AUGUST | SEPTEMBER 2023
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Mapping the Sustainable Aerospace Future Together
Boeing ’ s purpose is to protect , connect and explore our world and beyond . We have a responsibility to do it safely , with quality , integrity and always with a view toward sustainability .
Chris Raymond
Chief Sustainability Officer
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Chris Raymond is Boeing ’ s ChiefSustainability Officer .
We are fresh off our Sustainable Aerospace Together Forum , hosted by Boeing in partnership with the Financial Times . We brought together global leaders in energy , policy , finance and aviation to Seattle for an in-depth discussion focusing on the most promising solutions to reduce carbon emissions . We believe it ’ s the first event where all of those sectors have come together to identify ways for the commercial aviation industry to combat climate change .
Collectively , the aerospace industry connects people around the globe . We protect through national security and humanitarian relief , we contribute to the global economy with jobs , trade , technology and commerce , and we inspire young minds to STEM ; we also emit about 2.5 percent of the world ’ s carbon emissions . So now we must find ways to grow our industry while safely lowering emissions .
During the event , each of us leaned into real issues and roadblocks that could potentially threaten the commercial aviation industry ’ s goal to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 . I was struck by how committed everyone is to tackling this issue together for the greater good of humanity and the industry .
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