Combined Community Investing
Every year, Alcoa and Alcoa Foundation invest millions of dollars in the communities where the company operates around the word. Whether at the global or local level, our grants are awarded to meet the needs and respond to the aspirations of our communities. This approach towards giving marshals the expertise, energy and shared values of Alcoa and Alcoa Foundation to leverage the best practices of socially responsible businesses around the world.
Although the economic recovery was gradual and sometimes uncertain in 2010, our plants, Alcoa Foundation and especially our people succeeded in maintaining and even increasing their contribution and commitment to dozens of initiatives and organizations dedicated to the environment, the community empowerment, education and sustainable design. More than half of the donations that were given enabled communities where we are located to face existing and future challenges related to sustainability.
In addition to the donations from Alcoa Foundation, each Alcoa Canada Global Primary Products plant, as well as Alcoa’s Canadian head office, offer grants and sponsorships meeting certain special community needs.
Our community support approach targets organizations that enrich the social and cultural lives of all Quebecers. To this end, Alcoa Canada Global Primary Products has formed a multi-year partnership with Musée de la civilisation de Québec. This agreement, signed in 2006, has enabled the presentation of world-class exhibitions and special events in the provincial capital.
On the environmental front, Alcoa’s partnerships include Earth Day Québec and Semaine québécoise de la réduction des déchets.
