Climate Change Data

Sohar Aluminium Company LLC

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2016)

Reporting Period: 2016

Environmental Metrics

Waste Generated:5,554 tonnes

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environment, Health & Safety
  • People
  • Productivity
  • Financial Strength
  • Corporate Citizenship
  • Customers

Environmental Achievements

  • Achieved record low energy consumption of 106.1 GJ per tonne
  • Recycled over 4,000 tonnes of Spent Pot Lining into usable products
  • Environmental monitoring outcomes for more than 20 specific impacts were designated as either “low” or “very low”.

Social Achievements

  • Invested US$1.1 million in vocational training with each team member benefiting from an average of 15 days of training
  • Concluded Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Trade Union
  • Achieved 81% Organizational Engagement Level of employees
  • Completed 884 Man-hours of Community volunteering initiatives

Governance Achievements

  • Completed annual lender’s audit verifying that operational standards for Environmental, Health, and Safety metrics were met
  • Implemented a whistleblowing policy
  • Implemented a Code of Conduct

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • Waste management challenges due to limited waste treatment and disposal facilities in Oman
  • Slight increase in fluoride emissions compared to 2014 and 2015
  • High-risk nature of aluminium smelting and associated processes
Mitigation Strategies
  • Active support of smart waste management, favoring reduction, re-use, and recycling
  • Continuous improvement event held to address fluoride emissions
  • Extensive investment in technical skills training, behaviour based safety programs and performance analysis

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier screening and assessment based on EHS performance and safety standards

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI G4 Guidelines, Core option

Certifications: ISO 9001:2008 (Casthouse and Power Plant), ISO 14001:2004 (EHS Management Systems), OHSAS 18001:2007 (EHS Management Systems)

Awards & Recognition

  • Gulf Aluminium Council award for Health and Safety (Heat Stress Management Program)
  • Social Responsibility Award from the 33rd Session of the Council of Ministers of Labor and Social Affairs (Jusoor)