Boeing:

In Practice

Partner Profile

Boeing is a world leading aerospace company and the largest manufacturer of commercial jetliners and military aircraft combined. Additionally, Boeing designs and manufactures rotorcraft, electronic and defense systems, missiles, satellites, launch vehicles, and advanced information and communication systems.  In 2009, Boeing's CEO recommitted the company's partnership with ENERGY STAR to reduce energy consumption.

Industrial Partner Since 1997

Awards & Recognition

  • Partner of the Year - Energy Management(2011,2012)
  • Sustained Excellence(2013)

Boeing

Contact Information:
 Boeing
100 North Riverside
Chicago, IL 60606
206-251-2968

In Practice

3: Set Goals

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3.2: Estimate Potential for Improvement

Factors for Setting Improvement Goals

The Boeing Conservation Initiative, launched in 2008, drives efficiency and sustainability improvements in eight targeted areas: Energy Conservation, Renewable Energy, Sustainable Site and Building Design, Solid Waste and Recycling, Hazardous Waste, Water, Fleet, and Commuting.  Improvement goals are based on the company's energy management experience and capabilities spanning almost 20 years.  The factors considered include:  historical energy consumption, site-to-site benchmarking comparisons, energy conservation project replication opportunities, infrastructure improvements, employee engagement efforts, and ISO 14001 environmental management system certifications.  These considerations are weighed against business and production growth projections to determine long-range energy reduction goals.

4: Create Action Plan

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4.2: Determine Roles and Resources

Conservation Project Fund

 

Boeing established a multi-year Conservation Project Fund in 2007 to help meet the company goals of increasing energy efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas emissions intensity 25 percent by 2012.  This fund is available to all major operating sites and is allocated based on a prorated percentage of the total enterprise utilities budget.  Each site is required to develop project plans to utilize the funding in attaining their individual energy reduction goals.  Typical projects include lighting upgrades, HVAC improvements, variable frequency drive installations, improved insulation, and controls upgrades.  Conservation Fund projects are reported monthly at the corporate, regional and site levels for implementation status, cost, energy savings and project payback. An "Improve Scorecard" summarizes each site's status for all projects with scoring using a green/yellow/red stoplight convention representing performance to plan.  Savings from conservation projects are captured through reductions in site utilities budgets.  Since initiating the conservation fund, the compounded savings have equaled the annual investment for new projects.

 

5: Implement Action Plan

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5.2: Raise Awareness

Employee Engagement

Boeing has an active employee engagement plan supporting conservation and environmental programs. A full-time manager directs and coordinates engagement activities. An internal web site named the "Environment Information Center" acts as a central destination for information and activities around the globe, and provides a resource to share ideas and get engaged with employee-led "green teams."  Energy and environmental awareness activities are included in all site energy assessments. Regular features about environmental improvements, including energy conservation, run in the company's news intranet site and the company magazine.

7: Recognize Achievements

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7.1: Internal Recognition

Boeing Conservation Awards

 

The Boeing Conservation Award program recognizes individuals and groups that identify and implement projects to improve Boeing's environmental performance.  To encourage replication of energy and other environmental improvement strategies, profiles of all nominated projects are posted on a company database for visibility.  The winning projects are highlighted in the company's internal news site.  Starting in 2004 as the Boeing Energy Awards, the company has annually recognized energy projects focused on site utilities and other systems.  In 2009, the award program was renamed the Boeing Conservation Awards and expanded to include renewable energy, recycling, water, and alterative commuting projects.