Brussels, 28 March 2011 – The European Aluminium Association (EAA) welcomes today’s call for lighter and more efficient vehicles in the Commission’s White Paper on Transport and strongly supports the promotion of light-weighting as part of the EU’s strategy towards more sustainable transport by 2020. 

European Parliament, Brussels, 16 March 2011 – The European Aluminium Association (EAA) presented today its 2010 Sustainable Development Indicators (SDI) report during a high-profile workshop hosted by the MEP Martin Callanan at the European Parliament. The report demonstrates that the aluminium’s contribution to sustainability is significant, although according to EAA many political challenges must be addressed to support the industry’s efforts.

Dr Monica Dietl is joining the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) as its
new COST Office Director. COST is one of the longest running intergovernmental programmes
supporting collaboration between scientists and researchers in Europe and beyond. The COST
Office is provided by the European Science Foundation (ESF) through a European Commission
contract.

    * ACCA's response to the FRC’s consultation says that brevity, relevance and flexibility should be the gold standard of corporate reporting
    * Shareholders must still be able to receive annual reports in paper form
    * Audit can - and does - add value