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.
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.
-- 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.
