Moog Inc.
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022, 2023, 2024)
Reporting Period: 2022
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Environmental
- Social
- Governance
Environmental Achievements
- Reduced electricity-based carbon emissions by over 40% at Tewkesbury, U.K. site with solar panels
- Cut carbon emissions in mechanical and lighting systems by 27% and 67%, respectively, at Christiansburg, Virginia location with energy recovery ventilators and LED lighting
- Significant energy savings with smart LED lighting worldwide (e.g., over 13,000 kWh saved annually in Wolverhampton)
- Eliminated the use and waste of 330,000 plastic cups per year in Tewkesbury by using reusable drinkware
- Reduced food-based emissions by 85% in Costa Rica through composting
Social Achievements
- Created employee resource groups to support Black employees, women, and gender equality
- Contracted with small, disadvantaged, veteran-owned, women- and minority-owned businesses through a diverse suppliers program
- Provided time-off and salary continuation benefits to employees affected by COVID-19
- Offered added benefits to help employees cope with personal challenges
- Provided onsite immunization clinics
- Offered training programs and support groups to balance work and personal requirements
Governance Achievements
- Regular ethics training provided to employees in 10 languages
- Strict policies concerning illegal or unethical behavior
- Multiple companywide programs to mitigate the risk of a security breach
- Board of directors oversees security matters and employees receive regular training on cybersecurity issues
Climate Goals & Targets
Medium-term Goals:
- Set goals for companywide ESG metrics
Short-term Goals:
- Deploy software globally to capture data about emissions, waste and water
- Establish a baseline for ESG metrics
- Conduct 4 pilot carbon reduction projects at manufacturing sites
Environmental Challenges
- Reducing emissions across global operations
- Establishing a baseline for long-term environmental strategy
- Managing risks associated with operating in highly competitive, technical industries
Mitigation Strategies
- Completing an environmental impact assessment of global operations
- Setting goals for creating a positive environmental impact
- Addressing emerging ethics, environmental, social and cybersecurity topics, regulatory and legal issues, and compliance with changing employment practices
Supply Chain Management
Responsible Procurement
- Supplier selection based on quality, services offered, and ethical practices
- Regular audits for adherence to Moog’s policies and environmental regulations
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: GRI, SASB, TCFD
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- SureFly® S250 all-electric multi-rotor vehicle
- Components for all-electric compact loader prototype
Awards & Recognition
- Moog Tewkesbury – runner-up in sustainability category for MakeUK 2019 Manufacturing Awards
- Moog Cork – Ibec National Environmental Award
- Moog Costa Rica – 6 stars in Blue Flag certification program
Reporting Period: 2023
Environmental Metrics
Total Carbon Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 1 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 2 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 3 Emissions:Not disclosed
Renewable Energy Share:7.5%
Total Energy Consumption:880,854 GJ/year
Water Consumption:Not disclosed
Waste Generated:3,700 metric tons/year
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed
ESG Focus Areas
- Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
- Water consumption
- Hazardous waste generation
- Data security
- Product safety
- Fuel economy & emissions in use-phase
- Materials sourcing
- Business ethics
Environmental Achievements
- Developed detailed emissions reduction plans for five sites; projects underway in three of the top 10 emitting sites.
- Initiated projects focusing on increasing factory energy efficiency while reducing emissions, water usage, and hazardous waste.
- Identified two major projects for reducing water consumption in two of the top five sites globally.
Social Achievements
- Further built a sustainability culture through employee education, visual controls, and by making sustainability part of our leadership development activities.
Governance Achievements
- Moog’s employees share a commitment to the highest standards of ethical conduct; all employees are expected to complete Ethics training regularly.
- Moog’s Business Ethics Compliance Committee (BECC) monitors and reports on U.S. and International laws, provides employee training, operates hotlines, and oversees a monitoring system for identifying and addressing process or compliance issues.
Climate Goals & Targets
Long-term Goals:
- Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
- Reduce our scope 1 and scope 2 GHG emissions by 40% by 2030, compared to a fiscal year 2022 baseline.
Short-term Goals:
- Set a water reduction target within the next 12 months.
- Set a hazardous waste reduction target within the next 12 months.
Environmental Challenges
- Reducing scope 1 and scope 2 GHG emissions across the company’s global footprint.
- Reducing total water consumption and enhancing water efficiency across operations.
- Reducing total hazardous waste generation across operations.
- Managing risks associated with the use of critical materials.
- Managing business ethics risks throughout the value chain.
Mitigation Strategies
- Developed a plan to reduce scope 1 and scope 2 GHG emissions by 40% by 2030.
- Focus on top 10 contributing sites for GHG emissions, water consumption, and hazardous waste generation.
- Improved monitoring and metering to determine where water consumption can be reduced.
- Initiated projects involving re-configuring processes, changing materials, and installing waste stream separation for hazardous waste reduction.
- Robust Supplier Selection Process, Risk Mitigation tools, and monitoring end-to-end supply chain risk for critical materials.
- Ethics training, hotlines for reporting ethical concerns, and the Moog Business Ethics Compliance Committee (BECC) for managing business ethics risks.
