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The Aluminum Association is the industry’s leading voice in Washington, DC. It provides global standards, industry statistics and expert knowledge to member companies and policy makers nationwide. Highly engaged in public policy and technical forums, the Association is committed to advancing aluminum as the sustainable metal of choice around the world.

Hydro’s Vice President of Primary Metals North America Matt Aboud is a board member in the organization. Hydro participates in projects and committees as appropriate.  Financial contributions are given through ordinary membership fees.

The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) is an international trade association, founded in 1950, dedicated to advancing the effective use of aluminum extrusion in North America.

Hydro is committed to the AEC’s goals of Fair Trade initiatives, Industry Promotion and Education. Hydro participates in projects and committees as appropriate.

Hydro has a cooperation agreement with AEC including an annual contribution of about NOK 250,000.

The Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) is working towards greater sustainability and transparency in the aluminium industry by addressing the environmental, social and governance aspects of the entire aluminium value chain. The initiative, which was launched in 2012, is a result of a multi-stakeholder engagement that started in 2009. ASI has developed a global standard for a sustainable resource management across the entire aluminium value chain, and a third party certification system was launched in December 2017.

Hydro is participating with other companies and stakeholders from the aluminium value chain in developing the ASI standard. Financial contributions are given as ordinary membership fees.

Read more aout how we work with ASI here.

Amnesty International is a world-embracing, member-controlled human rights organization. The organization is independent of any government, financial agents, political persuasion or religious creed.

Hydro has had a cooperation agreement with Amnesty International Norway since 2002. The organization provides Hydro employees with information about and training in human rights. Different Hydro groups, including the management, take part in training programs and dialog meetings. Hydro provides Amnesty with insight into the human rights dilemmas that international companies may be faced with. Hydro contributes NOK 750,000 annually to Amnesty’s general human rights work.

Founded in 1954, Bilderberg Meetings is an annual conference designed to foster dialogue between Europe and North America. Every year, between 120-150 political leaders and experts from industry, finance, academia and the media are invited to take part in the conference. The conference is a forum for informal, off-the-record discussions about megatrends and the major issues facing the world.

Hydro’s President and CEO Svein Richard Brandtzæg is a member of the Steering Committee. Financial contributions are given as ordinary membership fees.

The Brazilian Association of Large Industrial Consumers and Free Consumers of Energy (ABRACE) was founded August 22 1984. ABRACE aims to modernize the energy sector, integrate economic and commercial projects, and be a supporter of free trade, increased investments, increased competitiveness and generate jobs and wellness for the population.

Hydro’s Head of Governance Affairs in Brazil, Anderson Baranov, is a board member. Hydro participates in projects and committees as appropriate. Financial contributions are given as ordinary membership fees.

The Brazilian Aluminum Association (ABAL) was founded in 1970 by several primary aluminium producing and processing companies. The goal was to create a common forum to address issues in the aluminium industry and to promote the interest of the industry before the government and the community in these industry-concerned matters.

Hydro participates through Working Committees and Sector Groups as appropriate. Financial contributions are given as ordinary membership fees.

To increase our knowledge and to secure a science-based approach, the Biodiversity Research Consortium Brazil - Norway (BRC) was established in 2013. BRC consists of the University of Oslo, Norway, and its Brazilian partners Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, Federal University of Pará and Federal Rural University of the Amazon in addition to Hydro. The scope of the consortium is to create a research program connected to our mining operations. The aim is to strengthen Hydro's ability to preserve the natural biodiversity of the areas where we mine bauxite. BRC was further strengthened in January 2016 through a new research collaboration agreement between the Research Council of Norway and the state of Pará.

Hydro’s Head of HSE & CSR in B&A, Domingos Campos is a board member. Hydro participates in projects as appropriate. On the Scientific Committee, Hydro is represented by Environmental Manager B&A Gizelia Matos and VP Corporate HSE, Bernt Malme.

Hydro has a Consortium agreement with UiO, UFPA, UFRA and Museo Emilio Goeldi. Hydro has committed to projects with the various scientists amounting to about NOK 30 million over a four year period. In addition Hydro has a Partnership Agreement with UiO providing support in establishing and managing the BRC.

