Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced today that its Brazilian operations has received Gold Certification from the Brazil Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol Program for transparency in reporting and quantifying its emissions inventories in 2010. The certification was granted following an assessment by independent Brazilian auditor Vanzolini Foundation.
Alcoa was one of the first companies in Brazil to participate in the GHG Protocol Program.
“Receiving certification shows the efforts that Alcoa is making in declaring its emissions in a transparent way and proves the company’s commitment to reducing emissions year-after-year,” said Franklin L. Feder, CEO for Latin America and the Caribbean.