Employee enthusiasm is helping to drive environmentally-progressive improvements into the company's products and operations. Our environmental engagement program is working to embed conservation and environmental considerations into all our daily business processes, where even the smallest actions yield big results when replicated across the company. It is fully supported by corporate leadership, is overseen by an Employee Environmental Advisory Council and uses multiple approaches to encourage participation and collaboration.

Proactive, employee-led Green Teams are one of the program's key strategies for reducing the environmental footprint of Boeing's operations. Green Teams usually organize regionally and focus on identifying and implementing specific improvements, such as:

• Environmentally innovative products and services
• Manufacturing or business process improvements
• Conservation of energy and resources, recycling, reduction of waste and source reduction strategies
• Environmental efforts that better our communities

Site Green Teams have been growing rapidly, with more than 20 active groups in U.S. locations, including El Segundo, California; St. Louis, Missouri; Everett, Washington; San Antonio, Texas; and Huntsville, Alabama. The teams are participating in some successful projects:

• The Green Team at the Everett Interiors Responsibility Center in Washington State collaborated with its largest supplier to accept 33 tons of pallets and shipping materials for reuse over the past seven months. In addition, the team eliminated more than 60 forklift trips per day by relocating dumpsters closer to factory operations.
• A Green Team in Computing and Network Operations is working across the enterprise to power VoIP phones from data closet switches instead of individual power packs, reducing energy consumption by over 1.1 million kilowatt-hours per year.
• The El Segundo Green Team held a one-day e-recycling event at which employees collected nearly three tons of personal electronic waste for appropriate disposal.
• The Huntsville Green Team was recognized for their efforts to reduce energy consumption and increase employee environmental awareness with City of Huntsville 2008 Air Pollution Control Achievement Awards in two categories: Energy Conservation and Employee Education. The team was also recognized for helping the city of Huntsville garner the nation's top award for an electronics recycling program.

Employees in several nations — including Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada, Germany and Sweden — have also contributed, and that number is expected to grow.