PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla.,
Aug. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/
-- Carrier Global Corporation (NYSE: CARR), the leading
global provider of healthy, safe, sustainable and intelligent
building and cold chain solutions, has reduced its customers'
carbon footprint by 68 million metric tons in 2020, which is equal
to the energy use of more than 8 million U.S. homes in one year.
Carrier also reported gains in diversity among its senior
leadership, including 43% global executive diversity and 31% global
women executives, up from 27% and 20% in 2015, respectively. Also,
Carrier began tying its executives' incentive compensation to
progress against Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG)
goals, including progress against its diversity goals and strategic
initiatives. These accomplishments and more are outlined in
Carrier's 2021 ESG Report, which details the company's ESG
performance in 2020 and progress toward its 2030 goals announced
last year.
"The urgency of climate change requires us to be bold, to
innovate and to disrupt – the future demands it. At Carrier, our
focus on ESG is fundamental to our culture and our business, and we
have an opportunity to make a profound impact on some of the most
pressing environmental and social challenges of our time," said
Dave Gitlin, Chairman & CEO,
Carrier. "Expanding on three decades of environmental targets,
we're making meaningful progress against our 2030 goals around the
areas of people, planet and our communities. Our goals are
intentionally ambitious, because challenging ourselves to think
bigger and be better is what we do every day."
Other highlights from the report include a commitment to setting
company-wide science-based emissions reduction targets aligned with
the goals of the Paris Agreement, achieving carbon neutral
operations and the implementation of a world-class supplier
sustainability program to help reduce Carrier's environmental
footprint. Through our investments in energy efficiency projects,
as of year-end 2020, we have reduced our greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions in absolute terms by over 78,000 metric tons compared
with our 2015 baseline.
The company is also focused on achieving a diverse workforce
that represents the communities in which we live and work, and
launched a comprehensive diversity and inclusion strategy that
included the launch of robust programs for the recruitment and
development of Black talent. This year's report includes the
addition of a more comprehensive set of diversity demographic
data.
"Transparency is a key driver of our ESG performance, which is
why we're committed to sharing where we are doing well – and where
we need to focus more attention and resources," said Jennifer Anderson, Chief Sustainability Officer,
Carrier. "We're proud of our progress, but also resolute in making
advancements in our operations, people management, solutions and
community engagement."
Looking ahead, Carrier continues to positively impact the
communities where it operates, enabling access to safe and healthy
indoor environments, alleviating hunger and food waste, and
encouraging employee volunteerism. Carrier is also committed to
investing in STEM education programs that promote diversity and
inclusion and sustainability through education, partnerships and
climate resiliency programs.
The full report is available on corporate.carrier.com.
About Carrier
As the leading global provider of
healthy, safe, sustainable and intelligent building and cold chain
solutions, Carrier Global Corporation is committed to making the
world safer, sustainable and more comfortable for generations to
come. From the beginning, we've led in inventing new technologies
and entirely new industries. Today, we continue to lead because we
have a world-class, diverse workforce that puts the customer at the
center of everything we do. For more information,
visit corporate.carrier.com or follow Carrier on social
media at @Carrier.
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Contact:
Danielle Canzanella
860-221-8457
Danielle.Canzanella@carrier.com
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