Alcoa announced last week that 2013 was its safest and most environmentally-efficient year on record, as the company improved the sustainability of its global operations. The achievements are highlighted in Alcoa’s 2013 Sustainability Report, which also describes the innovations designed to help customers meet sustainability challenges, including technology to enable light-weighting in transportation.
Here are some of Alcoa’s achievements included in its 2013 Sustainability Report:
- Safest Year Ever: Alcoa experienced no employee fatalities and reduced its “days away, restricted and transfer” injury rate by 30% in 2013 compared to 2012. Alcoa continued to innovate in workplace safety with its new “Stop for Safety” program, encouraging and recognizing employees for stopping work when they see a potentially unsafe situation on the job.
- Environmental Performance: Alcoa achieved another 2.6% decrease in the intensity of its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in its Global Primary Products business, and reduced its absolute emissions by 3.1 million metric tons. In 2005, the company committed to reducing GHG emissions by 30% by 2020 and 35% by 2030. For every metric ton of aluminum Alcoa makes today, the company emits 25.5% less GHG than it did in 2005, Alcoa says.
- Delivering Sustainable Solutions In Key Markets: Customer-focused product innovations were also among Alcoa’s sustainability highlights. Alcoa’s “951” adhesive bonding technology contributed to the production at scale of aluminum-intensive vehicles, enabling cars and trucks that are lighter and more fuel-efficient. Ford chose Alcoa as a major aluminum supplier for the 2015 Ford F-150, which uses military-grade aluminum alloys and is 700 pounds lighter. Alcoa also recently introduced the new Ultra ONE™ wheel, the world’s lightest heavy-duty truck wheel. It is 47% lighter than steel wheels of the same size and is helping trucks shed pounds for increased payload and fuel efficiency, Alcoa says.
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