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Saab supports environmental sustainability. We work with
continuous improvements to reduce our own and our cus-
tomers’ environmental impacts, and ensure that we comply
with requirements stipulated by law and from our custom-
ers. Environmental issues are an integral part of our opera-
tions and a strategic area in our core business.
OVERALL OBJECTIVE
To contribute to and promote environmental sustainability.
PRIORITY AREAS
Our environmental priority issues are climate change, aviation’s environmental
impact, hazardous substances, demands on suppliers and environmental risks.
Management
Saab’s environmental work is organised at the Group level, where Group
Quality & Environment, which reports to our COO, is responsible for
strategic development and overseeing environmental work, and at the
business area level, where environmental issues are addressed in opera-
tions. Business area managers are responsible for compliance with envi-
ronmental requirements and are supported by environmental managers
or coordinators. Co-operation between the Group and the business
areas is facilitated by the Council on the Environment.
ISO  certied environmental management systems are
used by Aeronautics (with few exceptions), Combitech, Corporate,
Dynamics, Electronic Defence Systems, Security and Defence Solu-
tions and Support and Services.
Saab’s environmental policy
rough well-structured environmental work and continuous
improvements, we reduce the impact of our plants, products and
services as far as technically possible and economically reasonable.
To achieve this we:
• Implement environmental management systems that full ISO
 requirements
• Identify and minimise the environmental risks associated with
our products, systems and operations
• Reduce use and emissions of hazardous substances/materials and
eciently consume energy and natural resources
• Comply with applicable regulations and other requirements in
the environmental eld
• Arm an attitude of openness in communicating our environ-
mental work.
Environmental goals
Saab has established Group-level goals for greenhouse gas emissions
and hazardous substances.
Climate goal
Greenhouse gas emissions will be reduced by  per cent by ,
compared to . e measurement will be normalised to Saab’s total
annual turn over in MSEK. On an annual basis, the goal is a two per
cent reduction.
Chemical management goal
To clarify the environmental policy in the area of hazardous chemi-
cals, we will work actively with needs analyses, knowledge and com-
munication.
Saab’s business areas have around  environmental targets and
action plans that involve handling chemicals, replacing hazardous
chemicals and substances, waste sorting and recycling, energy and
water savings, reducing the need for personnel transports, and
reducing air and water emissions.
Activities 2010
e priority during the year was developing a common global man-
agement system, which will be in place in  and help us to improve
co-ordination and eciency at the operating level. e integration of
environmental requirements in the product development process
and the development of various forms of support for environmental
issues have been an important concern in the new system. e work
also provides us with the opportunity to review our environmental
management procedures and improve eciencies.
e Group-level goals we established in  are an extension of
Saab’s environmental policy and climate work. With uniform goals,
we can provide better feedback to the business areas in their eorts
ENVIRONMENTAL WORK IS A
NATURAL PART OF OUR BUSINESS
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