Johnson Controls Earns Award from Ford

Johnson Controls has been recognized by Ford Motor Company with its 2003 Corporate Citizenship Award for the supplier’s strong commitment to supporting and doing business with minority-owned companies.

The company, which won this same award in 1999, was the only tier-one interior supplier to receive the annual award this year.

“We’re honored to be recognized by Ford because it says our efforts to create a strong diverse supplier development program have been successful,” said Keith Wandell, president of the automotive group.”Johnson Controls is committed to promoting diversity, building strong partnerships with minority firms, and expanding minority supplier development efforts in the future.”

As a global market leader in automotive interior systems, automotive batteries, and facility management and control systems, Johnson Controls purchased goods and services valued at more than $1.02 billion from diverse suppliers in 2002. This figure was expected to increase by an additional $50 million in 2003.

Last May, Johnson Controls was named to the Billion Dollar Roundtable, an organization composed of the 12 U.S. corporations that spend more than $1 billion annually with minority- and women-owned businesses.