Media Advisory - "REMINDER" - Alcan Announces Winner of ...

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Media Advisory - "REMINDER" - Alcan Announces Winner of US$1 Million Prize for Sustainability

MONTREAL, Canada, December 5 /PRNewswire/ --


- Attention Business/Financial Editors:

Travis Engen, President and Chief Executive Officer of Alcan Inc. (NYSE: AL), will hold a press conference at Maison Alcan, the Company's global headquarters, to announce the 2005 winner of the Alcan Prize for Sustainability. Together with Adrian Hodges, Managing Director, Corporate Partnership & Development, Prince of Wales International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF), and David Runnals, President, International Institute for Sustainable Development, Canada, Mr. Engen will announce the winning organization and the recipients of US$15,000 Alcan Grants, confirmed by a panel of international sustainability experts.

The Alcan Prize for Sustainability is an annual prize recognizing outstanding contributions from not-for-profit, non-governmental and civil society organizations to the goal of economic, environmental, and social sustainability.

Find out which of these organizations will be awarded US$1 Million:


- Aga Khan Planning and Building Services, Pakistan - Bioplaneta, Mexico - Ecotrust and Ecotrust Canada, - Global Nature Fund, Canada Germany - Practical Action, U.K.
- Magic Bus, India - Oasis Association, South Africa - Rainforest Alliance, U.S.A.


- Roundabout Outdoor, South Africa - Voluntary Service Overseas, U.K.

Mr. Engen, Mr. Hodges and Mr. Runnalls as well as representatives from the winning organization will be available for comment directly following the press conference. One-on-one interviews can be arranged for later in the day through the media contact provided below.

When: Wednesday, December 7, 2005
10:00am - 10:45am

Where: Maison Alcan Culver Atrium
1188 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal

Webcast: The press conference will be viewable at www.alcanprizeforsustainability.com.
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To request a free copy of this organization's annual report, please go to www.newswire.ca and click on reports@cnw.