GRI
Section |
Description |
ICMM
Principle |
Location |
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Vision and Strategy |
| 1.1 |
Statement of the organization's vision and strategy regarding its contribution to sustainable development. |
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| 1.2 |
Statement from the CEO describing key elements of the report. |
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Profile |
| 2.1 |
Name of reporting organization. |
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Alcoa Inc. |
| 2.2 |
Major products and/or services. |
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| 2.3 |
Operational structure of the organization. |
10 |
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| 2.4 |
Description of major divisions, operating companies, subsidiaries, and joint ventures. |
10 |
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| 2.5 |
Countries in which the organization's operations are located. |
10 |
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| 2.6 |
Nature of ownership. |
10 |
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| 2.7 |
Nature of markets served. |
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| 2.8 |
Scale of the reporting organization. |
10 |
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Annual Report
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| 2.9 |
List of stakeholders. |
10 |
Partially Reported
Too numerous to provide a comprehensive list.
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| 2.10 |
Contact person. |
10 |
Anita Roper
Director—Sustainability
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| 2.11 |
Reporting period. |
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| 2.12 |
Date of most recent previous report. |
10 |
2005 |
| 2.13 |
Boundaries of report. |
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| 2.14 |
Significant changes since previous report. |
10 |
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| 2.15 |
Basis for reporting on joint ventures, partially owned subsidiaries, etc. |
10 |
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| 2.16 |
Explanation of the nature and effect of any re-statements of information provided in earlier reports. |
10 |
Provided as footnotes to individual charts where data changed |
| 2.17 |
Decisions not to apply GRI principles or protocols in the preparation of the report. |
10 |
Explanations contained within the GRI index. |
| 2.18 |
Criteria/definitions used in any accounting for economic, environmental, and social costs and benefits. |
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| 2.19 |
Significant changes from previous years in the measurement methods. |
10 |
Not Applicable |
| 2.20 |
Policies and internal practices to enhance and provide assurance about the accuracy, completeness, and reliability that can be placed on the sustainability report. |
10 |
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| 2.21 |
Policy and current practice with regard to providing independent assurance for the full report. |
10 |
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| 2.22 |
Means by which report users can obtain additional information and reports. |
10 |
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Governance Structure and Management Systems |
| 3.1 |
Governance structure. |
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| 3.2 |
Percentage of the board of directors that are independent, non-executive. |
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| 3.3 |
Process for determining the expertise board members need to guide the strategic direction of the organization. |
1 |
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| 3.4 |
Board-level processes for overseeing the organization's identification and management of economic, environmental, and social risks and opportunities. |
1 |
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| 3.5 |
Linkage between executive compensation and achievement of the organization's financial and non-financial goals. |
1 |
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| 3.6 |
Organizational structure and key individuals responsible for oversight, implementation, and audit of economic, environmental, social, and related policies. |
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(Audit Process)
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(Board of Directors)
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(Public Issues Committee)
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(Senior Management)
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| 3.7 |
Mission and value statements, internally developed codes of conduct or principles, and policies related to economic, environmental, and social performance and the status of implementation. |
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| 3.8 |
Mechanisms for shareholders to provide recommendations or direction to the board of directors. |
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| 3.9 |
Basis for identification and selection of major stakeholders. |
10 |
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| 3.10 |
Approaches to stakeholder consultation. |
10 |
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| 3.11 |
Type of information generated by stakeholder consultations. |
10 |
Partially Reported
Due to the volume of our consultation at the local, national, and
international levels, there are too many individual engagements to report. Many examples
are contained in this reporting.
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(Community Consultation)
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(Case Studies)
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(East Iceland Project)
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(Pinjarra Upgrade)
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(Wagerup Upgrade)
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(Juruti Project)
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| 3.12 |
Use of information resulting from stakeholder engagements. |
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Partially Reported
Due to the volume of our consultation at the local, national, and
international levels, there are too many individual engagements to report. Many examples
are contained in this reporting.
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(Community Consultation)
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(Case Studies)
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(East Iceland Project)
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(Pinjarra Upgrade)
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(Wagerup Upgrade)
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| 3.13 |
Explanation of whether and how the precautionary approach or principle is addressed by the organization. |
2 |
Not Disclosed
Through our extensive management systems, we advocate a risk-based approach to our operations. At this stage, however, we do not formally address the precautionary principle in our sustainability reporting.
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| 3.14 |
Externally developed, voluntary economic, environmental, and social charters, sets of principles, or other initiatives to which the organization subscribes or which it endorses. |
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| 3.15 |
Principal memberships in industry and business associations, and/or national/international advocacy organizations. |
1 |
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(Environment)
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(People)
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(Health)
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(Safety)
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(Community)
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(Economic)
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| 3.16 |
Policies and/or systems for managing upstream and downstream impacts. |
2 |
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(Products)
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(Technology)
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(Recycling)
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(Products & Services)
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(Procurement Sustainability)
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(Purchasing Terms and Conditions)
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| 3.17 |
Reporting organization's approach to managing indirect economic, environmental, and social impacts resulting from its activities. |
4 |
Partially Reported
Unclear as to what would constitute full reporting under GRI.
