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– Commits to achieving net zero carbon emissions before 2040 and announces 2030 science-based targets<\/h2>\n

– Sets goal to double customers’ emission reductions through implementation of OpenBlue digitally enabled solutions<\/h2>\n

– Elevates sustainability as a key performance metric for preferred suppliers and launches supplier cohort training to cut supplier emissions<\/h2>\n

– Intends to double the representation of women leaders globally and minority leaders in the United States within five years<\/h2>\n

– Launches an initiative to educate the next generation of diverse sustainable building industry leaders, in partnership with historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs)<\/h2>\n

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\n CORK, Ireland<\/span>, Jan. 29, 2021<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ —\u00a0Johnson Controls<\/a>\u00a0(NYSE: JCI),\u00a0the global leader for smart, healthy and sustainable buildings,\u00a0today announced new environmental, social and governance (ESG) commitments, science-based targets as well as a net zero carbon pledge to support a healthy, more sustainable planet over the next two decades. The company’s and customers’ emissions reduction will be driven by Johnson Controls’ OpenBlue<\/a> technologies and innovations which leverage big data and artificial intelligence to optimize buildings sustainability. <\/p>\n

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“Sustainability is at the heart of our business and fundamental to everything that we do as a company”<\/div>\n

“Sustainability is at the heart of our business and fundamental to everything that we do as a company,” said George Oliver<\/span>, chairman and CEO, Johnson Controls<\/span>. “Today’s announcement reinforces our continued commitment to developing best in class climate solutions, and OpenBlue will empower our customers to streamline building operations and uncover energy efficiencies that will help meet their environmental goals. We continue to make sustainability a top priority for the company, our customers and our suppliers, and have set ambitious goals that will drive significant improvements in carbon emissions.”<\/p>\n

\n New ESG Commitments
<\/b>The launch of the new commitments will enable Johnson Controls to deliver quantifiable efforts to reduce carbon emissions, drive climate-focused innovation and work closely with customers and suppliers to meet sustainability goals as well as measurable impact against its three key OpenBlue healthy building pillars: healthy people, healthy places and a healthy planet. These commitments are:<\/p>\n

\n Environmental Sustainability Commitments:<\/b>\n <\/p>\n