The management of environmental aspects of Group operations is traditionally the responsibility of the BUs and sites. Each of EADS’ businesses is strictly controlled and audited by authorities, in respect of manufacturing processes and product certification. Furthermore, customers include environmental criteria in their specifications.

The environmental reporting is currently managed by the CQO. However, an enhanced coordination at corporate level is needed. Some steps have been undertaken in order to implement a periodic follow up on the Group’s environment performance and to facilitate exchanges of best practices and dissemination of relevant European and national information within the Group. These are based on networks that already exist from the founding companies of EADS. In order to enhance effectiveness of the environmental policy and provide visibility, EADS plans to further use dedicated networks focusing either on process or on products. This approach needs to be overall validated.

EADS is participating in environmental working groups of industry organisations such as the GIFAS in France, Bundesverband der Deutschen Luft und Raumfahrtindustrie (“BDLI”) in Germany and the SBAC in the U.K. For example, the Environment Committee of GIFAS is chaired by an Airbus representative. EADS and Eurocopter also sit in this committee. In 2005, the committee defined and implemented a legal and regulatory watch system to the benefit of the profession in France.

At European level, the Environmental Committee of ASD (Aeronautic Space and Defence Industries Association of Europe) is chaired by Airbus.

On a worldwide basis, the environmental committee of ICCAIA (International Coordination Council for Aerospace Industries Association), in which ASD is the European member, is chaired by Airbus since 2004 and up to 2007.