Table of Contents
Introduction
About Carrier
Innovating for a Sustainable World
Operations
Our People & Culture
Communities
Governance
ESG Indices
Programs with a Purpose We are proud to give back to our global communities through our time, talents and resources. We leverage our global networks to make positive and profound differences for communities, and partner with leading organizations who share our mission of making the world a better place:
• Of the 12 cities on the World Health Organization’s index of cities with highest air pollution rate, 11 are located in India. We believe everyone has the right to clean air, so last year we launched our United for Air initiative in India, with the goal of improving air quality through awareness, engagement, monitoring and preventive actions.
• We have a three-year partnership with The Nature Conservancy to support global projects and online learning curriculum designed to promote science-based solutions to make the cities of tomorrow resilient, healthy and equitable. We have committed to projects where our employees will help fight global climate change, restore coastal habitats and support water security quality. We are also helping students learn about the natural world with support for Nature Lab, an online curriculum program for teachers and families, with virtual field trip videos and activities designed by educators for students K-12.
• Focused on promoting sustainability for early education students, Carrier’s Green Shoots program connects employee volunteers with local classrooms to teach interactive science and health classes, enhancing environmental stewardship and healthy living habits. To date, the program has benefited thousands of children in primary schools largely in Asia, including China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. • Carrier Transicold designs and manufactures technologies that transport fresh food from farms to markets, and supports organizations focused on eliminating hunger. Through a grant program with the Feeding America Network, food banks across seven states benefited from a Carrier donation in 2019. • We are focused on making our communities safer, and that is exactly what Kidde is doing through its Operation Save a Life program. In 2019, Kidde donated more than 90,000 alarms in 19 cities across the United States. Throughout its more than 20-year history, Kidde has donated 1.6 million smoke and carbon monoxide alarms to fire departments.
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