Johnson Controls, Inc. (JCI) Summary

Brief description of Johnson Controls:

Johnson Controls is the world’s leader in providing building efficiency, automotive interiors and automotive batteries. The $38 billion company was founded in 1885 by Professor Warren Johnson, the inventor of the electric room thermostat. Johnson Controls' 140,000 employees are guided through the company's vision, values and objectives to create a more comfortable, safe and sustainable world.

Johnson Controls' global growth and competitive advantages result from the company's ability to integrate products, services and technologies in ingenious ways. Johnson Controls develops practical solutions to improve the relationships between people and the places where they live, work and travel. The company's three businesses, all leaders in their global marketplaces, focus on helping our customers meet their diverse needs.

Building Efficiency:
The leading global supplier of products, integrated systems, and technical and professional services for commercial and institutional buildings and heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) products for residential buildings with operations in 120 countries worldwide.

Automotive Experience:
The world’s largest supplier of automotive seating and a major global supplier of interior systems, including overhead systems, door panels, floor consoles, instrument panels, cockpits, and integrated electronics -- including systems that link cars to homes -- for virtually every automaker worldwide.

Power Solutions:
The world’s largest supplier of automotive starter batteries and provider of a wide range of battery technologies including lead acid, flat plate and spiral wound AGM batteries as well as nickel-metal-hydride and lithium-ion batteries for hybrid vehicles. Batteries are sold under customer brands as well as our own Varta®, Heliar®, LTH® and Optima® brand names. 

Chairman and CEO:

Stephen A. Roell

CEO Quote Regarding Climate Change:

 "As partners with the other members of the BELC and the Pew Center, we are committed to making the world more comfortable, safe, and sustainable by helping our customers around the world address global climate change."