Thu, Sep 23, 2010
Recognized As A Leader In Climate Change Disclosure
For the second consecutive year, the Carbon Disclosure Project
recognized Boeing as one of the world's leading companies in
reporting climate-change risks and taking actions to improve
environmental performance. The Carbon Disclosure Project, an
investor-funded nonprofit organization that produces the most
comprehensive survey of global corporate carbon emissions, listed
The Boeing Company in its 2010 Carbon Disclosure Leadership
Index.
"Boeing's environmental improvement stems directly from our
innovative and engaged employees," said Mary Armstrong, vice
president of Environment, Health and Safety. "We've seen many
instances where impressive cost savings and productivity
improvements resulted from employee-led activities to reduce our
environmental footprint. This has helped us enhance our
product performance, reduce costs and meet the needs of our
customers while becoming more environmentally efficient."
Companies recognized in the Leadership Index demonstrate good
internal data management practices for understanding greenhouse gas
emissions, including energy use, according to Paul Dickinson, chief
executive of the Carbon Disclosure Project. "Companies that make
this index have also demonstrated clear consideration of how
climate change is and will impact their business. As
companies' understanding of climate change issues grows, they are
better placed to take positive action to manage and mitigate
risks."
Compiled by PricewaterhouseCoopers, the index highlights
companies within the Financial Times Stock Exchange Global Equity
Index Series (Global 500) and S&P 500 Index that have displayed
the most professional approach to corporate governance in climate
change disclosure practices. The index, compiled for some 534
institutional investors with combined assets under management in
excess of $64 trillion, evaluates the performance of some 2,500
companies around the globe.
At major U.S. facilities since 2002, Boeing reduced CO2
emissions by 31 percent, energy consumption by 32 percent, water
consumption by 43 percent and hazardous-waste generation by 38
percent on a revenue-adjusted basis.
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