Trane Technologies plc, a global climate innovator, has been named to the Fortune 2021 list of the Best Workplaces in Manufacturing & Production.
The list is based on more than 220,000 employee surveys conducted by Great Place to Work, a global authority on workplace culture. The survey captures overall employee experience, including sentiment about growth and development, as well as company values, innovation, and leader effectiveness.
Manufacturing and prioritizing safety
“Our people in manufacturing produce the innovative products that enable our customers’ success and help us challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world," said Marcia Avedon, Trane Technologies.
"These are extraordinary, challenging times and our manufacturing employees have shown incredible resilience and dedication. We are pleased to be honored with this recognition and will continue to put our people first, prioritize their safety, engagement, and development, and do all we can to make sure that they feel inspired and energized at work."
Employee management and inclusion
Trane Technologies is committed to employees’ growth and ability to thrive at work and at home
Trane Technologies sustains a culture of high employee engagement and inclusion and is committed to employees’ growth and ability to thrive at work and home.
The company invests in and offers various learning and development opportunities like its Team Leader Development Program - an 8-week program designed to develop frontline employees into manufacturing leadership roles while increasing product quality, reducing cycle time, and improving processes. Since 2014, more than 1,100 participants have graduated from the program across 43 locations globally.
Creating safe space
“The Best Workplaces in Manufacturing & Production have shown incredible care for their employees,” says Michael C. Bush, CEO of Great Place to Work®. “In 2020 and beyond, these companies rewarded the hard and unrelenting work of their employees by creating a safe space for them to thrive in their careers and their personal lives.”
Helping towards sustainability challenges
Trane's commitments include reducing customer greenhouse gas emissions and achieve carbon-neutral operations
Trane Technologies, and its brands Trane and Thermo King, are also helping solve some of the world’s biggest sustainability challenges and inspiring industry and global change with its 2030 Sustainability Commitments.
These commitments include a pledge to reduce customer greenhouse gas emissions by one gigaton (2% of the world’s annual emissions) and achieve carbon-neutral operations.
Its “Opportunity for All” pledge commits to achieving gender parity in leadership, workforce diversity reflective of its communities, and community initiatives that support equitable education and pathways to green and Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) careers.