Alcoa Receives Oracle’s “Empower the Green Enterprise” Award

ESS, the leading provider of Environmental, Health and Safety (EH&S) and Crisis Management software for enterprise sustainability, congratulates Alcoa, the world’s leading aluminum manufacturer, for receiving Oracle’s “Empower the Green Enterprise” award during a ceremony today at Oracle OpenWorld in San Francisco.

Oracle Board Chairman Jeff Henley and CIO Mark Sunday presented the award to Alcoa, which was recognized 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.

Oracle chose Alcoa for the award based on its successful implementation of ESS enterprise software — installed on Oracle 10 — as its unified platform for EH&S 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.     Officials gained tighter control over chemical usage and inventory storage.      

“Alcoa deserves this award because it is so strongly committed to achieving environmental sustainability through continuous improvement of EH&S information management,” said Robert Johnson, ESS President and CEO. “Alcoa has also been named one of the top most sustainable corporations in the world at the World Economic Forum and is a two-time winner of the ESS Excellence Award. We are proud to join with Oracle in supporting Alcoa’s leadership in EH&S sustainability management.”

About Alcoa

Alcoa 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. It serves the aerospace, automotive, packaging, construction, transportation and other industries as well as consumer markets. Visit http://www.alcoa.com.

About ESS

ESS is the leading provider of Environmental, Health & Safety (EH&S) and Crisis Management sustainability software. ESS is headquartered in Tempe, Ariz. For information, visit http://www.ess-home.com.

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