Managing for Sustainability
Senior Management Support

Alcan's senior level commitment to sustainability in 2002 was illustrated in a number of internal initiatives, including the following:

EHS Council:
An EHS Council is in place consisting of senior-level Alcan EHS professionals from around the globe and is headed by the senior vice president, corporate and external affairs and the corporate director EHS.

Integrated EHS System:
Following the early 2002 roll-out of the Company's new EHS Policy and the related commitment to fully integrate EHS into business management systems, the Council established a Task Force to develop the implementation plan for an integrated EHS management system. This is part of the continuous improvement of our EHS practices, and includes the standardization of management processes, operating protocols, performance measures and the EHS audit framework. This initiative led to the development of EHS FIRST at the end of 2002, our new integrated EHS management system based on the ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 standards. EHS FIRST will be implemented in all Alcan business groups in mid-2003.

The Alcan executive committee, which includes all business group presidents, sponsors the integrated EHS management system and the implementation plan has been developed with extensive operations management participation.

Call to Action on Safety:
Following eight fatalities in 2001, Alcan's Office of the President established a Call to Action on Safety across all business groups.

The Call to Action emphasized an ongoing senior-level commitment to proper safe behaviour and encouraged further implementation of best practices. As part of this Call to Action, EHS was placed at the top of the agenda in all business reviews conducted throughout the year. Active involvement of employees and management at all facilities produced numerous suggestions that were implemented as a result. Despite the progress made, two fatalities were recorded in 2002 - an improvement over 2001, but an unacceptable result none-the-less.

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EHS Management

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction:
Independent of any voluntary industry initiative or mandatory program, Alcan developed and implemented the TARGET program as an ongoing company-wide greenhouse gas reduction objective. Full senior-level endorsement is provided through a senior management Steering Committee responsible for the program mandate and high-level guidance and support. In addition, all organizational levels are involved with implementation, including full engagement at the facility level.

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Climate Change

In 2002, the Company also negotiated and signed a landmark voluntary agreement with the Quebec provincial government in Canada (some 55% of Alcan's smelter activity is in Quebec) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by an average of 285,000 tonnes from 1995 levels before the end of 2003.

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