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Press Media Wire (Press Release) - Mar 23,2009 -
(PressMediaWire) MACON, Ga., March 23, 2009 --
Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that its Global Mobility Systems
facility in Macon, Ga., has earned International Organization for
Standardization (ISO) 14001 certification, a global benchmark of an
organization's commitment to understand and continuously improve its
environmental performance.
The Macon site, which
produces structural subassemblies for the C-17 Globemaster III advanced
airlifter and supports the CH-47 Chinook helicopter program, is the
first Boeing facility to receive ISO 14001 certification in 2009.
Boeing last year successfully expanded ISO 14001 certification to 16 manufacturing facilities in the United States, Australia and Canada.
Independent
auditors from Det Norske Veritas (DNV), an accredited certification
body of quality, environmental and safety management systems, audited
the Macon site Jan. 27-29 to ensure an established environmental
management system exists and that employees understand their roles in
protecting the environment.
"Achieving ISO 14001
certification reinforces Macon's commitment to environmental excellence
and leverages our Lean+ initiative and efforts to involve employees,"
said Macon Site Leader Reed Morren. "This global standard bolsters our
initiatives for reducing pollution and waste, increasing recycling
rates and improving energy efficiency, which benefits Boeing and our
entire community."
The auditors commended the
Macon site for its significant reduction in energy consumption and the
implementation of a Lean+ checklist into all Lean processes.
The
Boeing Company is committed to pioneering environmentally progressive
technology and relentlessly reducing its environmental footprint. Since
the introduction of the first Boeing jetliner, airplane emissions of
carbon dioxide have been reduced by around 70 percent and noise
footprints have been reduced by approximately 90 percent. Boeing
targets improving fuel efficiency and reducing carbon dioxide emissions
of each new generation of commercial airplane by at least 15 percent
compared with the airplanes they replace. Boeing has set aggressive
targets to increase solid-waste-recycling rates and energy efficiency
by 25 percent and to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions intensity by 25
percent at its major manufacturing facilities by 2012, with a
comparable goal for hazardous-waste reduction. For more information,
visit the company's Environment Report at www.boeing.com/environment. A unit of The Boeing Company, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems
is one of the world's largest space and defense businesses specializing
in innovative and capabilities-driven customer solutions, and the
world's largest and most versatile manufacturer of military aircraft.
Headquartered in St. Louis, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems is a $32
billion business with 70,000 employees worldwide. ### SOURCE: The Boeing Company |
