Johnson Controls International sustainability score: 55/100
Johnson Controls International is a building technology and controls company, Irish-domiciled (registered in Cork) with operational headquarters in the United States, operating globally across HVAC, security, and energy management. Tracing its roots to Johnson Controls (founded 1885 in Milwaukee), it took its current form as an Irish-registered plc via the 2016 merger with Tyco International.
More about Johnson Controls International
It designs and installs systems that reduce end-user emissions rather than manufacturing hardware.
Founded 1992Head office Prague, Czech RepublicStaff ~100,000Revenue ~$23BWebsite ↗
Johnson Controls reports comprehensive GHG data with third-party assurance and has beaten SBTi near-term targets ahead of schedule. However, global renewable electricity remains at 56%, Scope 3 coverage excludes most supply chain categories, and nature-related risks lack quantified footprints or TNFD adoption. Trade association alignment with NAM undercuts climate ambition.
Johnson Controls International scores 55/100 (Making progress) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Scores are free. Companies can never pay for anything about their own score. Last verified May 2026.
That places Johnson Controls International joint 54th of 934 companies scored, and 1st of 12 in Electrical Equipment / Lighting.
What is Johnson Controls International doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Transparency & Accountability and Carbon Footprint: Operations (8/10, 7/10). Weakest on Nature & Biodiversity Impact and Carbon Footprint: Supply Chain (4/10, 6/10).
Where Johnson Controls International lost points
For each question that lost points, the evidence our public rubric looks for that we didn't find.
- Emissions from its own operations7/10Its own emissions aren't independently verified or tracked over several years.
- Emissions from its supply chain6/10No full value-chain map or supplier engagement programme.
- Whether its emissions are falling7/10No consistent fall over several years across its operations and supply chain.
- How clean its energy is6/10Less than 90% of its energy shown to be renewable.
- Its effect on nature4/10Its effect on nature isn't measured or independently verified.
- How it uses materials and handles waste6/10No verified figures for reuse and recycling across the business.
- Its effect on water6/10No water stewardship programme or verified fall in water use.
- Its climate targets7/10Its targets aren't validated by the Science Based Targets initiative.
- How openly it reports8/10No mission-locked structure, such as B Corp certification.
- Its record on controversies6/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is Johnson Controls International's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is Johnson Controls International's score based on?
12 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
33% of them were published by Johnson Controls International itself; the rest come from independent sources.
Scored on 11 April 2026 under an earlier version of our method. We're re-checking it under the current method.
8 of 12 sources are independent of the company.
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How does Johnson Controls International compare with other electrical equipment / lighting companies?
Johnson Controls International is the highest-scoring electrical equipment / lighting company we've rated.
Among the 12 major electrical equipment / lighting brands we've scored, Johnson Controls International sits 1st of 12.
Who comes next in Electrical Equipment / Lighting?
Johnson Controls International leads its sector. These are the next 3 down.
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