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SAN DIEGO SHIP REPAIR   SUSTAINABILITY

SAN DIEGO SHIP REPAIR   SUSTAINABILITY

Letter from David M. Thomas, Jr.,
San Diego Ship Repair’s vice president and general manager

The roots of BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair date back to the mid-1970s.
Over time, we have thrived as one of the top Master Ship Repair sites in
San Diego by servicing U.S. Navy ships at our shipyard, at the Naval Station
San Diego, and at neighboring shipyards. We repair, overhaul, and modernize
both non-nuclear Navy ships and commercial vessels.
While providing the best, most efficient service to our customer is our core
mission, we are proud of not only what we do, but how we do it.
We are committed to working to high safety standards. We encourage our
employees to speak up if they see something unsafe and we facilitate a
respectful and responsible work environment.
In addition, we are committed to minimizing the environmental impact of our
operations. From the energy and resources that we use to the waste that we
generate, our operations have an effect on the environment.
Moreover, we are committed to making a positive contribution to the
communities where we live and work through implementing our corporate
responsibility program. We support more than 40 organizations in San Diego
County.
I welcome your comments and ideas as we continue our journey. Please enjoy
reading our inaugural sustainability booklet.

Very Respectfully,

David M. Thomas, Jr.

2017 Year in Review
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We appointed a new vice president and general manager
We installed a new dry dock and made pier improvements to support the
U.S. Navy’s increased focus on Asia-Pacific operations
We serviced 36 Navy surface combatant ships and one commercial vessel
We moved forward with our sustainability action plan and saw improvements
to our culture
We supported more than 40 non-profit organizations in San Diego

Economic Impact
BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair has a total economic impact* of:
•  $962 million of sales flowing into the San Diego region from our business,
our employees, and companies we do business with such as vendors and
subcontractors.
*According to the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation’s research

 SAN DIEGO SHIP REPAIR   SUSTAINABILITY

SAN DIEGO SHIP REPAIR   SUSTAINABILITY

Our Values
Our core values are safety and respect in the workplace.
Every employee has the right to voice their concerns
or stop working if they see something that is unsafe.
All employees are encouraged to report unsafe conditions
and we are constantly looking for ways to improve our
processes and capabilities.
Employers are expected to treat all people with dignity
and respect. Employees have the right to report conduct
that contradicts respectful workplace behaviors to a
supervisor, Human Resources, or a local Ethics officer.
We also have an anonymous Helpline (888-306-7330).
Our management team welcomes employee input and
will promptly review reported concerns.

Business Overview
BAE Systems Ship Repair is a leading provider of non-nuclear ship repairs,
modernization, conversion, and overhaul for the U.S. Navy and other customers.
Our business has four core shipyards located in major Navy ports, including Jacksonville,
Florida; Norfolk, Virginia; Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; and San Diego, California.
Our San Diego Ship Repair (SDSR) facility is located in the U.S. Navy’s largest Pacific
port, encompassing 15 acres of property and more than 24 acres of water area on
San Diego Bay. SDSR is one of the top Master Ship Repair companies in San Diego
that have been awarded repair contracts for non-nuclear surface ships.
SDSR is part of BAE Systems Platforms & Services sector, which employs more than
11,000 people in the United States and reported $3.469 billion in revenue in 2017.

 SAN DIEGO SHIP REPAIR   SUSTAINABILITY

We are committed to taking proactive measures to reduce the environmental impact
of our operations and helping our customers and suppliers do the same.
Cultural Changes 
•  Increased recycling by more than 60 percent in our production areas by adding
19 recycling bins on site
•  Implemented a Recycling Champions program that used graphics to encourage
employees to recycle
•  Reduced facility-wide disposable cup usage by 65 percent since 2015

Waste Reduction
10
10
8

thousands
thousands

Environmental Programs

SAN DIEGO SHIP REPAIR   SUSTAINABILITY

8
6
6
4
4
2

80%

27%

Overall recycling
rate

Current Municipal
Solid Waste
recycling rate

79% 

80%

2
0
0

9,589 tons
Amount of
disposed
waste

7,714 tons
Amount of
diverted
material to
landfills

Historical Recycling Rate Increases

  69% 

73% 

 
2014 2015 2016 2017
Water Conservation
•  Used 254,480 gallons of saltwater, rather than potable water, to clean our two dry docks
•  Minimized our use of water by installing low flow faucets and toilets in all restroom remodels

 SAN DIEGO SHIP REPAIR   SUSTAINABILITY

SAN DIEGO SHIP REPAIR   SUSTAINABILITY

Green Transportation
•  Added two electric GEM cars
•  Delivered in April 2018 a new all-electric truck
•  Hosted an event to encourage mass transit
use with SANDAG, the metropolitan planning
organization for San Diego County, and
iCommute, SANDAG’s Transportation Demand
Management program.
Energy Efficiency
•  Overall, our reduced energy saved 521 metric
tons (mt) of C02, which is equivalent to taking
112 automobiles off the road annually.

