FALLS CHURCH, Va., Aug. 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop
Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) released its 2014 Corporate
Responsibility Report (CRR), a comprehensive publication that
highlights the company's ongoing commitment to corporate
responsibility including diversity and inclusion; environment
sustainability; support for science, technology, engineering and
mathematics (STEM) education; supplier diversity and ethics. It is
the eighth year the company has published this report.
"Our corporate responsibility and sustainability activities
support our social, economic and environmental objectives and are
fundamental to everything we do at Northrop Grumman," said
Wes Bush, chairman, chief executive
officer and president, Northrop Grumman. "Our business approach
incorporates sustainability to create long-term value for all our
stakeholders. This report describes those efforts and serves as our
guide for continuous improvement and sustainable top
performance."
The Northrop Grumman CRR is produced consistent with the Global
Reporting Initiative (GRI) G4 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines.
GRI is a third-party organization that has developed a widely used
environmental, social and governance reporting framework. The
report is also evaluated by an independent external review panel
that provides feedback and advice from a stakeholder perspective.
The CRR is available on-line at:
http://www.northropgrumman.com/CorporateResponsibility/Pages/Reports.aspx
"I'm very proud of our corporate responsibility accomplishments.
Every year we track our activities and work hard to improve," said
Sandra Evers-Manly, vice president,
global corporate responsibility, Northrop Grumman and president,
Northrop Grumman Foundation. "We pledge to continue these efforts
which are made possible by the dedication and commitment of
Northrop Grumman employees."
Some highlights include:
- In 2014 Northrop Grumman achieved greater diversity in
leadership among company officers and within executive-level
appointments.
- The company reduced greenhouse gas intensity (metric tonnes of
carbon dioxide equivalent per million dollars in sales) by 26.2
percent from 2008 levels.
- Northrop Grumman invested more than $15.9 million from company contributions and the
Northrop Grumman Foundation to fund global STEM education programs
and initiatives that are making a difference for students and their
teachers.
- More than 32 percent of Northrop Grumman procurement spending
went to small, women and minority-owned business.
- Globally, more than 99 percent of company employees completed
ethics and compliance training, with the remaining one percent
attributable to employees on leave, who are required to take the
training when they re-enter the workforce.
Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing
innovative systems, products and solutions in unmanned systems,
cyber, C4ISR, and logistics and modernization to government and
commercial customers worldwide. Please visit
www.northropgrumman.com for more information.
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