Environmental Recognition
From the 2009 Corporate Social Responsibility Report:
- Northrop Grumman achieved U.S. Environmental Protection Agency "SmartWay" certification as a freight shipper. Through load consolidation programs, we targeted a reduction of more than 1 million freight miles in 2009 and an additional half million miles in 2010.
- In recognition of outstanding results in achieving key environmental goals, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program’s Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health team has received an Environmental Award from the Chief of Naval Operations in the Environmental Excellence in Weapon System Acquisition category. The award winners were honored April 15 in a ceremony in Washington, D.C. at the U.S. Navy Memorial and Naval Heritage Center.
- Several Northrop Grumman sites have been honored by the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery as Waste Reduction Awards Program (WRAP) winners. Read more
From the 2008 Corporate Social Responsiblity Report:
- Hampton Roads Sanitation District, second consecutive award to the employees in Newport News, Virginia, for outstanding compliance with wastewater standards.
- Industrial Environmental Association and the California Manufacturers & Technology Association, the "California Environmental Responsibility” award to employees in San Diego, California, for eliminating all discharges, including storm water, to the San Diego Bay.
- Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts, Certificate of Recognition to employees at the Space Park facility in Redondo Beach, California, for full compliance with wastewater discharge standards for calendar year 2007.
- Operation Save New York Energy Conservation Program, “Gold Performance” award to employees at the Bethpage, New York facility for voluntary reductions in energy use during demand periods (6,750 kilowatts versus a goal of 4,000 kilowatts).
- One of our El Segundo, California buildings received the prestigious Energy Star designation for its superior energy performance.
“Air Pollution Control Achievement” award to the employees at the Huntsville, Alabama facility for achieving a 90 percent reduction in the emission of isopropyl alcohol. - State of California, “Waste Reduction Award Program” (WRAP) for success in reducing solid waste at six Southern California facilities. The 2008 awards were in recognition of efforts at the El Segundo and Palmdale sites, and mark the company’s 28th such award, going back to 1992, for efforts to minimize waste through recycling, reuse and employee education.
- U.S. Department of Energy, “Energy Champion” recognition of the St. Augustine, Florida site for implementing numerous energy conservation improvements (as defined by reducing energy consumption more than 20 percent with a commensurate reduction in greenhouse gas emissions).
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, “Green Lights” award to the employees at the Baltimore, Maryland facility for retrofitting lighting fixtures and ballasts with T-8 fluorescent lamps and electronic ballast technology.
From the 2007 Corporate Responsiblity Report:
- Northrop Grumman Corporation received the state of California’s 2006 and 2007 Waste Reduction Award Program (WRAP) honor for its success in cutting waste at six Southern California facilities. This marks the company’s 26th award (since 1992) for efforts to minimize waste through recycling, reuse and employee education.
- In 2006 and 2007, Northrop Grumman employees helped plant trees for the “Trees to the Sea” project in Los Angeles. The nonprofit-sponsored project aims to plant a total of 500 trees along the Imperial Highway, between the city of El Segundo and Los Angeles International Airport. Read more.
- In both 2006 and 2007, Northrop Grumman received the state of California’s Flex Your Power award for its success in saving energy. ‘Flex Your Power’ is a partnership of California’s utilities, residents, businesses, institutions, government agencies and nonprofit organizations working to save energy. Northrop Grumman was the only industrial corporation among five winners of the Best Overall award, the highest of the honors given.
- Employees at the Northrop Grumman facility in Baltimore received the EPA’s Green Lights Award for retrofitting lighting fixtures and ballasts with T-8 fluorescent lamps and electronic ballast technology.
- Employees in San Diego received the California Environmental Responsibility Award from the Industrial Environmental Association and the California Manufacturers & Technology Association for eliminating all discharges, including storm water, to the San Diego Bay.
- Huntsville, Alabama employees received an Air Pollution Control Achievement Award for achieving a 90 percent reduction in the emission of isopropyl alcohol.
- In Palmdale, California, employees received the annual Achievement In Reducing Emissions (AIRE) award from the Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District for eliminating chromium in one coating and reducing volatile organic compounds in three others.