Advancing Environmental Sustainability

Our passion for environmental stewardship has never been stronger

Leidos believes that a commitment to sustainability represents our responsibility as an ethical company and is critical to our business performance.

The greatest contribution Leidos makes to environmental stewardship comes through the work we do for our customers.  For more than 50 years, we have been supporting our customers’ vital environmental and energy missions. We use this considerable expertise to inform our own internal efforts. In 2021 we set three new environmental sustainability goals to reduce our GHG emissions, increase our use of renewable energy, and reduce waste to landfill in our facilities by 2030.  The chart below details our progress toward these goals to date.

2023 Progress To Date

Our Management Approach

To meet our new goals, we will continue to reduce the size of our real estate portfolio and leverage energy efficiency and reduction initiatives, including the introduction of energy-saving equipment at our facilities and increased renewable energy purchases throughout our operations. Additional efforts include increasing our Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®)–certified spaces, educating and engaging our employees on energy and sustainability, improving equipment efficiency, reducing materials consumption and waste, and partnering with our suppliers to support circularity efforts.

Our global Environmental Health and Safety Policies guide our efforts and commitment to sustainability.  Our enterprise strategy is supported by an increasing number of regional and business plans. This design provides flexibility for different parts of the Enterprise to comply with local regulations and unique customer requirements. For example, Leidos Innovations UK Ltd and Leidos Europe (Emersons Green site only) have published a Carbon Reduction Plan committing to achieving net zero by 2040.  The plan is compliant with UK Government policies and goes beyond the requirement to achieve Net Zero by 2050.  Leidos Innovation UK Ltd  also signed up to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). As such, targets they set will be done in direct alignment with science-based targets.

Additionally, Leidos maintains an Environmental, Health and Safety (EH&S) Management System to support the protection of our employees, our environment and our stakeholders, and compliance with applicable laws and regulations. The EH&S Management System consists of design, implementation and oversight processes to support consistent application across Leidos’ operations, inclusion of Leidos employees who work at customer-owned locations, and continuous progress towards a goal of zero accidents across our enterprise.  Our EHS Management System has earned Leidos recognition as a leader in the field of occupational health and safety and undergoes rigorous internal scrutiny. 

Policies and formalized environmental procedures include:

• Leidos Code of Conduct
• Leidos Supplier Code of Conduct
• LP-LG-11: Environmental Health and Safety which states our commitment to:
  • Minimizing detrimental environmental impacts arising from our business activities
  • Environmental sustainability, including conservation of natural resources, pollution prevention, waste reduction, and recycling
  • Statutory and regulatory compliance
  • Incorporation of leading EH&S practices into our product and service offerings
• Leidos EH&S Manual
• Leidos Strategic Energy Management Plan
• Leidos Responsible Purchasing Policy
• Leidos UK Sustainability Report
• Leidos UK Carbon Reduction Plan