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ADVISORY/Alcoa Foundation Calls for Global Action on Sustainability

ADVISORY/Alcoa Foundation Calls for Global Action on Sustainability

Published 11-29-06

Submitted by Alcoa Inc.

WHO: Joseph Stiglitz of Columbia University, Nobel Laureate in Economics, will deliver the keynote speech, entitled 'Leadership in the Struggle for Environmental Sustainability and Conservation'.

Featured speakers include:

Alain Belda, Chairman and CEO of Alcoa, Inc.
John Elkington, Founder, SustainAbility (U.K.)
Magnus Johannesson, Secretary General of the Ministry of the Environment of Iceland
Thomas E. Lovejoy, President of the Heinz Center in the U.S.
David O'Connor, Chief, Policy Integration Branch, UN Division for Sustainable Development
Leena Srivastava, Executive Director of The Energy and Resources Institute, New Delhi

WHAT: The Alcoa Foundation's Advancing Sustainability Conference, featuring the theme of 'Leadership Connecting Science and Sustainability'.

WHEN: November 29-December 3, 2006

Joseph Stiglitz keynote speech at 2pm, Friday, December 1
Alain Belda speech at 2:50, Friday, December 1
John Elkington speech at 8.45, Friday, December 1

WHERE: BRUSSELS HILTON
Brussels, Belgium

Copyright Business Wire 2006

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Alcoa (NYSE:AA) is the world's leading producer and manager of primary aluminum, fabricated aluminum and alumina facilities, and is active in all major aspects of the industry. Alcoa serves the aerospace, automotive, packaging, building and construction, commercial transportation and industrial markets, bringing design, engineering, production and other capabilities of Alcoa's businesses to customers. In addition to aluminum products and components, Alcoa also markets consumer brands including Reynolds Wrap® foils and plastic wraps, Alcoa® wheels, and Baco® household wraps. Among its other businesses are closures, fastening systems, precision castings, and electrical distribution systems for cars and trucks. The company has 129,000 employees in 44 countries and has been named one of the top most sustainable corporations in the world at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. More information can be found at www.alcoa.com

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