AIRBUS CORPORATE ANSWER TO DISSEMINATE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

ACADEMY
SITE AND PRODUCT ORIENTED ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

ECO-EFFICIENCY AND SUSTAINABILITY - G10 - ISSUE 1

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Table of Contents
I.
Why should an environmental management approach be extended to the product life cycle? approach extended to the life cycle? 3 4 5 6

II. How to create an environmental management III. Setting up an Environmental Management System IV. Establishing a link between manufactured
products and environmental aspects associated with manufacturing

V.

Integrating the site management system in a "Corporate" approach approach to product life-cycle management

7 8 10 11 12 13 13 14

VI. Extending the environmental management VII. Extending the management system
to the other life cycle phases

VIII. Dissemination to sectors and to SME/SMIs IX. Benefits of the ACADEMY project X. Follow-through of environmental policy
in the European Union

XI. Useful sources XII. Description of ACADEMY partners

You can also find the ACADEMY Guidelines on www.airbus.com

"Integrating the bigger picture when managing the environmental performance of a company is essential. This document produced in patnership with SBAC, GIFAS, EADS, ATECMA and CRCI Midi-Pyrnes aims to provide stakeholders with a methodology, how to develop such a global approach. The implementation of a site and product oriented life cycle Environmental Management remains a key enabler towards ecoefficiency and sustainbility as a whole".
Bruno COSTES
Airbus Sustainable Development and Eco-efficiency, Director Operations and Compliance

I. Why should an environmental management approach be extended to the product life cycle?
Over the last few years, there has been a considerable increase in the development of environmental management systems. A large number of companies are now committed to ISO 14001 certification or EMAS registration. The implementation of such approaches can lead to improvements and to local environmental performances, but is proved inadequate for sustainable control of the environmental impacts associated with the products throughout their life-cycle, or even the impacts associated with complex multinational organizations. Since environmental management systems generally focus mainly on controlling the impacts of industrial sites, they disregard other phases of the product's life cycle such as design or procurement and the use, maintenance or endof-life phases, which after calculation often prove to be responsible for most of the environmental impacts.

Investing in research to

design
cleaner aircraft Inventing new best practices to disassemble and recycle

end-of-life
Managing the

supply chain
for a shared vision of environmental responsibility

Site and Product Oriented E.M.S SPOEMS

Optimising

aircraft operations
transport and maintenance for enhanced environmental performance Mitigating the impact of

manufacturing
on the environment thanks to cleaner technologies and process

The LIFE04 ENV/FR/000353 Airbus Corporate Answer to Disseminate Environmental Management sYstem has led to an original approach to environmental management systems, by means of a life cycle process that integrates both "Site" and "Product" related aspects.

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II. How to create an environmental management approach extended to the life cycle?
An Environmental Management approach developed along the lines of the ISO 14001 or EMAS directives is mainly used to control the environmental impacts associated with an industrial site or organization

INPUTS

SiteSX
Site

OUTPUTS

Energy Water Raw materials

LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS

Air pollutants Waste Impact on biotas Resource consumption Water discharge Nuisance (Noise, odours, etc.)

Identify sites that are involved in manufacturing

Implementing an environmental management approach to impacts associated with a product requires identification of the various aspects associated with the products. A link must be established between the environmental aspects relating only to those sites involved in manufacturing the product and the quantities of product manufactured.

Site 2
Site 1 Site 3

Site X
Delivered Product

The need for this link justifies the ''Site'' and ''Product'' (life cycle) approach

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III. Setting up an Environmental Management System

The implementation of an environmental management system is crucial for a company if it wants to have sustainable control of environmental impacts and risks, if it wants to guarantee the conformity of the site or organization with the applicable regulatory provisions or other requirements to which the company or site is committed and if wants to ensure the continuous improvement of environmental performance in a logic of pollution prevention. Both ISO 14001 (version 2004) and EMAS provide a methodological framework for setting up such systems based on what is referred to as a "DEMING Cycle" approach (Plan, Do, Check, Act).

