EADS

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Sustainability is critical to EADS. It is concerned about sustainability when it design and market its products because they have long life cycles which exceed 30 years. Sustainability influences the short- and long-term objectives and so decisions.
Sustainable mobility and the evolution to a « green » economy are currently some of the most critical questions. EADS recognizes its responsibility to society as it is one of the world's largest aerospace and defense groups. The corporation wants to act as a responsible citizen.

EADS's last top priority is “to move to an eco-efficient enterprise – promote eco-efficiency as a driver of innovation in research, production, product development and new business opportunities.”
Eco-efficiency is the major value of EADS concerning sustainable development. For EADS, it is to create economic value while minimizing environmental impact. And so the engineers are energetically transforming the products so that they lead the way towards a sustainable future. (For example: EADS is developing quieter aircraft that emit less greenhouse gas.)

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[...] In the area of new bio-fuel, EADS succeed in the take-off in 2009 of a Airbus airplane, a four engine one, with a Gas to Liquid fuel (half kerosene and half gas which it is not really a bio-fuel)when in the same time, in 2008 and 2009, Boeing succeed in the take-off of four different airplanes, with four different bio-fuel (respectably based on 20% of Coconuts&Babassu of Jatropha of Algae&Jatropha and 50% of Camellia, Jatropha&Algae blend). Currently EADS recycle his airplanes since 2007 in Tarbes through the society TARMAC (created by six companies and among them two Airbus branch). [...]

[...] For EADS, it is to create economic value while minimising environmental impact. And so the engineers are energetically transforming the products so that they lead the way towards a sustainable future. (For example: EADS is developing quieter aircraft that emit less greenhouse gas.) - Sustainable development strategy: In addition, sustainable development is one huge part of the EADS global strategy Vision 2020 We aim to become truly eco-efficient. We are determined to demonstrate our responsible attitude and to make eco-efficiency a competitive advantage. [...]

[...] Boeing recycles in France his airplane in Chateauroux since and is one of the founding member of the AFRA (Aircraft Fleet Recycling Association which don't have EADS nor Airbus as a member) since 2006. Airbus is awarded by the ISO14001 warrant for environmental management, a ISO norm awarded to any firm which take a engagement to Plan, Do, Act and Check his activities in regard of the protection of the environment and a growth according to sustainable developmental. But this engagement need no specific criteria nor figured results such as noise pollution level, bio-fuel consumption or threshold in CO2 broadcasting. [...]

[...] or EADS Corporation was created in 2000 by the merger of: DaimlerChrysler Aerospace AG (DASA) of Germany, Aérospatiale-Matra of France, and Constucciones Aeronauticas SA (CASA) of Spain. Its headquarter is based in the Netherlands. Nowadays EADS employs 120000 workers. Revenue: €42,822 billion in 2009. Its stability shows strong deliveries across all business. EADS is composed of four divisions which deal with different industries: Airbus which is one of the two leading commercial and military aircraft manufacturer. The other one is the American Boeing. [...]

[...] To reach this objective, EADS develops processes, operations and technologies that contribute to lower emissions and recycling. II Measures in term of reduction of aeronautical pollution For EADS, technological progress isn't a synonym of pending environmental disaster. EADS, and in particular Airbus, is very attached to placing sustainable development at the centre of its politics, as can be seen for instance in this quote from its internet site : are investing to develop the innovative, clean, safe products that will enable people to travel in a low-carbon economy, and to counter emerging threats to security. [...]