Our Go Green program drives operational improvements by reducing greenhouse gas emissions through energy efficiency and use of renewable energy. Our Environment, Safety, Health and Sustainability and facilities teams conduct on-site and off-site engineering assessments to identify renewable energy and efficiency projects. Findings are used to develop annual tactical plans and an iterative strategic plan with a three-year outlook, against which actual progress is measured and compared. This is called our Go Green gated capital cycle. Investing in capital and operational projects that improve resource efficiency is key to reducing emissions. This work is sanctioned by our Board of Directors, which receives performance updates at least twice per year from our Senior Vice President, Ethics and Enterprise Assurance and our Vice President, Environment, Safety, Health and Sustainability. In addition, members of executive and senior leadership across multiple functions and our business areas review, approve and support implementation plans, including required investment strategies. Multiple corporate policies guide our approach to green building standards, energy efficiency, strategic energy procurement and use of renewable energy. Our ISO 14001-certified enterprise Environment, Safety and Health Management System drives continuous improvement and commits all business areas to operating in a manner that protects the environment, conserves natural resources, prevents pollution, and reduces and actively manages associated risks. For more information, visit our Carbon Strategy website.
Annually increase carbon removal technology installation, investment and support through 2025.
The Sustainability organization partnered with the Lockheed Martin Ventures team to analyze new technology investment opportunities through a sustainability lens. Lockheed Martin Ventures makes strategic investments in companies that are developing cutting-edge technologies in core businesses and new markets important to Lockheed Martin. Opportunities were reviewed against sustainability criteria and business strategy elements to identify climate technology that aligns with our sustainability priorities, such as carbon removal. Additionally, the Sustainability organization is partnering with our Social Impact team to identify charitable contribution opportunities that align with our sustainability commitments, as well as ways to engage employees and enhance community resilience in locations where we operate. Within our engineering groups, we are evaluating carbon removal partnership opportunities.
Offset 100% of carbon emissions resulting from business-related travel by 2025.
The business travel goal has been retired; we have shifted our focus to value chain engagements that will be more impactful across our more material Scope 3 categories. Learn more on our Carbon Strategy website.
Hazardous Chemicals/Materials
Lockheed Martin has developed two internal corporate policies - Restrictions on the Use of Chemical Substances in Products and Processes and Global Product Chemistry Regulations - that together define our chemical stewardship and regulatory compliance efforts. The first policy includes lists of prohibited and targeted chemicals that are updated annually based on risk assessments, current usage evaluations and regulatory reviews. Lockheed Martin’s Global Supply Chain Operations, Engineering and Technology, Program Management, and Environment, Safety, Health and Sustainability (ESHS) organizations all have roles in leading and managing these procedures across the enterprise.
Resource and Substance Supply Vulnerability
Increase traceability of critical mineral resources and substances used in the supply chain, through data analysis and mitigation for signature programs by 2025.
As a downstream user of critical mineral resources, it is challenging to trace the upstream origins of all our product components — from raw material extraction, to manufacturers and suppliers, to final integration into products at our facilities. The responsibility for critical mineral resources is built into our supply chain strategy and overseen by our Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer. Due to the importance of critical mineral resources, we have a Director of Critical Materials Management with responsibility for overseeing this issue and a cross-functional working group chartered to explore solutions to supply and trace these critical mineral resources. We work to make purchasing decisions that reduce environmental and social risks in our value chain. For more information, visit our Supplier website.
Total Cost of Ownership
All business areas meet or exceed annual customer savings goals as defined in business area executive vice president scorecards through 2025.
We have a Supply Chain Council that meets monthly to guide affordability initiatives. The Supply Chain Council provides updates on enterprise-wide performance to our Chief Operating Officer, who reports periodically on Lockheed Martin’s competitive position in the market to the Board of Directors. Furthermore, the business areas come together quarterly to collaborate and leverage skills to advance affordability efforts. Business areas have specific affordability guidelines unique to their customers and programs, and our supply chain staff complete training on affordability objectives and tools. To engage our workforce we offer lunch and learn sessions open to all employees across the enterprise which include a broad array of supply chain affordability topics as well as training modules to select communities that provide tools and techniques to drive affordability results.