150 most enlightening responses. We think these thought leaders provide real lessons, advice and examples from which other companies and executives can learn,” said Paul Nastu, Publisher Environmental Leader, in a preface to the report.
Besides Alcoa, other companies included in the report include Ford Motor, Nike, Starbucks, and Xerox.