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2008 Annual Report 31
fatality for root cause, take corrective actions and design safer working conditions. At its
Connecticut facilities, Pratt & Whitney launched programs to reduce noise and has reduced the
number of employees required to complete hearing tests due to high noise levels by half. At
UTC, talent is critical for global business growth and a diverse workforce makes us stronger
and more competitive. UTC supports INROADS, a non-profit organization providing career
training and internships for minority youth. UTC’s 20-year partnership with INROADS has
provided more than 2,000 internships and more than 200 interns have become UTC employees.
Challenging economic times require difficult actions and this was true in 2008. While compa-
nies cannot guarantee employment, they can ensure opportunity and UTC does through our
Employee Scholar Program. When business conditions necessitate a workforce reduction, we
offer our unique employee education program to separated employees for at least one year
following separation. More information on UTC’s Employee Scholar Program,dependent
scholarships and our commitment to diversity is available on our Web site.
Communities
Successful businesses improve the human condition. In 2008, UTC contributed $25.5 million
to non-profit organizations in 39 countries. With UTC’s support, Junior Achievement
relaunched its fifth grade curriculum to include science, technology, engineering and math
skills, which will reach 600,000 students annually. In 2008, the National Trust for Historic
Preservation opened Lincoln’s Cottage in Washington, D.C., its first LEED-certified property,
also with UTC’s support. As a Fortune 50 company, UTC is uniquely positioned to match
employee expertise to the needs of non-profit organizations we support financially. In 2008,
we launched Building Community Excellence, a program in which employees in the Hartford,
Conn., area helped non-profits manage information technology needs or real estate invest-
ments, conduct energy audits, and measure and reduce their environmental footprint.
More information on the organizations UTC supports, including the United Way and FIRST
Robotics, and our work in the community is available on our Web site.
Awards
Alliance to Save Energy presented UTC with the 2008 Galaxy Star Award for energy conservation
National Energy Resources Organization presented UTC with its Innovation Award for the
PureCycle geothermal power system
DiversityBusiness.com ranked UTC 18th on the list of “Top 50 Organizations for Multicultural
Business Opportunities” for its supplier diversity efforts
India’s Ministry of Power awarded Carrier India First Prize for the National Energy
Conservation Awards 2008 in the Consumer Goods Manufacturing Sector
INROADS recognized UTC as its top corporate partner in 2008 for providing internships
to 293 students
Pratt & Whitney’s PurePower engine family received the 2008 Breakthrough Award from the
China Aviation Association and the AVIC Science and Technology Department
Third party validation
For four years, UTC has sought independent feedback on our corporate responsibility
reporting. In 2008, we asked stakeholders in London and Washington, D.C., to provide
analysis and commentary. They commended our efforts, but asked for more context
and details on our supply chain and our progress reducing the use of materials of concern
in products.
We measure our reputation and collect feedback on our community, environmental and
corporate responsibility performance. In 2008, UTC again surveyed business and community
leaders in the greater Hartford, Conn., region where we have the largest single employee concen-
tration and significant community involvement. UTC was the first among peers with the
highest average corporate responsibility score. We improved our environmental performance
as well as the perception of UTC as a good place to work. UTC conducts similar surveys of
business leaders and investors nationally.
Recognition
Additional data and in-depth studies are available at www.utc.com/responsibility. Explore the Web site or go to the online report and click on the links within the text.