MILWAUKEE - The World Environment Center has announced that its 20th Annual WEC Gold Medal for International Corporate Achievement in Sustainable Development has been awarded to Johnson Controls Inc. for creating shareholder value through businesses and initiatives that enable energy efficiency and reduced carbon dioxide emissions; facilitate resource efficiency, reuse, and recycling; and promote green building design concepts.
John M. Barth, chairman and chief executive officer of Johnson Controls, will accept the award at a formal gala event on May 14, 2004 at the National Building Museum in Washington.