Our Results

Performance

Boeing has reduced its environmental footprint at a time of significant business growth. We continue to work toward our five-year goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, energy use, hazardous-waste generation and water intake by 25 percent on a revenue-adjusted basis and by 1 percent on an absolute basis. While our unprecedented increases in airplane production have made these goals more challenging, we remain on track to achieve the targeted absolute reduction on most measures and expect our revenue-adjusted improvements will still reach the mid to high teens.

On an absolute basis, Boeing has reduced CO₂ emissions by 3 percent, energy use by 1 percent, hazardous waste by 17 percent and water intake by 9 percent since 2007.

On a revenue-adjusted basis, Boeing has reduced CO₂ emissions by 7 percent, energy use by 4 percent, hazardous waste by 19 percent and water intake by 12 percent since 2007. In 2011, 76 percent of the solid waste we generated was diverted from landfills — a 31 percent improvement since 2007. 

Data reported in this section reflects environmental performance at the following sites, which represent the vast majority of Boeing’s operations in the United States:

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

In some cases, data from additional sites and office locations are included. When that occurs, it is indicated in the footnotes accompanying data tables and graphs.

The graphs in this section are labeled with information rounded to the nearest decimal place. However, graphs throughout this Environment Report are calculated using whole values. Consequently, some slight variation may occur for the purpose of creating visual presentations.

During the past year, Boeing began tracking the environmental footprint at our new manufacturing complex in North Charleston, S.C. In 2011, we tracked carbon dioxide emissions, energy consumption, water intake, hazardous-waste generation at several — but not all — of our facilities in South Carolina, including the 787 final assembly building and the airplane delivery center. Where data from South Carolina is included in this report, it is noted in the footnotes. We anticipate that our 2013 Environment Report will include data for all of our South Carolina operations.