14 DAY TRIAL // The Boeing Company has again been recognized as a world leader in the field of promoting knowledge on global warming and climate change, and acting on this knowledge itself.
The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) therefore rewarded the company for the second consecutive year, consolidating the corporation's position as a leader in the field.
The scientific consensus at this point is that the planet is warming in part due to a natural cycle, and in part due to the influence of human activities on the environment.
The pollution and greenhouse gases we put in the air daily are making the warming worse, with devastating consequences for animal species, precipitation patterns, sea levels and so on.
Numerous actors, including governments and private corporations, non-profit organizations and prominent private individuals, are trying to raise awareness on this issue, and results are starting to show.
Boeing has been involved in such efforts for quite some time, and it is apparently very successful at what it does. The classification that CDP did is basically a comprehensive survey of global corporate carbon emissions.
The company is listed in the investor-funded nonprofit organization's 2010 Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index.
This means that the corporation demonstrated good internal data management practices for understanding greenhouse gas emissions over the past year.
“Boeing's environmental improvement stems directly from our innovative and engaged employees,” explains the vice president of Environment, Health and Safety, Mary Armstrong.
“We've seen many instances where impressive cost savings and productivity improvements resulted from employee-led activities to reduce our environmental footprint,” adds the Boeing official.
“This has helped us enhance our product performance, reduce costs and meet the needs of our customers while becoming more environmentally efficient,” she goes on to say.
“Companies that make this index have also demonstrated clear consideration of how climate change is and will impact their business,” explains the chief executive of the CDP, Paul Dickinson.
“As companies' understanding of climate change issues grows, they are better placed to take positive action to manage and mitigate risks,” he concludes.