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Critical industries win with climate-smart strategies

2026 is the year critical industries step into the spotlight. Across sectors, from data centers and hospitals to pharmaceutical labs and university campuses, organizations are harnessing efficiency, resilience, and innovation to deliver results that matter.

The extreme weather events of 2025 – heat waves, floods, wildfires – have forced us to rethink how we build and retrofit. In 2026, resilience moves from a buzzword to a business imperative. Today’s infrastructure features redundancy, agility, and connected controls, enabling organizations to do more with less and to outperform in the face of disruption. Johnson Controls is at the forefront, creating spaces that enhance well-being, achieve climate goals and save money.

Johnson Controls is proud to be a partner and participant in the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 19 - 23, 2026. Joakim Weidemanis, Chief Executive Officer, and Katie McGinty, Chief Sustainability Officer, will attend and actively participate in discussions under the key theme of "A Spirit of Dialogue."

The Annual Meeting 2026 convenes global leaders to address critical global and regional challenges. This year’s discussions center on cooperating in a more contested world, unlocking new sources of growth, investing in people, deploying innovation at scale and building prosperity. World leaders from government, business, civil society and academia will attend and make the call for bold collective action.

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Joakim Weidemanis

Chief Executive Officer, Johnson Controls

Katie McGinty

Vice President and Chief Sustainability and External Relations Officer

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Discover how Johnson Controls is driving business success through climate action, as featured in the World Economic Forum CEO Climate Leaders report.

Johnson Controls featured in WEF report

The latest World Economic Forum CEO Climate Leaders report sends a clear message: climate action isn’t just good for the planet, it’s good for business. According to the report, the green economy has grown to $5 trillion annually and is projected to reach $7 trillion by 2030.

Johnson Controls was featured in a special Sustainability Magazine report on how ESG leaders are working to decarbonize the built environment with innovative technologies.

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