Alcoa in Brazil
Vision & Values 
Principles
Human Rights
Integrity
  • We live our values everywhere all the time.
  • We demonstrate integrity in our behavior and actions.
  • We keep our promises.
  • We have the confidence and courage to ask for help.
  • We expect integrity from each Alcoa employee and do not tolerate unethical conduct.
  • We avoid conflicts of interest but reveal situations where they could occur.
  • We expect integrity from our clients, suppliers and others that do business with us.
  • We communicate openly with individuals and communities in matters that affect them.  
     
    Environment, health and safety (EHS)
  • We value human life above all and manage the risks appropriately.
  • We tirelessly seek a workplace without accidents.
  • We do not compromise our EHS values for profit or production.
  • We comply with all the laws and establish high standards for ourselves and our suppliers with respect to unacceptable and identified risks.
  • We support sustainable development incorporating social responsibilities, economic success and an atmosphere of excellence in our decision-making processes.
  • We measure and evaluate our performance and are open and transparent in our communications.
  • We supply and use safe and reliable products and services.
  • We use our knowledge of EHS to improve the safety and well-being of our communities.
  • We are all responsible for adjusting to and engaging in our EHS principles and values.  
     
    Clients
  • We profoundly understand the needs of our clients and continually achieve them or exceed them through ABS.
  • We establish strong and long-lasting relationships with clients at all levels.
  • We cross organizational and geographic borders to serve the client in a uniform way.
  • We are the leaders in the market segments we choose.
  • We develop innovative product, assistance and information solutions.
  • We develop and sustain clear identities for the Alcoa product brand.
  • We develop and maintain a strong commercial and organizational capacity.  
     
    Excellence
  • We always set targets beyond the best.
  • We demand, recognize and reward excellence.
  • We achieve the excellence of the system by applying the rules of our system and by the speed of implementing best practices. We eliminate wastage by rapidly solving problems at source.
  • We change the practical and theoretical limits by means of innovation.
  • Our way of thinking is rapid change.
  • We are committed to excellence by the manner in which we live our values.
  • We delegate decision-making powers to our staff through a diversified organization to get the best out of everyone.  
     
    People
  • We always treat each other with dignity and respect.
  • We try to understand the ideas and suggestions of each person.
  • We value diversity and individual differences.
  • We create and take advantage of opportunities for growth and development.
  • We seek and accelerate change.
  • We always plan our work to eliminate losses and increase the value of our work.
  • We provide positive and constructive feedback to each person to improve our individual and team performance.
  • We create a good balance between our work and family life.
  • We create value in the community where we live and work through our presence and leadership.  
     
    Profitability
  • We all understand that our work contributes towards profitability.
  • We eliminate wastage every day, reducing our costs and capital requirements.
  • We win our right to grow by achieving returns exceeding capital cost.
  • We aggressively pursue growth creating exceptional value for clients.
  • We make strategic acquisitions and integrate them excellently.
  • We communicate openly and effectively our results internally and externally.
  • We do not make money at the expense of our values.  
     
    Responsibility
  • Firstly we recognize our role and responsibilities, and secondly assume the authorship and accept the consequence of our actions.
  • We act with a sense of ownership in our workplace.
  • We encourage people to assume risks within the context of responsibility.
    We solve the problems in our area of responsibility and drive continuous improvement in our work.
  • We achieve what we promise.
  • We communicate openly as positive members of a team to improve the performance of our teams.
  • We recognize the impact of our own actions on all results.
  • We recognize individual and team successes and achievements.


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