Business Europe is the leading advocate for growth and competitiveness at European level, standing up for companies across the continent and campaigning on the issues that most influence their performance. It speaks for all-sized enterprises in 34 European countries whose national business federations are its direct members. Alongside the national federations which together constitute Business Europe, the Corporate Advisory and Support Group offers particular services to a selection of companies in all sectors of activity.

Hydro is a partner company of Business Euorpe and participates in projects and committees as appropriate. Financial contributions are given as ordinary membership fees.

The Center for European Policy Studies (CEPS) is a leading ​think tank and ​forum for debate on EU affairs,​ with in-house research capacity​ and an extensive network of partner institutes throughout the world. Covering all European policy areas, it offers exchanges, provides insights on and potential solutions for EU policy making. Through CEPS, Hydro is in a position to communicate to different stakeholders. Hydro pays an annual contribution given as ordinary membership fee and additional fees when participating in additional task forces, when relevant.

The Norwegian government established CICERO (the Center for International Climate and Environmental Research – Oslo) by royal decree in 1990. CICERO is an independent research center associated with the University of Oslo. CICERO’s mission is to conduct research and provide reports, information and expert advice about issues related to global climate change and international climate policy with the aim of acquiring knowledge that can help mitigate the climate problem and enhance international climate cooperation.

Hydro has had a cooperative agreement with CICERO’s research project CICEP (Strategic Challenges in International Climate and Energy Policy) since 2011. CICEP’s main goal is to help identify and design realistic policy options and strategies that can effectively drive the transition towards a low-carbon energy future. In particular, to help determine which of the policy options that meet basic requirements of effectiveness can be adopted and successfully implemented. Further, the project will build knowledge about the consequences of plausible policy options and trajectories for international and European energy and energy technology markets, for major Norwegian industries, and for government strategies. Nina Lilelien, Energy Strategy & Policy Analyst, is a member of CICEP’s board. Hydro contributes NOK 250,000 annually to this research project.

The Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (Næringslivets Hovedorganisasjon – NHO) is Norway’s major organization for employers and the leading business lobby. NHO’s current membership of more than 22 000 companies range from small family-owned businesses to multinational companies in most sectors. NHO is the leading voice of business and industry in Norway. Having expert knowledge and an extensive business network, the NHO plays an important and constructive role in the Norwegian society. Their main objective is to create and sustain conditions that secure the competitiveness and profitability of business and industry, and thereby maintain the basis for a good standard of living, sound economic growth and sustainable development.

Hydro’s Executive Vice President and Head of Energy and Business Development, Arvid Moss, was elected President in NHO in 2017, a position equivalent to being chairman of the board. Hydro participates in projects and committees as appropriate. Financial contributions are given as ordinary membership fees.

The ICMM, IPIECA (the global oil and gas industry association for environmental and social issues) and the Equator Principles Association launched a Cross-Sector Biodiversity Initiative (CSBI) in Washington, D.C. on February 6, 2013.

The objective is to develop best practices on biodiversity for companies to implement and use.

Hydro is participating in CSBI through our ICMM membership and are actively participating in various working groups.

The Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR) is an independent state-funded institution. Their mandate is to promote and protect human rights and equal treatment in Denmark and abroad. DIHR cooperates with National Human Rights institutions, state institutions with a cross-cutting human rights mandate and justice system actors, enabling them to strengthen human rights. They assist in building well-functioning legal systems abroad and to ensure the influence of civil society, and aid private companies in assessing the impact of their work on human rights.

Hydro employees do not hold any positions in governance bodies. Hydro participates in projects and committees as appropriate. Financial contributions are given as ordinary membership fees.

Energy Norway (Energi Norge) is a non-profit industry organization representing about 270 companies involved in the production, distribution and trading of electricity in Norway. Within Energi Norge, there are different working groups with representatives from Energi Norge and the energy industry in Norway.

Since 2011, Liv Rathe has been a member of Energi Norge’s Climate Forum. The Forum deals with climate policy issues, and publishes policy papers that are distributed as a common position of the energy industry.