ACT:
Management Review Corrective and Preventive actions

Management review

Scheduling PLAN:
Environmental Management System Plan Environmental Analysis Environmental objectives and commitments Resources

CHECK:
Monitoring & Measurement Review performances Internal & external audits

DO: Control Setting

Awareness / Training Communication Operational control Regulatory compliance

For the ACADEMY project, all the Airbus manufacturing sites in Europe were ISO 14001 (2004 version) certified over 2 years, as part of a progressive approach. During the first phase, conducted on 6 sites, the tools and databases necessary for the system were set up. These elements were then disseminated to all the other Airbus sites in Europe (17 sites), including the Head Office in Blagnac (Toulouse). The tools developed include the following: - All necessary documentation - Training and communication kits - Procedures for conducting audits Special care was taken to make sure that the different approaches developed on each site were coherent, notably as regards to integration of the entire system in the company's quality organization.
17 14 6
2004 2005 April 2006 Saint-Nazaire HAMBOURG Bremen Buxtehude Nantes TOULOUSE BLAGNAC

Puerto Real

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IV. Establishing a link between manufactured products and environmental aspects associated with manufacturing

Rejects

Site 1
INPUTS OUTPUTS

Site 2

Site X

Exemple: Quantity of V.O.C rejected per kg of product X manufactured

Produit X
Quantity of Product X manufactured

For the ACADEMY project, the industrial processes and aircraft parts manufactured were analysed. A link was established between the aspects/impacts of the industrial processes, and more generally the sites involved, for each quantity of product or aircraft part manufactured.

Wings on Production

Aircraft on Assembly Line

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V. Integrating the site management system in a "Corporate" approach

This is an essential phase to ensure the coherence between the system and the effective internal control of the environmental aspects/impacts associated with the products and their life cycle. For the ACADEMY project, this phase was conducted after each site had obtained its individual certification. It is nevertheless possible to implement a "Corporate" approach directly. The objective is to make sure that all the systems set up on each site are globally coherent and capable of providing sustainable support to the company's policy and reaching the set objectives. To achieve this goal, it is fundamental to set up a system for fixing "Corporate" objectives and regularly monitoring progress. The ACADEMY project developed the following methodologies and processes: Fixing coherent objectives for the company Organising their monitoring by a series of appropriate and suitable chosen indicators. Without this "Corporate" and coherent approach to company management system, it is impossible to achieve sustainable control of the environmental aspects/impacts of a product throughout its entire life cycle.

Site 4 Site X Site 1 Site 2 Site 3 Site 2 Site 1

Site 4

Site 3

Site X

I Individual approach to environmental management systems on each site

"Corporate" approach to environmental management A Alignment of local objectives to company's objectives

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VI. Extending the environmental management approach to product life-cycle management

Simplified analysis of the life cycle Once a coherent environmental management system has been set up on each site that manufactures the products, a complementary phase can then be carried out to extend the system to the whole life cycle of the products. From this outlook, an analysis of the life cycle can determine the significant environmental aspects and impacts during the different phases. This analysis, although conducted along ISO 14040 guidelines, cannot be performed in an academic manner for complex products. We therefore performed a simplified analysis of the life cycle (qualitative/semi-quantitative) on the basis of defined hypothesis.

The ACADEMY project was used to set up, test and validate a simplified method of analysing the life cycle of an aircraft. The different impacts were studied for two major programmes in accordance with SETAC nomenclature: abiotic resources (water, energy, metals), biotic resources, land use, climatic changes, stratospheric ozone depletion, chemical hazards, fog formation, photo-oxidizing, acidification, noise, etc.

Once the significant aspects/impacts had been identified, they were studied to see how they could be controlled and reduced in the most appropriate and efficient way during the various life cycle phases.

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Examples of predominant significant Aspects / Impacts associated with a generic aircraft in current manufacturing and configuration.

Semi-quantitative approach Impact:

(e.g. CO2, VOC, ...)

I1 I2 I3

Consumption of abiotic resources Climatic change Hazardous substances (including atmospheric pollution) Noise, etc.

