NEW YORK (Commodity Online): Alcoa Foundation announced that it will sponsor 25 employees from the Company’s operations in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Hungary, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Spain, Suriname and the United States on Earthwatch Institute expeditions to Brazil and China.
The employees, who volunteered to become Earthwatch Fellows, will venture to Rio Cachoeira Natural Reserve in Paraná State, Brazil, and the Gutianshan National Nature Reserve in Zhejiang Province, China, to become sustainability leaders. This is Alcoa Foundation’s ninth year supporting Earthwatch expeditions.
“As a mining, manufacturing and innovation company, environmental sustainability is a priority at Alcoa”
.The Alcoa Earthwatch Fellows will work alongside professional scientists to collect data that contributes to a global sustainable forestry research project. They will tag and identify trees, measure their diameters, and gather, classify and identify leaf samples. Fellows will also participate in sessions to learn how critical environmental issues relate to their lives and Alcoa’s approach to sustainability.
“As a mining, manufacturing and innovation company, environmental sustainability is a priority at Alcoa,” said Paula Davis, President, Alcoa Foundation. “The Earthwatch Institute fellowship is an investment in helping our employees become environmental stewards and ambassadors. This experience will prepare them to advocate for and create more environmentally sustainable business practices and innovations where they work and live.”
Alcoa Foundation is sponsoring three employee teams: two will go to Brazil and one will go to China. The expeditions will be facilitated in English, Mandarin and Portuguese. The expeditions run from July 31 until September 23.
