Sustainability

Our focus: where it really matters

Imagine a world where buildings, which account for nearly 40% of global carbon emissions, become the heroes of our climate story.  Johnson Controls, a global leader in energy efficiency and decarbonization, helps our customers reduce energy and emissions through the trifecta of efficiency, electrification and digitalization.

Our purpose is grounded in a simple idea: what we do should matter in the real world and for human society

Helping our customers succeed in those moments where it really matters is our responsibility, and doing so while reducing energy use and emissions is central to how we deliver on that responsibility.

Joakim Weidemanis, CEO, and
Katie McGinty, Chief Sustainability and External Relations Officer

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Our results speak for themselves

We’re honored to have been included in more than 40 prestigious sustainability indices in recent years. Here are just some of the reasons why we’ve received these recognitions:

In our operations

We have reduced absolute emissions across our operations by more than 46% since 2017, on the way to our SBTi-approved science-based target of 55% by 2030. 91% of our electricity globally is met or matched by renewable sources.

For our customers

In 2025, 77% of new product R&D was invested in climate-related innovation to develop sustainable products and services, surpassing our already-ambitious goal of 75%.
Since January 2000, performance contracting projects have helped us avoid nearly 43 million metric tons CO2e and are set to save more than $9.5 billion for our customers through energy and operational savings over the project term.

In our supply chain

Sustainability is weighted at 21% of supplier scorecards, making sustainability equal to cost, quality and delivery in supplier evaluations. Over 1,400 suppliers, representing 71% of what we spend with suppliers, are rigorously reviewed for their environmental, labor and human rights, ethics and sustainable procurement practices.

We are proud to be ahead of pace to meet and exceed our 2030 sustainability commitments. We are already 84% of the way to our 2030 goal for reducing our operational emissions, having reduced Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions 46%. And we met our 2030 goal for reducing emissions from our products, having reduced Scope 3 emissions 33% since 2017.

Sustainability awards and recognition

We don’t just talk about sustainability at Johnson Controls. As the following prestigious awards show, we do what we say we'll do – year after year. We're proud and honored to be named in these awards and indexes for our commitment to sustainability.

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