Life cycle

Qualitative approach
Phase: 1 Transport 2 Process 3 Operation 4 Maintenance 5 End of life

I4

A simplified analysis of the life cycle can thus determine the "environmental footprint" of a product. It also identifies the life cycle phases making the greatest contribution to the overall impact, in order to implement the most appropriate procedures for controlling and reducing such impacts.

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VII. Extending the management system to the other life cycle phases
Streamlined Life Cycle Assessment (SLCA)

Design Procurement

Manufacturing

Operation Maintenance and Transport

End of Life

The coherent extension of the implemented environmental management system to all the life cycle phases is mainly based on: All the defined objectives for improving company and product performances, resulting from the simplified analysis of the life cycle. Duplication of the system implemented for other life cycle phases: - Design - Provisioning - Procurement - Transport - Operation - Maintenance - End of life - etc... For each sector/domain or process of the company that is associated with a life cycle phase, we must: 1. Define an appropriate organization that comes under the company's "ISO 14001 / EMAS" organization 2. Carry out an initial diagnosis 3. Analyse the applicable regulatory requirements and the other commitments that the company made 4. Integrate the defined improvement objectives in the objectives of the sector. publish of the relevant sector's commitments in the form of an Environmental declaration may act as an incentive 5. Implement an environmental management programme, including all actions to be performed to reach the defined objectives / targets 6. Programme audits and a management review 7. Implement follow-through action in the form of communication and appropriate training.

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VIII. Dissemination to sectors and to SME/SMIs

On the basis of the experience thus gained, Airbus and its ACADEMY project partners (GIFAS, CRCI, ATECMA, SBAC, EADS) have drawn up 9 guides for disseminating the original approach to Site and Product Oriented Environmental Management System thus developed. A number of conferences have already been conducted, more are planned to disseminate the results of this project.

Streamlined Life Cycle Assessment

Environmental Tracking Regulation

Environmental Analyis

Environmental Reporting

Training, Awareness and Communication

Design for Environment

Environmental Requirements for Suppliers and Management of the Supply Chain

Minimizing Environmental Impact in Aircraft Maintenance Operations

Process of advanced Management of End-of-Life of Aircraft (PAMELA)

All of these 9 guides are now available on the Airbus website (www.airbus.com).

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IX. Benefits of the ACADEMY project

1. Improved environmental performance of the aeronautical sector and its to products. Ambitious objectives for reducing impacts have been determined, with respect both products (in line with the ACARE recommendations): - 50% reduction in perceived noise (2020 compared to 2000) - 80% NOX - 50% CO2 and to the aspects indicated (based on 2006): - 50% CO2 - 80% water discharge - 50% water consumption - 50% production of waste - 50% VOC release
Louis GALLOIS, Airbus President and CEO and Gnter VERHEUGEN, Vice President of the European Commission in charge of enterprise and industry

2. Improvement in the number of companies covered by an environmental management system, notably including: - An obligation for subcontractors, suppliers and Airbus partners to adopt an environmental management system in line or certified against ISO 14001 or EMAS - Dissemination of the ACADEMY project results

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X. Follow-through of environmental policy in the European Union

This project is fully in line with the Commission policy in terms of environment. It gives a practical frame to the definition of actions required to implement a lifecycle approach for complex products and associated management systems. It supports the efforts of the Commission to establish a new integrated product policy approach, towards more environmental-friendly and sustainable design, manufacturing and consumption processes.

XI. Useful sources

http://ec-europa.eu/environment/ipp http://ec-europa.eu/environment/life www.airbus.com www.eads.net www.gifas.asso.fr www.sbac.co.uk www.atecma.org www.midi-pyrenees.cci.fr

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XII. Description of ACADEMY partners

