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work and awareness of how climate change aects the company and its
business. Saab’s long-term climate change work and investments in new
environmental technology are the reason for the high ranking. For more
information on CDP, visit www.cdproject.net.
Aviation’s climate impact
Launched in , the Clean Sky Joint Technology Initiative is
scheduled to continue until . Clear Sky is a new form of alliance
within the EU, where organisations, government authorities and
companies share responsibility for large, strategically important
projects. Clean Sky is the industry’s response to the Advisory Coun-
cil for Aeronautical Research in Europe’s (ACARE)  goals to
reduce European aviation’s carbon dioxide emissions by  per cent
(measured per passenger km), nitrogen oxide by  per cent and cut
noise levels in half. Other emissions such as carbon monoxide,
hydrocarbons and particles will be substantially reduced as well. If
these targets are reached, the European aeronautics industry will be
well-prepared for a future market with tougher environmental
requirements.
Saab is one of the main suppliers to Clean Sky and is investing
around MEUR  in the programme. We develop innovative techno-
logy based on our expertise in military and civil aeronautics as well
as the entire air transport system. At present, it is mainly the Aero-
nautics and Electronic Defence Systems business areas that are par-
ticipating in Clean Sky. For their part, this includes developing a new
smart wing with innovative, fuel-saving technology for the next
generation of large commercial aircra and a system for “green
approaches” for the future air transportation system. Eventually,
other business areas will become involved as well. For more informa-
tion, visit www.cleansky.eu and www.asd-europe.org.
Since June , Saab also participates in the Single European
Sky ATM Research Programme (SESAR), whose aim is to bring e-
ciency to the air space over Europe while improving safety and
reducing environmental impacts.
Hazardous substances
To meet security and technical performance requirements, Saab and
other companies in the aerospace and defence eld still use certain
substances that are classied as hazardous to humans and the envi-
ronment. Saab has initiated several national and international devel-
opment projects to replace hazardous substances.
In the eorts to replace hazardous substances, priority has been
given to volatile organic solvents (VOC), trichloroethylene, ozone-
depleting refrigerants, brominated ame retardants, chromates, lead,
cadmium and their compounds. During the last ten years, we have sub-
stantially reduced our use of hazardous substances. To meet surface
treatment requirements for its components, Saab has received an
exemption from the Swedish National Chemicals Inspectorate to use
trichloroethylene at the facilities in Tannefors and Järfälla. In ,
measures were taken to greatly reduce trichloroethylene consumption.
We have replaced three older facilities that used trichloroethylene to
degrease metals with a modern plant that is essentially self-contained.
e types of products developed and marketed by Saab are not gov-
erned by the EU’s RoHS directive (Restriction of the use of certain Haz-
ardous Substances in electrical and electronic equipment). Since RoHS
is creating market pressure to replace lead, cadmium, hexavalent chro-
mium and bromated ame retardants in electronic products, Saab is
working actively to reduce its use of these substances.
To monitor and control chemical products, we use a Group-wise
chemical data system.
Saab also works actively to interpret and meet the requirements
of the EU’s chemicals law, REACH (Registration, Evaluation and
Authorisation of Chemicals). is is being done through participa-
tion in the trade groups Teknikföretagen i Sverige and the AeroSpace
and Defence Industries Association of Europe (ASD) at a European
level. For more information on ASD’s work with REACH, visit www.
asd-europe.org. Management systems have been updated against
the backdrop of the new requirement. Compliance with REACH is
greatly facilitated because Saab systematised its work with chemical
products early on.
In , preparations were made to acquire a computer system to
manage environmental data for products. e system will be intro-
duced beginning in .
EMISSIONS OF VOLATILE ORGANIC SOLVENTS
(VOCs), TONNES
The reduction in VOC emis-
sions from 2009 to 2010 is due
to the coordination of painting
processes and variations in
production volume. From a
long-term perspective (>10
years), VOC emissions have
been reduced substantially.
Aeronautics and Saab Barra-
cuda AB account for the larg-
est share of emissions.
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10
20
30
40
50
60
20102009200820072006
CONSUMPTION OF CHLORINATED VOLATILE
ORGANIC SOLVENTS, TONNES
Chlorinated VOCs consist of
trichloroethylene, which is
used almost exclusively within
Aeronautics. The substantial
reduction in consumption is
due to Aeronautics’ investment
in late 2009 in a new enclosed
system to clean aircraft parts,
among other things.
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4
8
12
16
20
20102009200820072006
Demands on suppliers
e majority of the high-tech components and equipment in Saab’s
products are purchased from subcontractors around the world. To
reduce the environmental impact of our products and solutions, we
set environmental requirements for our suppliers, e.g., which sub-
stances may be used. REACH’s requirements are an important part
of the communication with suppliers.
Our suppliers’ environmental work is critical to the environmen-
tal performance of our products. In , we continued to introduce
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