We implement a comprehensive total waste reduction strategy that focuses on minimizing the amount of waste our facilities generate and ensuring that the waste generated at our facilities is properly handled according to local, state and national regulations. To do this, we consider packaging from our supply chain, reuse and repurposing of materials, and focused employee engagement to promote waste stewardship.

In 2022, we updated our waste goal to reflect the ways in which COVID-19 changed the nature of our business. A larger proportion of employees are now remote, and this impacts our facility occupancy and related waste metrics. Our 2022 goal for waste was to reduce waste per occupant by 6% based on a 4-year growth scenario. To measure our progress on this goal, we projected company growth and resulting waste generation until 2025 in a business-as-usual scenario and compared it to our waste generation after implementing waste-reduction initiatives.

Our efforts reduce waste sent to the landfill and for incineration. Waste streams contributing to the goal include hazardous and non-hazardous waste, universal waste and other waste streams, such as office furniture. In 2022, we achieved a 7% reduction of waste per occupant over a 4-year projected growth scenario.

Waste management and disposal activities are governed by our Waste Disposal and Recycling internal corporate procedure. Performance is reported to our Vice President, Environment, Safety, Health and Sustainability, on a quarterly basis and to the Board of Directors twice per year. A corporate-wide waste-reduction working group meets monthly to collaborate on waste-reduction efforts and share related best practices. In 2022, the waste-reduction working group held a two-day summit to update Lockheed Martin’s waste-reduction strategy and began efforts to set a long-term waste-reduction goal. Results of the summit highlighted the importance of source reduction and recycling in our future waste strategy.

Lockheed Martin has a robust process for the management and disposal of hazardous waste generated by our operations. Our Waste Disposal and Recycling internal corporate procedure describes the minimum requirements for hazardous waste generation, storage, transportation and disposal, and is applicable to all Lockheed Martin operations. This procedure is implemented to protect the environment, ensure regulatory compliance and minimize risk. All Lockheed Martin operations are required to use hazardous waste transporters and disposal facilities that have undergone rigorous assessments and received approval by the Environment, Safety, Health and Sustainability team. These assessments look at factors such as hazardous waste disposal facility operations, design and environmental controls, permitting and regulatory compliance, management systems, financial and insurance data, and transportation and safety metrics. Approved hazardous waste transporters and disposal facilities are reassessed on a regular basis.