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Measuring Our Progress

Since 2002, on a revenue-adjusted basis, Boeing has reduced CO₂ emissions by 31 percent, energy consumption by 32 percent, water consumption by 43 percent and hazardous waste generation by 38 percent.

The following data reflects environmental performance at major Boeing manufacturing sites in the United States. Additional sites, including office locations, may be included in the reported values as well. When that occurs, it is noted in the footnotes.

Boeing considers the following to be its major U.S. manufacturing sites:

• Alabama: Huntsville
• Arizona: Mesa
• California: Anaheim, El Segundo, Huntington Beach and Boeing Defense, Space & Security's Long Beach operations
• Kansas: Wichita
• Missouri: St. Charles and St. Louis
• Oregon: Portland
• Pennsylvania: Philadelphia
• Texas: San Antonio and Houston
• Washington: Auburn, Developmental Center, Everett, Frederickson, Kent Space Center, North Boeing Field/Plant 2 and Renton

Currently, Boeing does not report emissions, energy and water consumption, hazardous waste generation and recycling rates at our recently acquired operations in North Charleston, S.C. Except as noted, the following does not include data from Boeing subsidiaries or joint ventures.

This year, Boeing is enhancing public reporting by disclosing emissions of nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxides and volatile organic compounds for U.S. manufacturing operations that submit annual air emission inventory reports to the relevant regulatory authorities.

The graphs on the following pages show data in round numbers for the purpose of creating visual depictions of the data over time. However, performance-improvement percentages stated throughout this Environment Report are calculated using actual values. Consequently, the improvement percentages cited throughout this report more closely indicate actual performance.

Summary of Environmental Performance (2007-2009)
	2007	2008*	2009	% Improvement Absolute (’07-’09)
Revenue (U.S. dollars in millions)	$66,387	$60,909	$68,281
U.S. Employment (Year End)	159,313	162,191	157,073
Energy consumption (MMBtus or Millions of British Thermal Units)	12,951,825	12,679,255	12,642,153	2.4%
CO2 emissions (Metric Tons)	1,331,663	1,295,187	1,291,286	3.0%
Water consumption (Thousands of U.S. gallons)	1,788,759	1,770,002	1,672,285	6.5%
Hazardous waste (Tons generated)	8,956	7,647	8,105	9.5%
Recycling rates (As a percentage of total non-hazardous solid waste generated)	58%	64%	68%
Environmental fines** (U.S. dollars in millions)		$0.024	$0.028
* 2008 revenues and manufacturing production was affected by a 58-day Machinist strike in Washington, Oregon and Kansas. ** Environmental fines do not include a proposed settlement for storm water permit violations at Santa Susana, Calif., between 2006-2009.

 

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