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Industries across the board rely on the established expertise at Johnson Controls for ingenious
sustainability practices—from light-weighting vehicle seats and interiors and optimizing energy
in buildings to developing hybrid-vehicle battery systems and recycling lead-acid batteries. All
with the goal of making this world a more comfortable, safe, and sustainable place. Want to
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How sustainable are you?
Take the opportunity to find out how the choices you make in your daily life affect the planet. Simply answer the following questions,
giving yourself 1 point for yes and 0 for no, to find out whether you're an apprentice, seeker, or specialist, in creating a more sustainable world.
Want to learn more about how to make our world a more sustainable place? We’ll help you figure it out at ingenuitywelcome.com

Q.1 - Home Q.2 - Home

Do you wash your laundry in cold water?
Most clothes washers have many choices for energy-conserving wash and
rinse cycles. And reducing detergent reduces pollution of fresh water. Plus,
a hot-water wash with warm rinse costs 5 to 10 times more than a cold
wash and rinse.
Do you frequently buy goods made from
recycled materials?
Using goods made from recycled products saves landfill space and
conserves the natural resources necessary to produce more goods. You’ll
save two lbs/.9 kg of carbon for every 20 glass bottles that you recycle.

Q.3 - Home Q.4 - Home

Do you recycle whatever products you can
in your community?
Recycling reduces the amount of garbage we have to burn or discard. With
fewer landfills, we can have more space for people to farm, live, and work.
Recycling just one aluminum can saves enough electricity to light a 100-watt
bulb for 3½ hours.
Have you replaced all your incandescent
lights with compact fluorescent bulbs?
These energy-efficient bulbs help fight climate change because they reduce
the amount of fossil fuels that utilities burn. Over the life of the bulb, you
will save 100 lbs/45 kg of carbon for each incandescent bulb you replace
with a compact fluorescent one.

Q.5 - Office Q.6 - Office

Is your printer set up so that it prints Do you take a mug or reusable cup
double-sided? to work, instead of using disposable
You’ll buy half as much paper. And when you do print, select the “draft”
cups for hot and cold beverages?
setting. In one test, a typical inkjet printed 12 pages per minute (ppm) It’s simple to bring your own mug to work—it’s a personal statement about
in regular mode but 36 ppm in the draft setting. your commitment to sustainability. Using your own cup every day means
saving 22.75 lbs/10.3 kg of waste annually.

Q.7 - Office Q.8 - Car

Is your desktop computer equipment Do you ride a bike or take public

plugged into a power strip—that you transportation more than twice a week?
turn off at the end of every day? Each year, households that use public transportation save over $1,399 USD in fuel.
Even in standby mode, office equipment uses energy. You’ll save as much as 20 Public transportation produces between 50% and 95% fewer emissions per mile
to 40 watts for each piece of equipment you plug into a power strip and turn off. than private vehicles.

Q.9 - Car Q.10 - Car

Do you drive the speed limit? Be honest!
Speeding, rapid acceleration, and braking waste fuel. Observing the speed
limit and driving sensibly save fuel and are safer for you and other drivers.
Driving sensibly reduces fuel usage by about 5% in town and up to 33%
on the highway.
Have you given your vehicle a regular
tune-up—including a tire pressure check—
within the last year?
Maintaining your vehicle properly can substantially reduce fuel usage and
vehicle emissions. Tuning up and repairing your vehicle can increase fuel
efficiency by between 4% and 40%. Properly inflated tires increase fuel
efficiency by about 3%; replacing a clogged air filter by as much as 10%.
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0-3 points – Sustainability apprentice. You’re still learning. But that’s OK. Even small changes can make a big difference when done every day.
Keep looking for ways to make your world more sustainable.
4-6 points – Sustainability seeker. You’re on the right path and committed to making changes in your daily life that you know will impact the
environment. Spend a few minutes celebrating. And then work out how you can take it to the next level.
7-10 points – Sustainability specialist. You’re walking the talk on looking after our world. Make sure you share your knowledge with family
and friends and encourage them to live an environmentally friendly life.