Statement from the most senior decision-maker of the organization (e.g., CEO, chair, or equivalent senior position) about the relevance of sustainability to the organization and its strategy.

• CEO Message
• CEO Speech
• Alcan Board of Directors: Environment, Health, Safety and Sustainability Committee Charter
• Corporate goals supporting Alcan’s creation of sustainable value

Description of key impacts, risks, and opportunities.

• Alcan 8 Sustainability Focus Areas


• See Key Business Sustainability Initiatives for:
  • Bauxite and Alumina
  • Primary Metal
  • Engineered Products
  • Packaging
• See Opportunities and Challenges for:
  • Energy
  • Climate Change
  • Natural Resource Stewardship
  • Community Development
  • Well-Being
  • Environmental Releases
  • Innovation and Industry Shifts
  • Product Stewardship

• See Corporate Goals and Performance Data:
  • Corporate goals supporting Alcan’s creation of sustainable value
  • Performance Data Summary

• Economic Data:
  • Financial Performance
  • Revenues by Sector
  • Financial Metrics

• Environmental, Health and Safety (EHSFIRST) Data:
  • Management Systems
  • Emissions, Air – Climate Change
  • Emissions, Air – Business Group
  • Emissions, Land
  • Resource Stewardship
  • Health and Safety

• Other Data:
  • Financial Reports and Regulatory Filings
  • Community Investment

• Governance Mechanisms:
  • How We Manage Alcan
  • Corporate Governance
  • Corporate Governance and Business Ethics
  • Business Sustainability Council

Name of the organization.

• Company Profile

• Alcan Products
• Publications

• Alcan Company Structure
• Alcan 10K Form (2006)
• Alcan Publications

• About Alcan

• Find Alcan Around the World

Nature of ownership and legal form.

• Alcan Proxy Circular (2007)
• Alcan Form 10-K (2006)

• Alcan Publications
• Alcan Form 10-K (2006)

Scale of the reporting organization, including:

• Number of employees;
• Net sales (for private sector organizations) or net revenues (for public sector organizations);
• Total capitalization broken down in terms of debt and equity (for private sector organizations); and
• Quantity of products or services provided.

• Alcan Publications
• Alcan Form 10-K (2006)

Significant changes during the reporting period regarding size, structure, or ownership including:

• The location of, or changes in operations, including facility openings, closings, and expansions; and
• Changes in the share capital structure and other capital formation, maintenance, and alteration operations (for private sector organizations).

• Alcan Publications
• Alcan Form 10-K (2006)

2.10

Awards received in the reporting period.

• Awards and recognition

3.1

Reporting period (e.g., fiscal/calendar year) for information provided.

• About This Report

3.2

Date of most recent previous report (if any).

• About This Report

3.3

Reporting cycle (annual, biennial, etc.)

• About This Report

3.4

Contact point for questions regarding the report or its contents.

• Tell Us What You Think

3.5

Process for defining report content, including:

• Determining materiality;
• Prioritizing topics within the report; and
• Identifying stakeholders the organization expects to use the report.

• About This Report

3.6

Boundary of the report (e.g., countries, divisions, subsidiaries, leased facilities, joint ventures, suppliers).

• About This Report

3.7

State any specific limitations on the scope or boundary of the report.

• About This Report

3.8

Basis for reporting on joint ventures, subsidiaries, leased facilities, outsourced operations, and other entities that can significantly affect comparability from period to period and/or between organizations.

• About This Report

3.9

Data measurement techniques and the bases of calculations, including assumptions and techniques underlying estimations applied to the compilation of the Indicators and other information in the report.

• About This Report

3.10

Explanation of the effect of any re-statements of information provided in earlier reports, and the reasons for such re-statement (e.g., mergers/acquisitions, change of base years/periods, nature of business, measurement methods).

• About This Report
• See individual explanations where applicable in performance data

3.11

Significant changes from previous reporting periods in the scope, boundary, or measurement methods applied in the report.

• About This Report

3.12

Table identifying the location of the Standard Disclosures in the report.

• See Alcan 2007 Corporate Sustainability Report Homepage

3.13

Policy and current practice with regard to seeking external assurance for the report. If not included in the assurance report accompanying the sustainability report, explain the scope and basis of any external assurance provided. Also explain the relationship between the reporting organization and the assurance provider(s).

• About This Report

4.1

Governance structure of the organization, including committees under the highest governance body responsible for specific tasks, such as setting strategy or organizational oversight.

• Alcan’s Governance and Management Framework
• Corporate Governance

4.2

Indicate whether the Chair of the highest governance body is also an executive officer.

