Johnson Controls named to prestigious FT European Climate Leaders list

Johnson Controls, the global leader for smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, today announced that it has been named to the inaugural FT Climate Leaders in Europe list.

Europe’s Climate Leaders 2021 is a list of companies across Europe that have shown the highest reduction of their emission intensity, i.e., core greenhouse gas emissions in relation to revenues, between 2014 and 2019. Johnson Controls was one of only 300 companies selected from 4000 across Europe.

“We are extremely proud to be recognised by the Financial Times as a European climate leader,” said George Oliver, chairman and CEO, Johnson Controls. “Sustainability has long been at the heart of everything we do and it is an honour to be included on this prestigious list. With COP26 approaching at this critical moment in the battle against climate change, it is important that companies continue to play their part in cutting emissions and delivering clean, sustainable solutions across the entire value chain.”

Companies on the list compiled by research firm Statista, were invited to submit emissions reported following the emission categories of the greenhouse gas protocol (scope 1, 2 and 3). In addition, Statista scrutinised publicly available data, mainly from financial and non-financial reports as well as from CDP (formerly the “Carbon Disclosure Project”).

Although Johnson Controls reports all three emissions scopes, the ranking only considers scope 1 and scope 2 emissions, since not all companies publish their scope 3 emissions. Since 2002 Johnson Controls has reduced its emissions intensity by more than 70 percent – equivalent to the carbon sequestered by 17,000 acres of forest. The company has also helped its customers save more than 30.6 million tonnes of CO2 globally and $6.6 billion through guaranteed operational savings.

At the European level, Johnson Controls has been effectively supporting the EU’s world-leading ambition to become carbon neutral by 2050. The European Commission recently committed to at least 55 percent cuts in greenhouse gas emissions (from 1990 levels) by 2030 under the European Green Deal. Decarbonising Europe’s building stock through the European Commission’s Energy Performance of Buildings Directive has a crucial role to play in this effort.

“The European Climate law is historic and an important step in Europe’s pathway to net zero emissions by 2050. We also applaud the Commission on its leadership in the EU buildings renovation wave and its clear focus on energy performance in buildings. We’re eager to drive harder and faster to cut the 40 percent of greenhouse gases that come from buildings,” said Tomas Brannemo, vice president and president, Building Solutions Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Latin America at Johnson Controls. “Digitalisation has been recognised as a key enabler for the EU’s renovation wave and we have the tools and services such as OpenBlue to cut building emissions by 50% and more.”

Johnson Controls’ OpenBlue platform for optimising buildings sustainability is not only drastically improving the company’s own environmental impact, it is also helping its customers and future generations to consume less energy, conserve resources, and identify pathways to achieving healthy, net zero carbon communities – ultimately creating an environment for healthy people, healthy places and a healthy planet.