Johnson Controls International — Ethics Grade C

Johnson Controls International receives an overall ethics grade of C (52/100) on CancelCo's corporate accountability database. Sector: Consumer Goods. Market cap: Large Cap.

Category scores

• labor: 60
• privacy: 70
• consumer: 55
• environment: 48
• humanRights: 55

Documented incidents (3)

• PFAS Water Contamination (high, 2019) — Chemicals from fire-fighting foam produced by a subsidiary contaminated groundwater in Wisconsin for decades. The company faced multiple lawsuits for allegedly concealing the risks of these 'forever chemicals'.
• Corporate Tax Inversion (medium, 2016) — Johnson Controls moved its legal headquarters to Ireland via a merger with Tyco to lower its US tax liability. The move was widely criticized by politicians as a 'desertion' of the US tax system.
• Auto Parts Price Fixing (medium, 2014) — The company was involved in a global cartel for car battery recycling prices. They cooperated with the European Commission's investigation to reveal price-fixing agreements with competitors.

Documented good deeds

• Net Zero Commitment — The company pledged to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2040 and to double the annual energy savings of its customers through smart building technology.

Ethical alternatives

• Schneider Electric — Consistently ranked as one of the world's most sustainable companies with higher ESG transparency.