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33 The second half of the report, and its key Qatalum continues to integrate to production. As a result of this component, outlines the progress made sustainability into its core strategies, system Qatalum continue to exceed towards production excellence, quality corporate culture, and DNA. As a industry standards in numerous assurance, customer satisfaction, supply reflection on the company’s pre- areas and continue to improve its chain developments, climate change eminent emphasis on sustainability, performance. mitigation, waste management, in 2012 the Board of Directors water management, biodiversity, the approved creation of a full-time Qatalum observed that 2012 was company’s Qatarisation policy, training Sustainability Manager position to the company’s first complete year and public engagement, HSE policy, help ensure that sustainability is of operating at full production health and wellness, and Qatalum’s embedded into everything Qatalum capacity, and Qatalum was able many Corporate Social Responsibility does. The company in 2012 also during this year “to have a greater initiatives over the past year. began planning for a facility that impact on Qatar’s economic aims to develop aluminium cladding diversification, social progression, The second annual Sustainability that will reduce buildings’ carbon and environmental sustainability Report shows Qatalum performance emissions in Qatar. As we progress as it emerges into a new age. Our as part of the Sustainable into the future, Qatalum will impact included organizing and Development Industry Reporting continue to be a leader in mitigating hosting the 2012 Arabal conference, (SDIR) Programme. the environmental impact of which is the leading aluminium production and will work to make its trade event in the Middle East. Qatalum has committed not only end product even more sustainable to submitting its sustainability It gives Qatalum enormous pride to performance as part of the SDIR “This report clearly captures our present this report; in its production Programme, but also to the public commitment to advancing the Qatar it has helped keep our eyes on release of its performance in the National Vision 2030, presenting the the key sustainability elements of form of this sustainability report. steps we have taken to realize this Qatalum’s agenda, and we look vision as well as our performance forward to continuing this work and Looking back on Qatalum’s first to date. The report also reflects our improvement in the future. complete year of operating at 2012 focus on the developmental full production, the company has value of our industry and product already come a long way toward as we continue to catalyze achieving its mission of operational the evolution of a sustainable excellence. The company’s aluminium industry in Qatar”. commitment to this mission is central to its work. For Qatalum, this Qatalum work constantly to means ensuring that the company’s improve our processes while staff is well trained, healthy, and continuing to produce a high- safe, that the efficiency of the quality product. This called the production process is constantly Qatalum Production System: improving, and that the quality both a culture and a system of of the product continues to be guidelines that shape every aspect exceptional. of our business, from management