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Alcan’s International Micro-business Network Hugh PorteousDirector, Research and Corporate Relations
WEC -IEF, New York24 April 2003
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Alcan Inc. - Overview of Global Operations
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Alcan's Sustainability FrameworkIncreasing the economic value of our business = growing resources to invest in environmental and social improvements
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Alcan's International Micro-business Network
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Developing environmental awareness and entrepreneurial skills through learning experiences
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› Video lasting 5? Minutes
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The Developing World Context: Brazil
Focus on Education
Students learning lifelong skills
Training teachers
Involving 150 schools, 650 teachers and 20,000 school children
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The Developing World Context: Brazil
Recycling Aluminum Cans
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Brazilian students collected 1,262,440 aluminum cans in one year! Revenues generated help to fund special school activities.
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The Developing World Context: Malaysia & Thailand
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Thailand
Malaysia
…adapt the program to different business and cultural values
Now operating in 13 Schools reaching over 5,500 students
Two initial pilot projects to...
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A Focus on Partnerships
TeachersTeachers
AlcanAlcanSchoolsSchools School BoardsSchool Boards
GovernmentsGovernments
ParentsParents
Chambers of CommerceChambers of Commerce
Local MerchantsLocal Merchants
ChurchesChurches
NGOsNGOs
StudentsStudents
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Alcan’s Contributions:
• Support as a customer
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• Supplies of equipment and training materials
• Provision of financial and human resources
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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
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AACHIEVEMENTS
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Alcan’s Sustainability Framework
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