Johnson Controls Named to the Carbon Clean 200 for the Fifth Time

CORK, Ireland, Feb. 18, 2021 – Johnson Controls is honored to have earned a place on the Carbon Clean 200 list for the fifth year in a row. Johnson Controls is ranked #27 on the Clean200 list from a pool of 8,080 global firms. It is an annual recognition of the world’s most significant publicly traded firms that are leading the way with solutions for the transition to a clean energy future. The Clean200 now has more than a three-year track record of outperforming higher-carbon companies and continues to indicate that demand and market forces are driving growth for low carbon companies.

Published by Corporate Knights in partnership with U.S. non-profit, As You Sow, the Clean200 are the largest 200 public companies ranked by green energy revenues. In order to be eligible, a company must have USD revenue of at least $1 billion and earn more than 10% of total revenues from clean sources. Nearly half of Johnson Controls revenue comes from products and services that cut energy use and improve sustainability for its customers.

"We feel extremely honored that we are being recognized as a company that is leading the way in protecting and preserving the environment," said Katie McGinty, vice president & chief sustainability, government and regulatory affairs officer at Johnson Controls. “We have already made great strides in reducing our carbon footprint and our recent announcement to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2040 reinforces our mission to reimagine the performance of buildings to serve people, places, and the planet.”

This news comes hot on the heels of the company’s announcement to join The Climate Pledge as well as Johnson Controls new ambitious sustainability commitments, science-based targets, and its net-zero carbon pledge.