Rohan Chopra

HOW ARE YOU CREATING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR THE REGION?

Climate crisis is one of the most pressing challenges of today, and as a company, Johnson Controls has committed to Net Zero scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2040. Since 1885, sustainability has been at the heart of our business and is fundamental to everything we do. And the same has been acknowledged through various global recognitions from different industry stakeholders like UN Global Compact, Ecovadis, Sustainalytics.

With 35MT CO2e saved across the world, At Johnson Controls we accelerate sustainability through intelligent buildings and energy-efficient solutions that enable healthy people, healthy places and a healthy planet.

WHAT ARE THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES YOU FACE?

Firstly, it would be the gap in acknowledging the impact of buildings on global emissions and lack of awareness. Buildings contribute close to 40% of global CO2 emissions. Also, we’d like to see a stronger government push for the private sector through stronger policies and legislations to make lasting and meaningful change. There is also a need for a commercial business case with regard to sustainability projects, especially for the private sector, and we are also not understanding the importance of data to fuel sustainable actions. Digitalization can be a big enabler to sustainability, but currently these two topics are looked at separately and individually

HOW ARE YOU OVERCOMING THESE CHALLENGES?

It is forums like Sustainability Middle East’s campaign that can help in creating awareness in the market regarding the importance of buildings to reduce emissions. Johnson Controls always endeavours to associate with such initiatives. In fact, we lead a lot of global initiatives around the impact of built environments on climate change. We also try to work with different stakeholders at the state level to provide feedback and share our thoughts as market leaders in the field of sustainability and digitalization which can lead to stronger policy formulations and building codes.

We acknowledge the market need to get access to funds for these initiatives. With net zero buildings as a service model, we take on the responsibility of upfront capital decisions, design and construction, and decarbonization goal achievement through simple fixed-fee models. Johnson Controls drives emissions reductions through its state-of-the art equipment that leads the market in efficiency, magnified by OpenBlue technologies and innovations. These solutions leverage big data and artificial intelligence to optimize building sustainability and deliver significant improvement in energy efficiency and corresponding carbon emissions