| Natural Resource
Stewardship as a key area of focus |
| Short or long term |
Business groups
most affected |
Stakeholders
most affected/involved |
| Both |
Bauxite and Alumina,
Primary Metal |
Investors, Communities |
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Given the energy, capital and
material-intensive nature of Alcan's operations,
natural resource stewardship at Alcan is a fundamental
practice that offers savings both for the environment
and the bottom line.
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Key Challenges and Opportunities:
| • |
Engage stakeholders in natural resource stewardship
efforts. |
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Optimize water use through both a reduction in consumption
and reuse. |
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Demonstrate responsible stewardship of land resources. |
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At Alcan, energy, water and land use represent the most significant
natural resource issues, although their relative impact varies
depending on the business group. Energy is a critical issue
on its own, and is covered separately in this report. Water
is a critical component in Alcan's power generating operations
as well as a critical input in cooling and cleaning in a range
of operations for all Alcan's business groups. Land use and
its stewardship are most relevant to the Bauxite and Alumina
group's operations. As discussed in the Energy section of
this report, use of natural resources are addressed as integral
components of Alcan's EHS FIRST management system,
whereby Alcan takes a systematic approach to managing resources,
including striving to improve the efficiency of use, as well
as recycling and reuse.
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