The 2017 Port of San Diego
Green Business Network
Sustainable Achievement
Award Winners at the
USS Midway Museum

Environmental Compliance
•  We invested nearly $500,000 to comply with environmental laws and regulations last year
 
All storm water at the shipyard is collected, treated, and discharged to the sewer system
rather than to San Diego Bay
 
Upgrades increased our capacity to collect and store rainwater
for larger rain events
•  Our environmental compliance program includes a detailed plan,
staff training, monitoring, and performance evaluation
•  Our environmental management system has been certified to the
ISO 14001 standard for more than ten years
•  Last year, we were the first BAE Systems’ shipyard to certify our
system to the new ISO 14001: 2015 standard
Biodiversity
We are committed to protecting and preserving biodiversity in the
San Diego Bay. In 2016, we planted and restored more than four
acres of eel grass in south San Diego Bay. It is healthy and continues
to be monitored.

70%
conversion
of light
stringers to
LED bulbs

700,000

387

520,125

mt kWh energy
kWh
CO2 reduction
savings
savings from from HVAC
LED projects replacement from HVAC
replacement

We partner with a local non-profit, Project Wildlife, when injured wildlife
appears within our facility. Project Wildlife treats and rehabilitates
animals before releasing back in the wild.
2017 Awards and Recognition
•  Earth Day Award presented by County of San Diego and
Industrial Environmental Association
•  Sustainable Achievement Award for Waste Reduction presented by
Port of San Diego Green Business Network
•  Offering Employees Alternative Transportation Options (bronze tier)
presented by SANDAG

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SAN DIEGO SHIP REPAIR   SUSTAINABILITY

Community
Engagement  
More than 40 organizations
& events supported

“On behalf of I Love a Clean San Diego, I wanted to thank you for
this year’s partnership for our 16th Annual Creek to Bay Cleanup.
Your donation of staff and much needed funds helped us coordinate
116 cleanup sites throughout San Diego County.”
– Michael Johnson
Director of Philanthropy, I Love A Clean San Diego
Community support
We partnered with Habitat for Humanity to build a multi-family
complex in Logan Heights.
Educational support
We partnered with San Diego Ship Repair Association to donate toys
to the Logan Heights and Sherman Elementary Schools.

Safety  
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Environmental support
We channelled our appreciation for San Diego’s environment and
put it into action at the Creek to Bay Cleanup. In 2017, about 6,000
volunteers from the local community and our company collected
approximately 170,000 pounds of litter.

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Military support
We partnered with BAE Systems’ Electronic Systems division in
Rancho Bernardo to support Operation Homefront, providing more
than 500 bicycles to military families.

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We are 17.4 percent below the shipbuilding and ship repair
industry’s average rate for Occupational Health and Safety
Assessment (OSHA) recordable injuries.
Our workers are in an industrial environment, so before our crews
head out to work for the day, we hold Morning Musters to discuss
safety and we conduct weekly safety “Toolbox Talks” meetings.
We operate our business with a formal process for hazard
identification, risk assessment and controls to ensure that we are
effectively managing workplace and safety hazards. This framework
provides employees with the ability to perform job hazard analysis
with a focus on reducing risk.
Safety best practices are shared within and across all of BAE Systems’
shipyards in America.
We are certified with OSHAS 18001, Occupational Health and
Safety Assessment Series, which holds the standard for our safety
management system and addresses compliance requirements.
We are an OSHA VPP Star Site.
 
Out of America’s 150 shipyards, only 10 shipyards are
designated as an OSHA VPP Star Site (two belong to
BAE Systems: San Diego Ship Repair and Norfolk Ship Repair). 

 Points of Contact
Cara Bandera
Environmental Manager
T: +1 (619) 557-4209
cara.bandera@baesystems.com
Maria McGregor
Communications Manager
T: +1 (619) 557-4280
maria.mcgregor@baesystems.com

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