Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded an ISO 14001 environmental
management system certification from ABS Quality Evaluations (ABS QE),
a third-party auditor of quality and environmental systems. The award
was presented to the company's Newport News sector for their
achievements in
environmental excellence.
"Achieving this certification requires employees to take
personal responsibility for pollution prevention, and not just because
it's required by law, but because it's the right thing to do," said Tom
Schievelbein, president of Northrop Grumman Newport News. "It really
defines who we are and distinguishes us from the rest of the industry."
"Newport News is not only the best in class for quality," said
Bob Gilman, president of ABS QE. "They are also the best in class for
helping to improve the environment in which we live."
ISO, or International Organization for Standardization, is a
non-governmental developer of world standards for business, government
and society. ISO 14000 is a family of standards that are primarily
focused on environmental management. The ISO 14001 is a certification
of an environmental management system, which requires an organization
to manage, measure, improve and communicate its environmental program
in a more systematic way. Only those companies with excellent
environmental programs qualify for this worldwide recognized
certification.