• Alcan’s Governance and Management Framework

4.3

For organizations that have a unitary board structure, state the number of members of the highest governance body that are independent and/or non-executive members.

• Director Independence

4.4

Mechanisms for shareholders and employees to provide recommendations or direction to the highest governance body.

• Alcan Proxy Circular (2007)

4.5

Linkage between compensation for members of the highest governance body, senior managers, and executives (including departure arrangements), and the organization’s performance (including social and environmental performance).

• Alcan Proxy Circular (2007)

4.6

Processes in place for the highest governance body to ensure conflicts of interest are avoided.

• Alcan Corporate Governance Committee Charter
• Alcan Proxy Circular (2007)

4.7

Process for determining the qualifications and expertise of the members of the highest governance body for guiding the organization’s strategy on economic, environmental, and social topics.

• Alcan Proxy Circular (2007)
• Nominating Committee

4.8

Internally developed statements of mission or values, codes of conduct, and principles relevant to economic, environmental, and social performance and the status of their implementation.

• Our Values
• Value Statement
• Managing for Sustainability
• Alcan's Worldwide Code of Employee and Business Conduct
• Human Rights
• Alcan and the UN Global Compact

4.9

Procedures of the highest governance body for overseeing the organization’s identification and management of economic, environmental, and social performance, including relevant risks and opportunities, and adherence or compliance with internationally agreed standards, codes of conduct, and principles.

• See Alcan Board of Directors Charters:
  • Board of Directors
  • Corporate Governance Committee
  • Environment, Health, Safety and Sustainability Committee Charter
  • Nominating Committee
  • Audit Committee
  • Human Resources Committee

4.10

Processes for evaluating the highest governance body’s own performance, particularly with respect to economic, environmental, and social performance.

• Corporate Governance Committee
• Alcan Proxy Circular (2007)

4.11

Explanation of whether and how the precautionary approach or principle is addressed by the organization.

• Alcan's EHS FIRST Policy

4.12

Externally developed economic, environmental, and social charters, principles, or other initiatives to which the organization subscribes or endorses.

• External Engagements
• ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 Certification

4.13

Memberships in associations (such as industry associations) and/or national/international advocacy organizations in which the organization:

• Has positions in governance bodies;
• Participates in projects or committees;
• Provides substantive funding beyond routinemembership dues; or
• Views membership as strategic.

• External Engagements

4.14

List of stakeholder groups engaged by the organization.

• Key stakeholder engagements are discussed throughout various sections of report

4.15

Basis for identification and selection of stakeholders with whom to engage.

• Shaping our Future Together

4.16

Approaches to stakeholder engagement, including frequency of engagement by type and by stakeholder group.

• Approaches to stakeholder engagement are discussed throughout various sections of report

4.17

Key topics and concerns that have been raised through stakeholder engagement, and how the organization has responded to those key topics and concerns, including through its reporting.

• Key topics and concerns are discussed throughout various sections of report

EC1

Direct economic value generated and distributed, including revenues, operating costs, employee compensation, donations and other community investments, retained earnings, and payments to capital providers and governments.

• Alcan Form 10-K (2006)
• Alcan Community Investment Program

EC2

Financial implications and other risks and opportunities for the organization’s activities due to climate change.

• Alcan and Climate Change
• Alcan’s Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) 5 Survey Response

EC3

Coverage of the organization’s defined benefit plan obligations.

• Alcan Form 10-K (2006)

EC4

Significant financial assistance received from government.

• Alcan Form 10-K (2006)

EC6

Policy, practices, and proportion of spending on locally-based suppliers at significant locations of operation.

• Alcan Primary Metal British Columbia Canada Economic Impact of Operations
• Alcan Gove Economic and Social Contribution
• Alcan in Quebec Canada 2005 Sustainability Report – See Economic Impacts

EC7

Procedures for local hiring and proportion of senior management hired from the local community at significant locations of operation.

EC8

Development and impact of infra-structure investments and services provided primarily for public benefit through commercial, in-kind, or pro bono engagement.

• Community Development
• Well-Being

EN1

Materials used by weight or volume.

• Alcan Form 10-K (2006)
• Alcan Resource Stewardship Data

EN2

Percentage of materials used that are recycled input materials.

EN3

Direct energy consumption by primary energy source.

• Alcan Energy Data

EN4

Indirect energy consumption by primary source.

• Alcan Energy Data

EN8

Total water withdrawal by source.

• Resource Stewardship Performance Data

EN11

Location and size of land owned, leased, managed in, or adjacent to, protected areas and areas of high bio-diversity value outside protected areas.

EN12

Description of significant impacts of activities, products, and services on biodiversity in protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas.

