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IHS: Alcoa Selected as 2009 ESS Excellence Awards "Best of the Best"

^{Published on 2009-10-09 15:38:27 - Market Wire}
 

ENGLEWOOD, CO--(Marketwire - October 9, 2009) - 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.