Honeywell Chairman and CEO Dave Cote was a featured speaker at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) 2010 Mid-Year meeting, which looked at the ability of global leaders to effectively address major challenges and make lasting, positive change.
Led by former U.S. President Bill Clinton, CGI’s Annual Meetings have brought together more than 100 current and former heads of state, 14 Nobel Peace Prize winners, hundreds of leading global CEOs, major philanthropists and foundation heads, directors of the most effective non-governmental organizations, and prominent members of the media.
At the meeting, Cote spoke about Honeywell’s commitments to corporate citizenship, sustainability, and energy efficiency and how strong employee engagement helps the company address tough challenges linked to global macro trends, such as energy, safety, and security.
“Having our 120,000 employees feel good about the place they work for when they go home at night is very important if you’re trying to have a motivated organization with people who really want to make something happen,” he said.
Honeywell’s corporate citizenship initiative, Honeywell Hometown Solutions (HHS), applies the same rigor and business tools used in the workplace to build programs that deliver quantifiable results one community, one home, one teacher, and one student at a time. HHS combines community outreach and focused leadership with financial support and employee volunteerism to address core community needs in areas where we have unique expertise: Science and Math Education, Family Safety and Security, Housing and Shelter, Habitat and Conservation, and Humanitarian Relief.
For more information, watch a video from this year’s Clinton Global Initiative 2010 Mid-Year Meeting.
