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ratt & Whitney has launched aggressive goals to further improve the sustainability of its factories, suppliers and products by 2025 and increase efficiencies, create added value for its customers and employees and lead efforts to reduce aviation’s environmental impact. Pratt & Whitney’s global sustainability goals for 2025 — the company’s 100-year anniversary — focus on waste, energy, water, safety and wellness, materials, suppliers and products. The company’s sustainability improvements to date demonstrate a record of leadership, achievement and commitment.
“Pratt & Whitney is proud of its environmental leadership. We will be unmatched in sustainability. Our goal is to be the aerospace sustainability leader,” said David Hess, president, Pratt & Whitney. “At Pratt & Whitney, sustainability means integrating environmental and social issues into the business model as part of our commitment to customers, employees and the communities where we live and work. Simply put, we do well by doing good.” The 2025 goals and Pratt & Whitney’s achievements to reduce its environmental impact are: Waste: In factories, P&W will have
zero waste — 100% recycled. Results to date: since 2006, P&W has reduced total industrial process waste by 30%, or six thousand tonnes. Energy: Energy use will be optimised and P&W will reduce greenhouse gases by 80%. Results to date: Since 2006, P&W has reduced greenhouse gases by 30% in factories — 232,000 tonnes of CO2 (the equivalent of taking more than 45,000 cars off the road). P&W also reduced air emissions from chemicals by 60%. Water: None wasted, especially in water-scarce areas, will reduce consumption by 80%. Results to date: Since 2006, P&W has reduced water use »
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