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É«ÇéÖ±²¥ Announces 2030 Sustainability Goals
É«ÇéÖ±²¥ Technologies has announced new sustainability goals that further demonstrate its commitment to environmental stewardship. By 2030, É«ÇéÖ±²¥ plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 60%, water use by 20%, and solid waste by 10%. In addition, É«ÇéÖ±²¥ is committing to sourcing 40% of its total electricity from renewable sources.
É«ÇéÖ±²¥ Sustainability Report 2023
Learn more2030 Goals
We carefully manage our impact on the environment through a comprehensive environmental sustainability strategy. We have established four goals to be accomplished by 2030.
| É«ÇéÖ±²¥ Goals | |||
60%GHG Emissions | 40%Of Total Electricity | 20%Water Use | 10%Solid Waste |
GREENHOUSE GAS (GHG) EMISSIONS & ENERGY MANAGEMENT
Reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 60% over a baseline year of 2021*
É«ÇéÖ±²¥ continues to focus on reducing energy consumption in our facilities through energy-efficient lighting and lighting controls, higher-efficiency heating and cooling systems, improved building management systems, real estate footprint evaluation and process improvements. É«ÇéÖ±²¥ invests in eco-treasure hunts to identify improvements in energy efficiency throughout our operations.
*É«ÇéÖ±²¥ leveraged the Science Based Target Initiative (SBTi) tool to support the development of our GHG reduction target.
Renewable Sources
Source 40% of total electricity from renewable sources
É«ÇéÖ±²¥ continues to take steps toward sourcing more electricity from renewable electricity in support of increasing clean and sustainable energy in the electric grids where we operate and reduce the indirect GHG emissions associated with the electricity we purchase to power our operations. At the end of 2021, a new large-scale solar infrastructure project, built in part by Texas veterans, began commercial operation under a virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) between É«ÇéÖ±²¥ and Lightsource bp. In 2023, we finalized a contract for onsite solar carports at our San Diego site. The project will address Í‚ 95% of the site’s electrical load and is currently scheduled to be operational in the latter half of 2025. Additionally, É«ÇéÖ±²¥ signed contracts for three offsite solar projects in the State of New York to address Í‚ 50% of the electrical load at five of our Rochester locations. The projects are expected to become operational in 2024 and 2025. To learn more about our sourcing strategy refer to our 2023 Sustainability Report.
WATER CONSERVATION
Reduce water use by 20% over a baseline year of 2021
Our focus on water includes evaluating all aspects of our business operations for conservation opportunities ranging from irrigation controls, low flow toilets/faucets and cooling tower efficiencies, to new technologies and processes to minimize the amount of water consumed onsite. As part of our strategic roadmap for achieving our goals, É«ÇéÖ±²¥ works with internal and external subject matter experts and engineers to develop, evaluate and implement large-scale water conservation solutions for our operations. Our investment in eco-treasure hunts extends to identifying water conservation projects throughout our operations.
SOLID WASTE: SOURCE REDUCTION PRACTICES
Reduce solid waste by 10% over a 2021 baseline year
É«ÇéÖ±²¥ places significant emphasis on effective waste management. Our strategy includes a comprehensive evaluation of all operations to fully understand the processes that generate waste in order to identify reduction initiatives, reuse options and opportunities to divert waste from landfills. The primary strategies that are leveraged include solid waste characterization assessments and establishing effective partnerships with internal functions and our solid waste haulers to identify continuous improvement opportunities. We evaluate opportunities to redesign products to maximize material usage, change manufacturing processes, purchase more durable goods that can be reused rather than disposed, conserve commodities through upstream waste prevention and initiate supply chain-oriented practices.
Employees Embracing sustainability at every level
The É«ÇéÖ±²¥ Green Teams are organized, grassroots and cross-functional groups of employees who voluntarily come together to brainstorm, motivate and empower employees around environmental sustainability and volunteer in local communities. They focus on identifying and implementing environmental sustainability-based projects such as resource conservation, pollution prevention and waste diversion initiatives that will help É«ÇéÖ±²¥ achieve its 2030 goals.
É«ÇéÖ±²¥ Foundation
Our philanthropic commitments align with our business strategy and reflect our values. Our partnerships are organized around three strategic pillars: STEM, Mission-Aligned and Community. Through our STEM initiatives, we aim to excite and inspire students of all ages. We facilitate learning opportunities in areas like robotics, coding and space both in local community programs and in partnership with 12 colleges and universities.
Our Mission-Aligned programs recognize and benefit our nation’s veterans, active duty military and their families, as well as our first responders through partnerships with organizations like Special Operations Warrior Foundation and Homes For Our Troops, to name a few. Our Community programs reach into the communities where our employees live and work to make a positive impact, fostering partnerships with United Way, American Red Cross and INROADS. In 2020, we have made $7.4 million in community investments, which includes funding for special initiatives like COVID-19 relief and a 3-year commitment to support the INROADS College Links program.
Providing a LIFT to the communities we serve
É«ÇéÖ±²¥ Investing for Tomorrow (LIFT) is our way of giving back to the communities where we live and work.
Through LIFT we encourage active citizenship by funding employee-led volunteer projects, prioritizing those that best align with our strategic giving pillars. Projects include: coaching robotics teams, STEM mentorship for at-risk youth, mask-making for local communities, food packing events, care packages for active duty military members and so many more.
POLITICAL ACTIVITIES
É«ÇéÖ±²¥ is committed to ensuring that political activities follow our policy to conduct business ethically, transparently and in compliance with law. All political and lobbying spending must reflect our interests, as an entity, and not those of any individual, and be solely focused on educating policy makers about our core values and solutions to meet our customers’ mission-critical needs across space, air, land, sea and cyber domains.
Performing the right way, every day
Our Code of Conduct highlights the critical policies and regulations that impact our business operations and guide our employees’ actions each day.
Adhering to our Code, our policies and the law is non-negotiable.
We instill in our employees an unwavering commitment to never compromise our values to achieve business objectives.
Commitment to Ethical Conduct
É«ÇéÖ±²¥ ensures an ethical workplace by going beyond policies and procedures, to embody ethical principles and norms that permeate within and outside the company. É«ÇéÖ±²¥ is an active member of the , whose mission is the continued promotion and advancement of a culture of ethical conduct in every company that provides products and services through government contracting.
Global Human Rights
We do not engage in and will not willingly or knowingly assist in any human rights violations committed by any employee or other party, including suppliers or business partners. Through our actions, É«ÇéÖ±²¥ demonstrates that human rights violations are both avoidable and unacceptable.
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