Sept. 24, 2014: Ingersoll Rand Commits to Cutting Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Half by 2020
Company to Invest $500 Million in Product R&D to Fund Long-Term Reduction in Emissions
NEW YORK — Ingersoll Rand announced that it is committing at the 2014 Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting and United Nations Climate Summit to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by half by 2020. The company said its commitment will avoid the same amount of CO2 emissions that can result from powering nearly 2 million homes for a year.
Ingersoll Rand, whose family of brands includes the HVAC brand Trane and the transport refrigeration brand Thermo King, said the commitment will increase energy efficiency and reduce the company’s climate impact with product-related and operational targets, including: