Carrier : Pioneering Sustainability In The Building Industry

Willis Carrier invented modern air conditioning in 1902. This groundbreaking invention not only revolutionized the way we live and work but also laid the foundation fo꧑r the company. Carrier is uniquely pos🌄itioned to help address global climate change with more sustainable solutions. From enabling the clean energy transition to fostering the move toward lower global warming potential (GWP) refrigerants, addressing climate change through intelligent climate and energy solutions is a key tenet of our growth strategy.  

Carrier’s 2030 Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) goals underscore its commitment to the things that matter.✅ We are focused on reaching carbon neutrality in our operations and reducing the carbon footprint of our customers by more than 1 gigaton by 2030. 

WE HAVE MADE SUSTAINABILITY A CORE PILLAR OF OUR OPERATIONS, AND OUR ACTIONS SPEAK VOLUMES, WITH NUMEROUS IMPACTFUL EXAMPLES THAT UNDERSCORE OUR COMMITMENT,” SAID Chirag ൲Baijal, Managing Director of Commercial HVAC, India, Carrier. 

A recent sustainability achievement includes Carrier’s Gurgaon manufacturing facility receiving Platinum certification by the Indian Green Building Council. The Platinum certification for an older factory is an example of how we are investing in our factories and operations, optimizing existing methods and innovating new digitally enabled lifecycle solutions to reduce energy and water consumption. Carrier’s 33-yer old manufacturing facility in Gurgaon is home to a dedicated team committed to achieving world-class performance in all environment, health and safetyও (EH&S) metrics and initiatives. 

Carrier’s regional Mumbai, Maharashtra office holds t💦he Indian Green Building Council’s (IGBC) Green Interiors Platinum Certification, another example of Carrier’s commitment to sustainability and governance. Ethics and compliance is a core value for Carrier globally and for Carrier India as well. We recognize employees who demonstrate ethical behavior and identify them as “Ethics Ambassadors,” setting an example for other team members.  

The wellbeing and safety of our employees and customers are paramount. In an extraordinary milestone, Carrier India has achieved 33 million hours since 2007 without any injuries leading to lost workdays. For the last 15 years, the Mumbai office has conducted we💞ekly EH&S talks. 

In India, Carrier actively supports sustainability through two key Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives, Green Your School and Unit❀ed for Air. These initiatives demonstrate✅ our commitment to fostering sustainability and collective responsibility.  

The IGBC Green Your School pro𒁃gram® e🥀ncourages students to generate innovative ideas to transform their campuses into sustainable spaces. For the past 15 years in collaboration with IGBC, Carrier’s support enabled students to improve sustainability in their schools and reduce schools’ carbon footprint. 

United for Air is another remarkable initiative, designed to educate and bring the communities of Gurugram together to work for cleaner outdoor air. Through United for Air, we are driving communities to take action, while increasing awareness that particulate matter (PM) levels of 2.5 and PM10 are the major contributors to air pollution in Gurugram. The goal is to provide meaningful information to the public about the effects of high PM levels on health. The United for Air program supports Carrier’s 2030 ESG goals of💜 positively impacting communities through continued investments in initiatives that promote sustainability through education, partnerships and climate resiliency programs. 

Carrier is committed to leading sustainable innovation. We empower society to build healthy, sustainable and intelligent structures. We position ourselves at the forefront of environmental responsibility through relentless research and development, strategic partnerships and collaboration with like-minded organizations. Our vision is to create solutions th🦩at matter for people and our planet. 

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