C Si Ni Cr V Ti Ta Sc Li Sr Zr Fe Cu Zn Sn B Al Ce U Mn Mo Nb Sb

sites. This project is expected to continue and will also
affect 2011 data. Of note is the Cambridge, Ohio facility
where landfill disposal has dropped from over 6,100 metric
tons in 2007 to below 1,300 metric tons in 2010. The
identification of markets and customers for by-products
and a rigorous on site waste elimination program which
makes sure items such as pallets, paper and pop cans are
sorted and recycled has enabled this reduction.
The nature of the Engineering Systems Division operations
means that it produces far less waste, with just
120 metric tons disposed to landfill in 2010. Improved
recycling means that this is also a significant reduction
(over 75%) from the 524 metric tons reported in 2009.
Overall, the Company disposed of 14,102 metric tons of
waste to landfill in 2010, compared to the 7,580 metric
tons which were recycled. Of the waste disposed, the
majority (12,067 metric tons or 86%) was non hazardous.
Total landfilled waste disposal (metric tons)
15,843
13,981
11,655
2008
2009
524
Advanced Materials
54 Sustainable Development
120
2010
Engineering Systems
Significant Fines for Non-Compliance with
Environmental and Other Laws
GRI Indicator EN28
The Advanced Materials and Engineering Systems
Divisions did not receive any fines or equivalent penalties
for non compliance with environmental laws in 2010.
GRI Indicator SO8
In 2010 the Advanced Materials and Engineering Systems
Divisions did not receive any fines or equivalent penalties for
non-compliance with other applicable laws and regulations
in 2010.
Product Responsibility
GRI Indicator MM 11
In addition to providing Safety Data Sheets for all products,
including updates to reflect the recently implemented Global
Harmonized System, AMG has continued with registrations
under REACH in Europe. All high volume (›1,000 metric
tons) or hazardous products have been registered and
preparations are underway for 2013 and 2018 registrations.
European subsidiary companies are involved with
Consortia developing the health, safety and environmental
data required for these registrations. AMG is also extremely
active in a number of industry groups focused on developing
health and safety knowledge of certain products, among
them the Vanadium International Technical Committee
(Vanitec) and the International Antimony Association (I2A).
GRI Contents
This section provides an overview of how AMG’s Annual
Report correlates with the GRI G3 guidelines for the
voluntary reporting of sustainable development indices.
The table below serves as a reference guide to the sections
of the report where information about each item can
be found. The GRI G3 guidelines facilitate measurement
of economic, environmental and social dimensions of
company performance. Third party verification has been
conducted to ensure that AMG’s reporting is consistent
with the GRI reporting principles. AMG believes that in all
material aspects the report meets the requirements of a
B+ application level.
United Nations Global Compact
AMG commits its support to the principles of the United
Nations Global Compact (“Global Compact”). The Global
Compact, which is overseen by the United Nations (UN),
is a strategic policy initiative for businesses that, like
AMG, are committed to aligning their operations and
strategies with ten universally accepted principles in
the areas of human rights, labor, the environment and
anti-corruption. In 2009, the Management Board of AMG
approved its commitment to the Global Compact and the
intent of AMG to support the ten principles of the Global
Compact. AMG will reaffirm its support and submit its
first Communication on Progress (COP) in April 2011.
Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
AMG continues its support of the Extractive Industries
Transparency Initiative (EITI, http://eiti.org/), a global
initiative to improve governance in resource-rich countries
through the verification and full publication of Company
payments and government revenues from oil, gas, and
mining. The Initiative works to build multi-stakeholder
partnerships in developing countries in order to increase
the accountability of governments. Over 30 countries
have now committed to the EITI principles and criteria,
although, as of today, AMG does not have any extractive
operations in an EITI implementing country.