Our Commitment
Performance Targets
Photo: Boeing
Mike Kunce, left, Tom Harmon and the energy management team improved system efficiency and reduced 2011 energy and water usage by more than 12 percent in the main office building at our St. Louis site. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recognized the achievement in 2012 by awarding the building an ENERGY STAR.
Boeing set the following targets for the period between 2007 and 2012 at our operations in the United States, where we have our largest manufacturing presence:
|
Absolute Reduction |
Revenue-Adjusted Reduction |
Greenhouse Gas Emissions |
1% |
25% |
Energy Consumption |
1% |
25% |
Water Intake |
1% |
25% |
Hazardous-Waste Generation |
1% |
25% |
In addition, we committed to increasing the amount of solid waste diverted from landfills to 75 percent, measured on an absolute basis, for the same period.
Since adopting these targets, Boeing has announced increases in production rates for all commercial airplane models. We also hired thousands of new employees and added major new manufacturing operations, including the South Carolina 787 production facilities and the PDX facility for painting twin-engine airplanes in Portland, Ore.
For information on performance toward these goals, please see Our Results.
