CHICAGO, July 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing [NYSE: BA]
today released its 2020 Global Environment report, highlighting how
the company is sustainably designing and building products, while
conserving resources and reducing waste across its global
operations.
The company has set ambitious 2025 environmental goals – which
include significant reductions in emissions, waste, and water and
energy consumption – and made solid progress toward these targets
in 2019.
"Our ongoing commitment to environmental sustainability is
important to our overall strategy," said Greg Smith, Boeing executive vice president of
Enterprise Operations, chief financial officer and interim leader
of Communications. "Innovation is part of Boeing's DNA and we apply
this inventiveness to help solve the fundamental global challenge
of climate change."
Boeing's 2019 environmental highlights include:
- Developing new products that are 15% to 25% more efficient in
support of the aerospace industry's goal to achieve global
carbon-neutral growth in 2020 and drive a 50% reduction in carbon
emissions by 2050.
- Offering airline customers the option to fly their new
airplanes home on sustainable fuel.
- Securing more renewable energy to power operations by joining
the Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance, a community of large energy
buyers accelerating a zero-carbon energy future.
- Reducing solid waste sent to landfills by 15% and water
consumption by 7% since 2017, significantly advancing the company's
goal to drive a 20% reduction in both metrics by 2025.
- Launching the 777 ecoDemonstrator flying test bed to assess
sustainable technologies, including new wing fin technology that
improves efficiency during takeoff and landing and could save
airlines millions of gallons of fuel each year.
- Collaborating with external partners and local nonprofits to
support environmental sustainability through educational outreach,
community involvement, land conservation and habitat
restoration.
- Receiving an ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Award for
Sustained Excellence for the 10th consecutive year.
Boeing is working to achieve its environmental goals by 2025,
which include reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 25%; water use
and solid waste to landfill by 20%; energy use by 10%; and
hazardous waste by 5% at worksites. Boeing's industry-leading fuel
efficient product offerings are enabling the industry to achieve a
global approach to carbon-neutral growth starting in 2020 and a 50%
reduction by 2050.
Boeing is the world's largest aerospace company and leading
provider of commercial airplanes, defense, space and security
systems, and global services. As a top U.S. exporter, the company
supports commercial and government customers in more than 150
countries. Boeing employs more than 160,000 people worldwide and
leverages the talents of a global supplier base. Building on a
legacy of aerospace leadership, Boeing continues to lead in
technology and innovation, deliver for its customers and invest in
its people and future growth.
Contact
Monica
Zimmer
Boeing Communications
Mobile: +1 425-919-3005
monica.m.zimmer@boeing.com
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