• Natural Resource Stewardship

EN16

Total direct and indirect green-house gas emissions by weight.

• Climate Change Performance Data

EN17

Other relevant indirect green-house gas emissions by weight.

• Climate Change Performance Data

EN19

Emissions of ozone-depleting substances by weight.

EN20

NOx, SOx, and other significant air emissions by type and weight.

• Performance Data: Emissions to Air

EN21

Total water discharge by quality and destination.

EN22

Total weight of waste by type and disposal method.

• Performance Data: Emissions, Land

EN23

Total number and volume of significant spills.

• See Environmental Events

EN26

Initiatives to mitigate environmental impacts of products and services, and extent of impact mitigation.

• Innovation and Industry Shifts: Priorities and Strategy
• Product Stewardship: Priorities and Strategy
• Case Studies
• The Aluminum Solar Solution
• Co-extruded Composite Rails
• Recycling Aluminum from Packaging Waste
• Maximizing Value with Bauxaline^®
• New Alloys Meet Energy Reduction Needs of Aeronautics/Aerospace Industry
• Enhancing Aluminum Recycling
• Collaboration Drives Aerospace Innovations
• Alufix^® – A Success Story
• CERAMIS^®-PLA High-Barrier Biodegradable Packaging Films
• Reduced Material Use through “Slender” Caps on Lightweight Tubes
• Sustainability Mapping: Integration of Product Stewardship via Cross-Functional Engagement
• A Systematic Approach and Tool for Developing Sustainable Solutions

EN27

Percentage of products sold and their packaging materials that are reclaimed by category.

• Global Aluminium Flow 2006

EN28

Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations.

• See: Alcan Form 10-K (2006), Environmental Matters (p. 34)

LA1

Total workforce by employment type, employment contract, and region.

• Economic Data: Impact by Country

LA2

Total number and rate of employee turnover by age group, gender, and region.

LA4

Percentage of employees covered by collective bargaining agreements.

• See: Alcan Form 10-K (2006), Employees(p. 28)

LA5

Minimum notice period(s) regarding significant operational changes, including whether it is specified in collective agreements.

LA7

Rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days, and absenteeism, and total number of work-related fatalities by region.

• Performance Data: Health and Safety

LA8

Education, training, counseling, prevention, and risk-control programs in place to assist workforce members, their families, or community members regarding serious diseases.

• Well-Being: Priorities and Strategy
• Case Studies:
  • EHS Actions Improve Community Life in China
  • Fighting HIV/AIDS in Africa
  • Raising the Bar on EHS in China
  • Well-Being of Children in Ecuador
  • Hospital Beauty Centres in France

LA10

Average hours of training per year per employee by employee category.

LA13

Composition of governance bodies and breakdown of employees per category according to gender, age group, minority group membership, and other indicators of diversity.

• Alcan's Board of Directors
• Alcan Management Team

LA14

Ratio of basic salary of men to women by employee category.

HR1

Percentage and total number of significant investment agreements that include human rights clauses or that have undergone human rights screening.

HR2

Percentage of significant suppliers and contractors that have undergone screening on human rights and actions taken.

HR4

Total number of incidents of discrimination and actions taken.

HR5

Operations identified in which the right to exercise freedom of association or collective bargaining may be at significant risk, and actions taken to support these rights.

HR6

Operations identified as having significant risk for incidents of child labor, and measures taken to contribute to the elimination of child labor.

HR7

Operations identified as having significant risk for incidents of forced or compulsory labor, and measures taken to contribute to the elimination of forced or compulsory labor.

SO1

Nature, scope, and effectiveness of any programs and practices that assess and manage the impacts of operations on communities, including entering, operating, and exiting.

• Alcan and Community Development

SO2

Percentage and total number of business units analyzed for risks related to corruption.

SO3

Percentage of employees trained in organization’s anti-corruption policies and procedures.

SO4

Actions taken in response to incidents of corruption.

SO5

Public policy positions and participation in public policy development and lobbying.

• Climate Change: Priorities and Strategy

SO8

Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for non-compliance with laws and regulations.

PR1

Life cycle stages in which health and safety impacts of products and services are assessed for improvement, and percentage of significant products and services categories subject to such procedures.

• Product Stewardship: Priorities and Strategy

PR3

Type of product and service information required by procedures, and percentage of significant products and services subject to such information requirements.

• See: Alcan Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)

PR6

Programs for adherence to laws, standards, and voluntary codes related to marketing communications, including advertising, promotion, and sponsorship.

• Alcan's Worldwide Code of Employee and Business Conduct (p. 12)

PR9

Monetary value of significant fines for non-compliance with laws and regulations concerning the provision and use of products and services.