Through a number of key corporate values, policies, programs and practices, Alcan has a strong foundation in place that supports the operationalization of the ten Global Compact principles across the Company. The following table links those individual principles with specific examples of Alcan’s actions.

Global Compact Principles		Alcan Actions
Human Rights		•  Alcan’s Worldwide Code of Employee and Business Conduct (Code of Conduct) (training/e-learning, reporting mechanisms, disciplinary actions, Ombudsman and audit functions).
Principle 1: Businesses should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights.		•  Alcan’s Code of Conduct addresses core International Labour Organization conventions. •  Alcan supports the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. •  Alcan undertakes extensive stakeholder engagement at its operations and with new projects. •  Alcan’s Indigenous Peoples Policy, released in 2006, provides a framework to promote constructive and sustainable relationships with indigenous communities worldwide. • Alcan Packaging has launched a social responsibility audit program for all of its facilities worldwide. It will be progressively extended to suppliers. •  Alcan’s Bauxite and Alumina group is partnering in Ghana in support of the Millennium Development Goals through a new stakeholder engagement model. •  Alcan is a member of the Business Leaders Initiative on Human Rights (BLIHR), a business-led program with the principal purpose of finding practical ways of applying the aspirations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights within a business context and to inspire other businesses to do likewise. •  Alcan is committed to maintaining the security of its operations within a framework that ensures respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. This applies to both Alcan’s security personnel and to external contracted security services. For more information, see Human Rights.
Principle 2: Make sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses.		•  Alcan’s Code of Conduct applies to employees, contractors and suppliers.
Labour Standards		•  Alcan’s Code of Conduct (training/e-learning, reporting mechanisms, disciplinary actions, Ombudsman and audit functions).
Principle 3: Businesses should uphold the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining.		•  Alcan’s Code of Conduct – requirements to respect such rights.
Principle 4: The elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labour.		•  Alcan’s Code of Conduct – unequivocal opposition to such practices.
Principle 5: The effective abolition of child labour.		•  Alcan’s Code of Conduct – unequivocal opposition to such practices.
Principle 6: The elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation.		•  Alcan’s Code of Conduct – prohibition against discrimination. •  Anonymous and voluntary HIV testing and antiretroviral therapy for employees. •  Prohibition of discrimination against HIV/AIDS- infected employees in the workplace.
Environment
Principle 7: Businesses should support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges.		•  EHS Policy. •  EHS FIRST management system. •  Requirements for ISO 14001 certification. •  Alcan’s precautionary approach to climate change and PAH emissions reduction. •  Participation in World Economic Forum Water Initiative.
Principle 8: Undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility.		•  EHS FIRST – specific directives on: greenhouse gases, resource management, soil and ground water management, environmental releases management, waste management and spills containment measures. •  Stakeholder engagement and joint environmental projects. •  Research on environmental issues. •  Biodiversity Valley Project. •  Alcan Prize for Sustainability. •  +30 Network initiative. •  Strong product stewardship efforts.
Principle 9: Encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally-friendly technologies.		•  Alcan Engineered Products project for the mass transportation market. •  Alcan Packaging has developed ASSET™, an innovative and unique tool to assess sustainability dimensions across the complete value chain. •  Water treatment systems in India and Bangladesh and Solar Cooker product development for widespread use in developing country settings. •  Structural core material applications for the architecture and transportation markets.
Anti-corruption
Principle 10: Businesses should work against all forms of corruption, including extortion and bribery.		•  Alcan’s Code of Conduct (training/e-learning, reporting mechanisms, disciplinary actions, Ombudsman and audit functions). •  Alcan’s Code of Conduct – prohibition against corrupt business practices. •  Signatory to and working partner in Partnering Against Corruption Initiative (PACI).