Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Alcoa and Corporate Social Responsibility — Rhetoric vs. Reality


Alcoa has made ”Fortune” magazine’s list of Most Admired Companies and the prestigious Dow Jones Sustainability Index, but the aluminum company’s rhetoric doesn’t always match its performance.

On a Web page labeled “vision and values,” Alcoa says it intends to be “the best company in the world — in the eyes of our customers, shareholders, communities, and people.” And Alcoa has made Fortune magazine’s list of Most Admired Companies and the prestigious Dow Jones Sustainability Index, but the aluminum company’s rhetoric doesn’t always match its performance.

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