Fortune 70 Company Does Spring Greening Inside and Out With Global Reach
MILWAUKEE, April 22 /PRNewswire/ — Organizations across the country annually roll out the green carpet in honor of Earth Day. But this year on Tuesday, April 22, Johnson Controls, a global diversified, multi-industrial company that creates smart environments, will turn Earth Day into Earth Quarter with initiatives that demonstrate its commitment to making the places we live, work and travel more sustainable.
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The company’s Earth Quarter program encompasses employee events, local community engagements and major global initiatives across Johnson Controls’ building efficiency, power solutions and automotive experience businesses.
Earth Quarter activities include:
— April 14 — Earth Quarter kicked off with the announcement of Johnson
Control’s second annual Energy Efficiency Indicator (EEI), a research
report that examines the perceptions of North American businesses with
regard to rising energy prices, energy independence and climate change
(http://johnsoncontrolseei.web180.com/).
— April 16 — Johnson Controls participated in a Green Roundtable hosted
by the Milwaukee Business Journal that focused on the driving forces in
business behind the green movement.
— April 22 — Earth Day will feature a hard hat tour of the World
Headquarters Expansion Project for local media, who will view the
progress of the expansion planned to be the first LEED Platinum
certification for new construction in the state of Wisconsin.
— April 28 – 29 — Johnson Controls co-sponsors the inaugural China
Energy Efficiency and Sustainability Forum in Beijing to bring together
government policymakers, corporations, and the academic community to
share their perspectives on energy efficiency and sustainability
solutions.
— April – May — A national U.S. competition, Igniting Creative Energy,
honors state winners who submitted their sustainable ideas on how to
make the world a more eco-friendly place. Students (K-12) are awarded
$1,000 for their school on behalf of Johnson Controls in partnership
with Philips, the United States Energy Association and the National
Energy Foundation.
— Week of May 12 — Each spring, Johnson Controls employees around the
world celebrate Vision Week, five days dedicated to increasing
awareness and understanding of the company’s values. This year Vision
Week focuses on environmental stewardship with company-wide educational
activities to support the importance of sustainable practices.
— June 10 – 11 — Johnson Controls hosts the 19th annual Energy
Efficiency Forum (EEF) in Washington D.C. The EEF is a premier event
that promotes energy efficiency through the presentation of national
and worldwide best practices and the resulting impact on the
environment, national security and economic growth. This year the EEF
will address how a new administration can build upon leadership in the
public and private sectors and initiate large-scale energy-efficiency
programs that will have immediate economic and environmental impact
(http://www.eeforum.net/index_bodman1.html).
— June 23 — Johnson Controls’ Conservation Leadership Corps (CLC)
program kicks off in three U.S. markets: Milwaukee, Baltimore and
Detroit. The CLC is a seven-week program that engages local high school
students in meaningful summer work focused on environmental
stewardship, work ethic and leadership skills. Students must apply for
the opportunity and will receive competitive wages to work together on
environmental protection and improvement projects in community parks.
— June 25 – 26 — Johnson Controls’ power solutions business will host a
national media event and roundtable panel discussion focused on
challenges facing the North American auto industry as they relate to
the mass acceptance of hybrid vehicles. Additionally, the business’s
hybrid group is again supporting the UW Madison Engineering team in the
Challenge X competition. Championed by the U.S. Department of Energy,
the competition enables college students to design, build and compete
with an alternative fuel vehicle. Johnson Controls is supplying the
battery and technical support.
— End of Earth Quarter – June — Johnson Controls will launch the
Personal Sustainability Navigator, a free online tool designed to help
consumers discover and prioritize sustainable practices based on their
personal behaviors.
— Extending Earth Quarter Year-Round — The company’s Blue Sky Involve
program engages employees around the world to volunteer for local
community projects and get involved in nonprofit organizations. When
this involvement aligns with program objectives, the Johnson Controls
Foundation can approve a $1,000 (U.S.) grant to the organization.
For more information on how Johnson Controls supports sustainability through its global initiatives, please visit http://www.johnsoncontrols.com/sustainability.
Johnson Controls (NYSE:JCI) is the global leader that brings ingenuity to the places where people live, work and travel. By integrating technologies, products and services, we create smart environments that redefine the relationships between people and their surroundings. Our team of 140,000 employees creates a more comfortable, safe and sustainable world through our products and services for more than 200 million vehicles, 12 million homes and one million commercial buildings. Our commitment to sustainability drives our environmental stewardship, good corporate citizenship in our workplaces and communities, and the products and services we provide to customers. For additional information, please visit http://www.johnsoncontrols.com/.
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