OREANDA-NEWS. June 05, 2015. Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) published its 2014 Corporate Responsibility Report, describing the company's commitment to enriching the lives of people, strengthening its performance and reducing its impact on the planet. The report, including a PDF download, can be viewed on the company's website at www.raytheon.com/responsibility. 

"Earlier this year, Raytheon launched our new vision statement: one global team creating trusted, innovative solutions to make the world a safer place," said Raytheon CEO Thomas A. Kennedy. "Through our annual Corporate Responsibility Report, we demonstrate the power of this vision in action and showcase a culture dedicated to giving back to the community and to creating a better world for future generations."

Highlights and accomplishments in 2014 include:

  • Enriching the lives of people - Raytheon is focused on empowering today's veterans through continuing education; inspiring tomorrow's professionals to develop and sustain an interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM); and promoting health and wellness for our employees. The company's focused corporate citizenship efforts contributed to Raytheon's third consecutive recognition by The Civic 50 as one of the nation's most community-minded companies.
  • Elevating our performance - Building upon the company's values of trust, respect, collaboration, innovation and accountability, Raytheon maintains programs to support employees in ethical and transparent decision-making. The company also extends those values across its thousands of suppliers, promoting sustainability, safety, diversity and ethics.
  • Reducing our impact on the planet - The company continues to make progress against its 15 sustainability goals focused on energy and water reduction, waste minimization, and travel/supplier greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) reduction. In 2014, Raytheon received its eighth consecutive Energy Star sustained excellence award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.