ENGLEWOOD, CO -- 10/09/09 --
IHS (NYSE: IHS) a leading global source of
critical information and insight, today announced that Alcoa was named the
"Best of the Best" among nine corporations and three public agencies
recently announced as winners of the 2009 ESS Excellence Awards. In its
third year, the awards program recognizes outstanding achievements in
environmental, health, safety (EH&S) and crisis management for
sustainability through best practices in the use of advanced information
technologies. Co-sponsored by digital media providers
Environmental-Expert.com and VertMarket's Oil & Gas Online, the 2009 ESS
Excellence Awards were presented during a ceremony held at ESS EXPO.09 this
week in San Antonio.
Alcoa was honored as the 2009 "Best of the Best" winner based on the
outstanding results that its largest business, Global Primary Products,
achieved by implementing Essential Suite software from IHS -- starting with
the Essential Compliance Manager and Essential Task Manager modules. Among
Alcoa's accomplishments:
-- Deployed global system on schedule to 41 facilities in 9 countries in
only 17 months. Deployment cost was 24% below budget.
-- Implemented in 5 languages to serve 500+ users. Native languages
enable EH&S data gathering by operations staff.
-- Assured compliance with 526 permits across 245 governing bodies --
including 1224 rules, 8999 requirement citations.
-- Tracked 4300+ tasks -- met goal of assuring >85% completed on-schedule
and documented near misses.
Alcoa is now the only three-time ESS Excellence Award winner, having also
been recognized in 2006 for automating Title V compliance and again in 2008
for simplifying ISO 14001 compliance.
At the ESS EXPO.09 celebration, IHS also recognized 2009 ESS Excellence
Award winners Aerojet, Cheniere Energy, Ford Motor Company, Kuwait Oil
Company, Nebraska Emergency Management Agency, Nestlé Purina PetCare, New
Brunswick Emergency Measures Organization, Reynolds Packaging Group,
SandRidge Energy, Spectra Energy (which won two awards) and the U.S. Postal
Inspection Service.
"IHS congratulates Alcoa, and all of the 2009 ESS Excellence Award winners,
for their outstanding achievements," said IHS Vice President, Environment,
Scott Lockhart. "Organizations all around the world are urgently seeking
ways to achieve their sustainability goals. The companies and agencies
honored here are leading by example, demonstrating how more effective
information management can transform EH&S into a powerful driver for
efficiency and business success."
For more information about the ESS Excellence Awards, visit
www.ess-expo.com/awards.
About IHS (www.ihs.com)
IHS (NYSE: IHS) is a leading global source of critical information and
insight dedicated to providing the most complete and trusted information
and expertise. IHS product and service solutions span four areas of
information that encompass the most important concerns facing global
business today: Energy, Product Lifecycle, Security, and Environment, all
supported by Macroeconomics. By focusing on our customers first, IHS
enables innovative and successful decision-making for customers ranging
from governments and multinational companies to smaller companies and
technical professionals in more than 180 countries. IHS is celebrating its
50th anniversary in 2009 and employs approximately 4,000 people in 20
countries.
Contacts:
Alvin Hayes
+1 301 556 1731
alvin.hayes@ess-home.com
IHS Press Desk
+1 303 305 8021
press@ihs.com
