With thousands of suppliers world-wide, Boeing recognizes that engaging suppliers is not a one-size-fits-all proposition. Boeing's Environment, Health and Safety Supplier Engagement Team is carefully analyzing the company's supply base to understand the environmental management practices of our suppliers.

To gather supplier data for its baseline analysis, Boeing turned to the Carbon Disclosure Project, a research organization that has assembled the largest corporate greenhouse gas emissions database in the world. The CDP annually publishes reports that provide detailed analysis of how the largest companies around the globe are responding to climate change.

The Boeing supplier study, conducted by the CDP in 2008, analyzed data from approximately 60 Boeing suppliers, selected to represent a broad cross-section of various industries. The results give Boeing important information about the risks, opportunities, goals and plans that shape each industry. This multi-faceted view will help Boeing refine its own goals and plans, as well as shape a set of long-range expectations for its supply base in a way that is practical and adaptable to the diverse array of Boeing suppliers.

Boeing intends to repeat the supplier survey periodically to monitor progress and spot emerging trends.