Eurometaux constitutes the interface between the European non-ferrous metals industry and the European authorities and international or intergovernmental bodies. It is committed to establishing dialogue with the latter in order to ensure early consultation in all fields of policy and legislation that may affect industry and to asserting the sector's views and positions in this respect. It also promotes the contribution of the European industry and its products to sustainable development. In doing so, Eurometaux aims at enabling the entire value chain of the non-ferrous metals industry to prosper in the EU in a sustainable manner.

Hydro is represented by Executive Vice President & Head of EU Affairs Rønnaug Sægrov Mysterud in the Management Committee and the Executive Committee of the association and participates in projects and committees as appropriate. Financial contributions are given as ordinary membership fees.

European Aluminium is the European umbrella group for the aluminium industry, from primary metal production to semi-fabrication of aluminium products to recycling. The European Aluminium represents the interests of the industry towards European Union decision-makers and promote aluminium’s contribution to sustainable development.

As a major player in the European aluminium industry, Hydro is a long-standing and active member of the European Aluminium. 

Financial contributions are given as ordinary membership fees.

The European Roundtable of Industrialists (ERT) was initiated in 1983 and is a forum bringing together around 50 Chief Executives and Chairmen of major multinational companies of European parentage covering a wide range of industrial and technological sectors. Drawing on the global experience of its Members, ERT identifies important issues related to European competitiveness and advocates how public policies at both national and European level could facilitate improvements.

Hydro’s President and CEO, Svein Richard Brandtzæg, participates in the CEOs’ Plenary Sessions which determine the ERT’s work program. Hydro participates in projects and committees as appropriate. Financial contributions are given as ordinary membership fees.

The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) aims to increase transparency in transactions between governments and companies within extractive industries. Then-UK Prime Minister Tony Blair announced the initiative at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg in September 2002.

Hydro has supported the EITI since the foundation and reported on a voluntary basis since 2005. We report on our payments to governments, and we will participate in national EITI projects in countries where we have extractive activities.

Hydro participates in projects and committees as appropriate. Hydro's contribution to EITI is given through ICMM.

The Federation of Norwegian Industries (Norsk Industri) was established in 2005, but its history goes back to 1889 and the establishment of the Mechanical Industry Association. With around 2400 member companies, The Federation’s most important task is to ensure that society understands how important a viable industry is for our future welfare. Key activates are consequently to ensure that the authorities adopt a long-term fiscal policy in which the competitiveness of Norwegian industry is given the highest priority, and in which Norwegian industrial companies are allowed to further develop their strongholds, namely an advanced and technology-intensive industry based on one of our national assets: hydropower.

Hydro participates in projects and committees as appropriate. Financial contributions are given as ordinary membership fees.

The Gesamtverband der Aluminiumindustrie e.V. (GDA) with headquarters in Düsseldorf, Germany, was established in its current form in 1992 in Dresden. It is an association of aluminium companies that produce raw aluminium or aluminium products, including composites with other materials. As an industrial sector association, GDA represents the interests of an efficient aluminium industry and the employment it offers with the aim of:

• conveying the economic, ecological and technical benefits of aluminium,  including in competition with other materials, and thereby increasing the use of this ‘material for future generations’,
• implementing the ecological, economic and social aims of the aluminium industry with respect to sustainability,
• continuing to determinedly pursue the implementation of sustainable development in the aluminium industry to meet the needs of the future and to do this in discussion with all groups of society.

Kjetil Ebbesberg, Executive Vice President Rolled Products, is Vice President and member of the Board of GDA. Hydro is a regular participant in projects and committees as appropriate. Financial contributions are given through ordinary membership fees.

Since its creation in 2000, the World Bank's Prototype Carbon Fund has allocated resources to projects, mostly in developing countries, that lead to additional reduction of greenhouse gases. The fund was the first of its kind to be established in the world for generation carbon credits. As the fund was a pilot it has, through its activities, influenced the regulations for acquiring carbon credits that is administered by the UN. Today, The World Bank has many Carbon Funds And Facilities.

Together with 26 other companies and governments, Hydro has a share in the fund. Director in Hydro's Climate Office, Liv Rathe, is representative in the fund's leading committee