Oracle Honors Alcoa with Award for Sustainable Operations

September 23rd, 2008

Oracle’s OpenWorld is underway, and the conference started out with a bang for our client, Alcoa, which was recognized with Oracle’s Empower the Green Enterprise award during a luncheon ceremony.

Oracle Board Chairman Jeff Henley and CIO Mark Sunday presented the award to Alcoa, which is being honored for adopting green business practices, including effective use of advanced information technologies in order to protect the environment, reduce costs and risks and enhance operational efficiency. Alcoa was one of 15 organizations selected to receive the award. We are so proud today, both of the enormous steps they have taken toward sustainability, and of our own part in supporting their achievement.

Oracle chose Alcoa for the award based on its successful implementation of ESS enterprise software, installed on Oracle 10, as its unified platform for EHS sustainability management throughout the company’s global operations. By using ESS and Oracle systems, Alcoa has been able to:

• Simplify ISO 14001 compliance to reduce workload and ensure continued certification.
• Improve its data analysis capabilities for improved decision making and reduced emissions.
• Move from annual to daily data evaluation of emissions reporting.

In addition, Alcoa officials gained tighter control over the company’s chemical usage and inventory storage.

When a company receives recognition like this for a job well done, it’s an impetus for other organizations to do the same. Alcoa’s leadership has generated significant momentum for sustainable operations worldwide. That’s why they are a worthy recipient of Oracle’s Award. We salute Alcoa for its outstanding accomplishments as a sustainability leader.

Tags: alcoa EHS sustainability emissions green enterprise ISO 14001 oracle openworld

Entry Filed under: Operational Risk Management, Sustainability, EHS/HSE Technology