For the 8th consecutive year, Johnson Controls (JCI), a globally renowned company for smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings, has earned a place on the Clean200, a list of 200 companies that As You Sow and Corporate Knights say are leading the transition to a sustainable global economy by ‘putting sustainability at the heart of their products, services, business models and investments’.
Out of 6,720 global companies, 200 were selected for the high proportion of their revenues earned through sustainable business, including energy efficiency, use of recycled content, and low-carbon products.
Johnson Controls named to the Clean200 list
Johnson Controls provides the technology to make old and new buildings carbon neutral
For fiscal year - 2022, 54% of Johnson Controls revenue was generated from low carbon products and services based on the Corporate Knights Sustainable Economy Taxonomy standard, up from 48% in 2020 – with a focus on delivering end-to-end net zero building advisory, products, and services. Johnson Controls provides the technology to make old and new buildings carbon neutral and even net energy positive.
“We are honored to have been on the Clean200 list every year since it was launched,” says Mark Reinbold, the Vice President of Sustainable Infrastructure, Johnson Controls, adding “Sustainability and decarbonization are the core of our business. We are out in front and are aggressively tackling the 40% of emissions buildings contribute globally with ‘Net Zero Buildings as a Service’, the industry leading, fully integrated building decarbonization offering.”
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Mark Reinbold continues, “We offer carbon footprint assessment and advisory. We also deliver the entire smart building trifecta of energy-efficient equipment, electrification of building systems, and digitalization with our OpenBlue connected ecosystem. We remove financial barriers with as-a-service financial models that make it possible for all building owners to start the net-zero journey without upfront capital outlays. And finally, OpenBlue offers advanced digital tracking of energy and emissions, so organizations can report their progress accurately for certification and compliance frameworks.”
“For over 20 years, we have been working towards decarbonization and reporting on our progress. We were an early signatory to the UN Global Compact in 2004, and we have committed to the most ambitious 1.5 C scenario goals in our Science Based Targets (SBTi) for scope 1 and 2 emissions, as well as committing to ambitious scope 3 reductions,” says Renae Kezar, Vice President of Corporate Sustainability and Regulatory Affairs, Johnson Controls.
Johnson Controls honored by the Clean200 recognition
We are also seeing the return on investment for the planet and our business"
Renae Kezar adds, “We are honored, again, by the Clean200 recognition, underscoring our continued focus on both internal sustainability, and on supporting our customers through the carbon transition, by delivering products and solutions that help to reduce the carbon footprint of buildings. We are also seeing the return on investment for the planet and our business with 75%+ of our annual R&D investments focused on sustainable product innovation.”
Johnson Controls Recognition for ESG & Sustainability:
- Ranked on 2023 Global 100 Listing of the World's Most Sustainable Corporations by Corporate Knights
- World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere for the 16th time
In 2022:
- Distinguished as a Global Climate Leader by the Climate Disclosure Project
- Awarded platinum sustainability rating by EcoVadis, placing it in top 1% of companies evaluated
- Named as Microsoft’s Global Sustainability Changemaker
- Fortune Change the World list
- Fortune Most Admired Companies
- Forbes Best Employers for Diversity
- 100 Best Corporate Citizens by 3BL Media for the 17th year in a row
- AAA rating by MSCI for the fourth year in a row
- ESG Industry Top Rated by Sustainalytics
- ISS Prime Corporate ESG Performance, #1 in our GISC industry
- Named to Financial Times European Climate Leaders list
- Received HRH The Prince of Wales' Terra Carta Seal