Nearly 20,000 Alcoa Employees Volunteer To Green Their Communities During Second Annual Green Works

In recognition of United Nations World Population Day, Alcoa Foundation today announced that nearly 20,000 Alcoa (NYSE: AA) employees around the world volunteered during the Company’s second annual Green Works campaign to reduce their carbon footprint, recycle to save energy and plant trees to replenish the earth.

Increasing participation by more than 45%, Alcoa employees participated in 275 community service projects during the two-month global volunteering initiative, which was created to support the Company’s environmental programs and celebrate international environmental holidays like Arbor Day, Earth Day and World Environment Day.

“As we consider the immediate and future benefits of our community service efforts, Green Works becomes a meaningful reflection of Alcoa Inc’s new vision: ‘Alcoa. Advancing each generation,’” said Paula Davis, President, Alcoa Foundation. “Through our products, practices and people, Alcoa seeks to have a positive impact on society. Community service is a key element of this philosophy. On World Population Day, we want to raise awareness once again about preservation and restoration and demonstrate how effective we can be when we work together. Our actions add up to sustainable change,” Davis said.

Impacts Achieved during 2012 Green Works:

• Planted more than 60,000 trees to support Alcoa’s Ten Million Trees campaign
• Recycled 45,500 pounds of electronics, preventing toxic materials from entering landfills
• Recycled 30,000 pounds of aluminum cans, enough to make almost a million new cans
• Led nearly 120 environment workshops to show young people how to preserve the planet
• Rehabilitated more than 100 rivers, parks and recreation areas

Regional Highlights of 2012 Green Works:

Asia

In China, Japan and South Korea, Alcoa employees partnered with government officials, community-based organizations, and academic institutions to collect litter, plant more than 1,200 trees and educate students about wildlife protection.

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