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Alcan’s International Micro-business Network. Hugh Porteous Director, Research and Corporate Relations WEC -IEF, New York 24 April 2003 . ALCAN INC 2003. Alcan Inc. - Overview of Global Operations. 2. 2. 2. Alcan's Sustainability Framework.
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Alcan’s International Micro-business Network Hugh Porteous Director, Research and Corporate Relations WEC -IEF, New York 24 April 2003
ALCAN INC 2003 Alcan Inc. - Overview of Global Operations 2 2 2
Alcan's Sustainability Framework Increasing the economic value of our business = growing resources to invest in environmental and social improvements 3
Alcan's International Micro-business Network Developing environmental awareness and entrepreneurial skills through learning experiences 4
The Developing World Context: Brazil Focus on Education Training teachers Students learning lifelong skills Involving 150 schools, 650 teachers and 20,000 school children 6
The Developing World Context: Brazil Recycling Aluminum Cans Brazilian students collected 1,262,440 aluminum cans in one year! Revenues generated help to fund special school activities. 7
The Developing World Context: Malaysia & Thailand Two initial pilot projects to... Thailand …adapt the program to different business and cultural values Malaysia Now operating in 13 Schools reaching over 5,500 students 8
A Focus on Partnerships Schools School Boards Alcan Governments Teachers Local Merchants Churches Parents Students Chambers of Commerce NGOs 9
Alcan’s Contributions: • Provision of financial and human resources • Supplies of equipment and training materials • Support as a customer 10
Benefits to Alcan • Satisfaction of contributing to the • training of socially-responsible citizens • Greater involvement in the community - opportunity to build relationships • Raising community awareness of the many benefits of aluminum recycling • Increased company profile 11
A • ACHIEVEMENTS 12