MONTREAL, Canada, September 26 /PRNewswire/ --

Alcan and International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF) today announced the
shortlist of candidates for the US$1 million Alcan Prize for Sustainability
for 2007. Ten organizations were selected from a field of over 155 entries
from 53 countries around the world. The shortlist will now be evaluated by
the international Adjudication Panel of distinguished sustainability experts.

"On behalf of Alcan, I would like to congratulate each of the
2007 shortlisted organizations. This is one of the most geographically
diverse shortlists since the creation of the Alcan Prize for Sustainability
in 2004," said Dick Evans, President and CEO of Alcan Inc. "The diversity in
this year's group of finalists also extends to the outstanding work these
organizations are doing around the world. They are a fine representation of
what the Alcan Prize for Sustainability is all about," he added.

Alcan created the Alcan Prize for Sustainability to recognize
outstanding contributions to the goal of economic, environmental, and social
sustainability by not-for-profit, non-governmental, and civil society
organizations around the world. To ensure credibility and objectivity, Alcan
engaged International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF) to manage the Alcan Prize
for Sustainability.

In selecting the 2007 shortlist, IBLF coordinated Assessment
Panels in India, Canada, Russia, United Kingdom and South Africa. This
process engaged more than 100 sustainability experts to act as assessors
representing business, academia, government, and the NGO community. The
Adjudication Panel, Chaired by David Runnalls, President and Chief Executive
Officer, International Institute for Sustainable Development, fully endorsed
the 10 shortlisted organizations and the assessment process. Alcan does not
have a voice in the assessment or selection of Alcan Prize for Sustainability
candidates.

"It is inspiring to see the extent of innovation and quality
of creativity that these NGOs bring to their operations, practicing and
promoting sustainable development in urban as well as remote and impoverished
areas of the world. The Alcan Prize commends them for their positive social,
environmental and economic impacts," said Adrian Hodges, IBLF Managing
Director.

"On behalf of the Alcan Prize for Sustainability Adjudication
Panel, I extend my congratulations to the 2007 shortlisted organizations.
This shortlist is symbolic of the critical role that NGOs play in promoting
sustainable practices across the globe," said David Runnalls, President and
Chief Executive Officer, International Institute for Sustainable Development
(IISD) and Chairman of the Adjudication Panel.

The Alcan Prize for Sustainability 2007 shortlist is:

    - Centro de Servicios Educativos en   - FARM-Africa, UK
    Salud y Medio Ambiente (CESESMA),
    Nicaragua
    - Institute of Integrated Rural       - Kagad Kach Patra Kashtakari
    Development, Bangladesh               Panchayat, India
    - Los Ninos, USA                      - M.S. Swaminathan Research
                                          Foundation, India
    - Ningxia Center for Environment and  - Rural Development Institute,
    Poverty Alleviation, China            USA
    - The Natural Step Foundation, Sweden - Utthan Centre for Sustainable
                                          Development and Poverty
                                          Alleviation, India



Over the coming months, the Adjudication Panel will conduct an
in-depth review of the shortlist and select the winner of the 2007 Alcan
Prize for Sustainability. This is the first year where all shortlisted
organizations will receive Alcan Training Grants. These US$15,000 Grants will
provide the opportunity for a senior representative of each organization to
select from a menu of training including the chance to earn a post-graduate
certificate in Cross Sector Partnerships from the University of Cambridge.
The 2007 Alcan Prize for Sustainability winner will be announced when the
final adjudication process is complete.

Alcan Inc. (NYSE: AL, TSX: AL) is a leading global materials
company, delivering high quality products and services worldwide. With
world-class technology and operations in bauxite mining, alumina processing,
primary metal smelting, power generation, aluminum fabrication, engineered
solutions as well as flexible and specialty packaging today's Alcan is well
positioned to meet and exceed its customers' needs. Alcan is represented by
68,000 employees, including its joint-ventures, in 61 countries and regions,
and posted revenues of US$23.6 billion in 2006. The Company has featured on
the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes consecutively since 2002. For more
information, please visit: www.alcan.com.

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