Alcoa, Canada

Quebec, Canada

Alcoa is one of the world’s largest producers of primary aluminum, fabricated aluminum and alumina facilities. In 2006, The Natural Step Canada partnered with Alcoa Canada to create a customized version of Sustainability 101 for employees in several Québec production plants. Since then, using a combination of our award-winning eLearning course and in-person workshops, Alcoa Canada has worked towards meeting its goal of instilling a shared definition of sustainability and a common language for sustainability planning among its staff.

In 2007, The Natural Step (TNS) co-facilitated – via videoconference – a sustainability workshop for management and supervisory staff at the ABI plant in Bécancour, Québec who had already completed the eLearning course. The following year, TNS Canada facilitated a half-day workshop for Deschambault plant managers and supervisors that combined a group presentation of the eLearning course with additional interactive activities and a brainstorming session.

These engagements demonstrate the flexibility of Sustainability 101 as a learning tool and have inspired Alcoa Canada to further extend the integration of sustainability eLearning into staff training. So far, over 100 employees have gone through this training program.