Partners Web Site Contact Description
EADS is the largest aerospace company in Europe and the second largest worldwide. It is active in the fields of civil and military aircraft, space, defence systems and services. The company employs over 100,000 people at more than 70 production sites. The EADS Group includes the commercial aircraft manufacturer Airbus, the helicopter supplier Eurocopter and the space company Astrium. EADS holds a 37.5 percent interest in MBDA, the worldwide number two guided missiles manufacturer. In addition, EADS is the major partner in the Eurofighter consortium and also develops the A400M military transport aircraft. Within EADS N.V. - EADS Deutschland GmbH is a German legal entity. EADS also represents BDLI unable to participate due to its too small structure. GIFAS is a non-profit industrial association to promote the French Aeronautical Industry. The three main groups of the industry are represented: Airframes, Engines, and Equipment. One of the GIFAS duties is to provide the required information in term of economic, social, financial and technical nature to improve technological and entrepreneurial competencies. One initiative at the GIFAS Equipment Group is to stimulate enterprises into sharing European R&D, to assist enterprises starting projects, and more particularly to encourage SMEs for collaboration and technology transfer. In line with this effort, a GIFAS Equipment Group initiative has been taken at the level of Europe through the Aero-SME committee to support SMEs to access to the global marketplace. The SBAC is the UKs national aerospace trade association. SBAC communicates through its committee structure, E-Business newsletters, seminars and workshops, to its members and to the UK Aeronautical Industry providing mechanisms to interact with the aerospace industry. The SBAC is a partner with Government on the Greener By Design. From the operators, regulators and manufacturers it seeks to develop a sustainable aviation strategy. The Aerospace Innovation Growth Team (AeIGT) is looking at sustaining a competitive aerospace Industry by identifying the areas where research should be concentrated to generate added value to aerospace products. ATECMA is the Spanish national aerospace trade association and promotes the development of the national industry and represents it before all competent bodies. At present, ATECMA has 50 associated companies and 3 affiliated Regional Associations, representing virtually all tumovers in the aeronautics materiel-manufacturing sector in Spain and is therefore the sectorial representative to National and International Authorities. In Spain, ATECMA promotes the participation of its Companies in technological development, quality and environmental plans. Through the gathering and analysis of the statical data of the sector, ATECMA constitues a vital source of information on the sector in Spain and provides an essential consultation service for strategic and business planning. In Europe, through ASD, it participates en all Committees of interest to the aeronautics industry which seek to promote joint industrial ventures in the continent (Environment Committee between them). Through these Committees, ATECMA has in the past year participed on the managment and drafting of proposals for the consolidation of Aeronautical Europe has befits the global nature of our industrial strategy. Chambre Rgionale de Commerce et dIndustrie de Midi-Pyrnes (France) is a regional public institution, which plays a strong part in promoting and supporting the regional industry of Midi-Pyrenees. Managed by a board of administrators representing the ten local chambers of commerce, CRCI deals with an industrial networks of 32 000 industries, 550 of them employing more than 48 000 employees within the aerospace sector. The CRCI provides a wide range of services, using efficient communication tools such as website, awareness conferences, training sessions, to follow and support the economical development of the local industrial sector. CRCI has gained a great experience and expertise in the field of environment in promoting for the whole industrial network the implementation of Environment Management System.

www.eads.net

LEHNERT Thomas
+49 89 607 20 629

www.gifas.asso.fr

CORNESSE Maurice
+ 33 1 44 43 17 15

www.sbac.co.uk

WATSON Mark
+44 20 72 27 10 82

www.atecma.org

RAMOS Csar
+34 91 782 15 90

www.midi-pyrenees.cci.fr

NEGRE Pierre
+33 5 62 74 20 10

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This document aims to provide guidance to help implementing Environmental Management System. All data contained herein have been created by the ACADEMY Partners and are given for information only. It is the sole property of AIRBUS and partners. It should not be used as a substitute for the applicable rules regulations as well as standards. No intellectual property rights are granted by the delivery of this document or the disclosure of its content. This document shall not be reproduced or disclosed to a third party without the express written consent of AIRBUS and partners. This document and its content shall not be used for any purpose other than that for which it is supplied. AIRBUS and its partners cannot be held responsible for any mistakes appearing in the document and the consequences of any extensive or inappropriate use of the content of this document. The statements made herein do not constitute an offer. They are based on the mentioned assumptions and are expressed in good faith. Where the supporting grounds for these statements are not shown, we will be pleased to explain the basis thereof.

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