Championing This Idea: ‘Commit to Do What You Can’ Environmental scientist Kristin Marshall is Boeing ’ s 2021 Environment Champion, an annual award given to an employee who exemplifies leadership by improving environmental performance and inspiring others to do the same. Throughout her career, Marshall has been inspired by one of President Theodore Roosevelt’s favorite sayings: “Do what you can, with what you’ve got, where you are.” She encourages everyone at Boeing to act to ensure environmental sustainability. Some examples of Marshall’s environmental commitment include leading the installation of an award-winning rain garden and working with a team to implement automated environmental monitoring at paint booths. “Many of the sustainability and environmental challenges we face are definitely huge in scale, but everyone at Boeing can — and should — contribute to the solution,” Marshall said. “You can figure out what single action you are going to take with the options you have and take action today, tomorrow and in the future.” Kristin Marshall, Boeing’s 2021 Environment Champion (Boeing photo) Shining a Focus on Safety, Sustainability and Clean Tools In 2021, motivated teams of engineers and technical experts advanced the safety and sustainability of automated laser tool cleaning, earning a Boeing Technical Replication Award for their efforts. Employees at Boeing Auburn in Washington pioneered the work, while the Composite Wing Center in Everett, Washington, advanced the concept and colleagues at Boeing Canada Winnipeg expanded it even further. Conventional tool cleaning uses manual sanders or chemical processing, which adds ergonomic, safety and environmental concerns. Laser ablation nearly eliminates those risks. The teams’ solution has the following benefits: • Eliminates 100% of ergonomic/repetitive risks from manual sanding • Removes 100% of hazardous chemicals from de-painting • Reduces hazardous waste by 90% • Reduces worker exposure to hazardous chemicals • Reduces damage to tooling as a result of oversanding We implemented this technique on tools to get our arms around how to use lasers in a manufacturing setting. Once we gained confidence, we graduated to other aircraft applications.” Kay Blohowiak, Senior Technical Fellow, Boeing Research & Technology 2022 Sustainability Report 57 Contents People Introduction Communities Operations Reporting Approach & Governance Products & Services