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(Facility End-of-Life Activities)
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(Biodiversity)
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| 3.18 |
Major decisions during the reporting period regarding the location of, or changes in, operations. |
2 |
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| 3.19 |
Programs and procedures pertaining to economic, environmental, and social performance. |
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| 3.20 |
Status of certification pertaining to economic, environmental, and social management systems. |
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GRI Content Index |
| 4.1 |
Table identifying the location of each element of the GRI report content. |
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Performance Indicators—Economic |
| EC1 |
Net sales. |
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| EC2 |
Geographic breakdown of markets. |
9 |
Partially Reported
We provide revenues by market, segment, and region. Revenues by product and/or country are considered commercially sensitive.
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| EC3 |
Cost of all goods, materials, and services purchased. |
9 |
Partially Reported
This information is considered commercially sensitive.
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| EC4 |
Percentage of contracts that were paid in accordance with agreed terms, excluding agreed penalty arrangements. |
9 |
Not Disclosed
Processes for collecting the data on a global level do not exist currently.
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| EC5 |
Total payroll and benefits. |
9 |
Partially Reported
We report total labor costs externally.
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| EC6 |
Distributions to providers of capital. |
9 |
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| EC7 |
Increase/decrease in retained earnings. |
9 |
Annual Report
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| EC8 |
Total sum of taxes of all types broken down by country. |
9 |
Partially Reported
Total cash paid for income taxes and effective tax rate have been provided. Through our membership in the International Council on Mining and Metals, we support the extractive industry's transparency initiative regarding disclosure of payment of taxes and royalties. We will work with host governments that participate in this process.
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| EC9 |
Subsidies received broken down by country or region. |
9 |
Not Disclosed
While in some instances these data are commercially sensitive, more reporting of subsidies is occurring. Alcoa will keep this issue under review.
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| EC10 |
Donations to community, civil society, and other groups broken down in terms of cash and in-kind donations per type of group. |
9 |
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| MM1 |
Identify those sites where the local economic contribution and development impact is of particular significance and interest to stakeholders and outline policies with respect to assessing this contribution. |
9 |
Partially Reported
Iceland
Jamaica
Suriname
Guinea
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| MM2 |
Value added disaggregated to country level. |
9 |
Partially Reported
We do not use this indicator as a measure of our business.
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Performance Indicators—Environmental |
| EN1 |
Total materials use other than water. |
6 |
Partially Reported
Due to the broad range of materials used across our various businesses, we do not
collect these data at the global level.
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| EN2 |
Percentage of materials used that are wastes from sources external to the reporting organization. |
6 |
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| EN3 |
Direct energy use segmented by primary source. |
6 |
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| EN4 |
Indirect energy use. |
6 |
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| EN5 |
Total water use. |
6 |
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| EN6 |
Location and size of land owned, leased, or managed in biodiversity-rich habitats. |
7 |
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| EN7 |
Description of the major impacts on biodiversity associated with activities and/or products and services in terrestrial, freshwater, and marine environments. |
7 |
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| EN8 |
Greenhouse gas emissions. |
6 |
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| EN9 |
Use and emissions of ozone-depleting substances. |
6 |
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| EN10 |
NOx, SO2 and other significant air emissions by type. |
6 |
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| EN11 |
Total amount of waste by type and destination. |
6 |
Partially Reported
We report total waste, waste to landfill, waste sold or recycled, spent pot lining, and bauxite residue. We do not have data collection systems in place to report by
other destinations on a global level.
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| EN12 |
Significant discharges to water by type. |
6 |
Partially Reported
While we track
water usage, we do not track water discharges as a metric.
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| EN13 |
Significant spills of chemicals, oils, and fuels in terms of total number and total volume. |
6 |
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| EN14 |
Significant environmental impacts of principal products and services. |
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| EN15 |
Percentage of the weight of products sold that is reclaimable at the end of the products' useful life and percentage that is actually reclaimed. |
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| EN16 |
Incidents of and fines for non-compliance. |
6 |
Partially Reported
Alcoa's goal is
100% compliance with all environmental laws and regulations. We report
performance against this goal as a percentage of total Alcoa locations.
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| EN17 |
Initiatives to use renewable energy sources and to increase energy efficiency. |
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| EN23 |
Total amount of land owned, leased, or managed for production activities or extractive use. |
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| EN35 |
Total environmental expenditures by type. |
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Partially Reported
Alcoa reports total global expenditures.
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| MM3 |
The number/percentage of sites identified as requiring biodiversity management plans, and the number/percentage of sites with plans in place. Also include criteria for deciding that a biodiversity management plan is required and the key components of a plan. |
7 |
Partially Reported
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| MM4 |
Percentage of product(s) derived from secondary materials. |
8 |
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| MM5 |
Describe policies for assessing the eco-efficiency and sustainability attributes of products. |
8 |
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(Material Use & Recycling)
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(Products & Services)
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| MM6 |
Describe approach to management of overburden, rock, tailings, and sludges/residues. |
6 |
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(Impacts on Biodiversity)
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(Bauxite Residue Management)
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Performance Indicators—Social |
| LA1 |
Breakdown of workforce |
3 |
Partially Reported
Processes for
collecting the data on a global level do not exist currently.
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