We have an environment policy and framework to help us manage our environmental performance and minimise risks. This emphasises that everyone at BAE Systems - from individual employees to teams and managers - is accountable for the environmental impacts of our operations.
All of our major manufacturing sites are certified to the international environmental management systems standard ISO 14001. We monitor our performance using environmental reporting indicators that apply across the group. Improvement targets are set at site level. In 2003 we set up a Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Council for our operations in North America. The Council will help identify HSE risks and engage managers and employees in improving performance. It will encourage HSE professionals to share ideas and best practice for example through a new HSE website.