Supply Chain Management
Supplier Audits: Not disclosed
Responsible Procurement
- Robust Supplier Selection Process
- Risk Mitigation tools
- Monitoring end-to-end supply chain risk
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Physical Risks
- Not disclosed
Transition Risks
- Not disclosed
Opportunities
- Development of energy-efficient products
- Investments in hybrid and electric propulsion systems
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: SASB
Certifications: Null
Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Not disclosed
Not disclosed
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- Integrated electrification systems for mobile construction equipment
- Motors and electric drive sub-systems and components for ATVs and motorcycles
- On-demand power solutions such as electro-hydrostatic pumps and floating piston pumps
- Highly efficient brushless motor and drive technologies
- Automation solutions for utility-scale solar power construction projects
- Hydrogen gas turbine fuel metering systems and liquid hydrogen fuel system valves
Awards & Recognition
- Not disclosed
Reporting Period: 2024
Environmental Metrics
Total Carbon Emissions:76,517 tCO2e/year (market-based)
Scope 1 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 2 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 3 Emissions:Not disclosed
Renewable Energy Share:5.7% of total energy use
Total Energy Consumption:1914,248 GJ/year
Water Consumption:Not disclosed
Waste Generated:13,510 metric tons/year
Carbon Intensity:0.0000212008 MT CO2e/US sales (location-based)
ESG Focus Areas
- Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions
- Water Consumption
- Hazardous Waste Generation
- Employee Well-being
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Supply Chain Responsibility
- Community Investment
- Climate Risk
Environmental Achievements
- Invested in new factories and solar array retrofits that collectively reduced Moog’s emissions by 650 MT of CO2 equivalent (CO2e).
- Deployed a 1 MW solar array at our Wolverhampton, U.K. site, with an additional system under construction at our site in Baguio, Philippines.
- Continued to upgrade rooftop air conditioning units and building management systems to more energy-efficient systems at our sites in Blacksburg, VA, Salt Lake City, UT, and Alajuela, Costa Rica.
- Reduced total water use at the Bengaluru, India site by replacing old, damaged underground water distribution lines and implementing rainwater harvesting systems.
- Implemented a globally consistent hazardous waste profiling process, resulting in a significant improvement in global waste management practices.
- Successfully deployed Korrvu® Suspension Packaging, reducing materials needed to ship fragile products and reducing shipping costs.
Social Achievements
- Expanded employee giving and volunteering platform to include more than 8,000 employees from the U.S., U.K., and Canada.
- Launched a pilot program to give employees paid time off to volunteer.
- Maintained a voluntary employee attrition rate of 6% globally.
- Welcomed more than 1,500 new hires worldwide.
- Launched Suave Un Toque (Wait a Minute) program in Costa Rica to increase reporting of unsafe acts and prevent accidents.
- Contributed approximately $1.2 million to support nonprofit organizations.
- Directed approximately $30,000 to local causes through employee gift matching program.
Governance Achievements
- Conducted a double materiality assessment to identify and evaluate how sustainability factors impact financial performance and how activities affect society and the environment.
- Incorporated sustainability targets into supplier scorecards for strategic suppliers.
- Established a standalone small business program to expand purchasing opportunities with minority-owned businesses.
Climate Goals & Targets
Long-term Goals:
- Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
- Reduce scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 40% by 2030 from a FY22 baseline.
- Reduce water consumption by 20% by 2030 in high and extremely high water-stressed regions.
Short-term Goals:
- Not disclosed
Environmental Challenges
- Climate-related risks such as extreme weather events and long-term climate shifts.
- Transition risks associated with the shift to a low-carbon economy.
- Water stress in some operating regions.
- Managing hazardous waste across diverse facilities.
- Reducing Scope 3 GHG emissions across the supply chain.
Mitigation Strategies
- Implementing a Climate Risk Program to understand and report on material climate-related risks.
- Developing simplified infrastructure maps and assessing asset sensitivities to physical climate risks.
- Mapping markets against risk and opportunity categories to identify transition risks.
- Implementing a Global Water Stewardship Policy and Site Water Stewardship Plans.
- Investing in community water projects.
- Creating recycling and recovery initiatives to reduce hazardous waste.
- Implementing a globally consistent hazardous waste profiling process.
- Setting a baseline for Scope 3 emissions and engaging with suppliers to reduce emissions.
Supply Chain Management
Supplier Audits: Not disclosed
Responsible Procurement
- Incorporating sustainability targets into supplier scorecards
- Addressing human rights and anti-trafficking concerns
- Conflict Minerals Program
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Physical Risks
- Extreme weather events
- Long-term climate shifts
Transition Risks
- Policy changes
- Technology changes
- Market changes
- Business model changes
Opportunities
- Development of energy-efficient products
- Transition to low-carbon economy
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: SASB, GRI, CDP
Certifications: ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 50001, AS9100
Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy)
- Goal 13 (Climate Action)
- Goal 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation)
- Goal 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth)
- Goal 9 (Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure)
- Goal 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities)
- Goal 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production)
- Goal 17 (Partnerships for the Goals)
Moog's programs and initiatives contribute to progress against these goals.
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- Motors and electric drive systems for battery-electric vehicles
- Electric propulsion units for eVTOL aircraft
- Hydrogen propulsion fuel subsystems
- Electrification components for construction equipment
- ZQuip modular battery systems
Awards & Recognition
- 2024 INTERMAT Innovation Gold Award (TerraTech Ecosystem)