April 23, 2008
"UTC believes that a commitment to sustainable and environmentally sound practices is more than just being a responsible corporate citizen – it makes good business sense."
-- Kelly Romano
Remarks of Kelly Romano, President, Building Systems & Services, Carrier
“Global Trends in Energy Efficient Buildings,” 20 Now Action Forum
April 9, 2008
"I'm confident that UTC's balanced portfolio and focus on operations excellence will allow us to outperform in what will likely be a more challenging economic environment."
-- Louis R. Chênevert
Remarks of Louis R. Chênevert, President & CEO
UTC Annual Shareowners Meeting
March 31, 2008
"The science, markets and financial returns for companies like UTC to commercialize technologies to reduce energy consumption and green house gas emissions are striking, visible and real, and can provide tangible solutions today."
-- Dr. J. Michael McQuade
Remarks of Dr. J. Michael McQuade, Senior Vice President, Science and Technology
International Energy Efficient and Green Building Conference, Beijing
March 4, 2008
Presentation of UTC Chairman and CEO George David
Yale School of Management
January 24, 2008
Presentation of UTC Chairman and CEO George David
Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
November 7, 2007
"Since we provide many of the technologies and products that will make these [environmental] goals happen, my message is the optimistic but realistic one that it's all possible..."
-- George David
Remarks of George David, Chairman & CEO
Greenbuild 2007, Chicago
September 28, 2007
Presentation of UTC Chairman and CEO George David
Saïd Business School, Oxford University, Oxford, UK.
May 15, 2007
"We can do more with less, and indeed much more with much less. Let’s start with the fact that 91 percent of the energy coming out of the ground is lost or wasted before it becomes useful work."
-- George David
Remarks of George David, Chairman & CEO
C40 Large Cities Climate Summit, New York City
April 11, 2007
"Altogether, we’ve fared well in the last year and look forward to another solid year ahead and beyond."
-- George David
Remarks of George David, Chairman & CEO and Louis Chenévert, President & COO
UTC Annual Meeting, New York Public Library, New York, NY
March 26, 2007
"We are committed to supporting China with its strong history, culture, growth and environmental agenda."
-- Kelly Romano
Remarks of Kelly Romano, President, Building Systems & Services, Carrier
Intelligent, Green and Energy Efficient Building Conference, Beijing, China
March 22, 2007
"Our efforts show what can happen when a company committed to research and development applies its technology not only to make better products, but to consider the impact of those products on the environment as well."
-- Dr. J. Michael McQuade
Remarks of Dr. J. Michael McQuade, Senior Vice President, Science and Technology
Climate Leaders 5th Anniversary Meeting
March 15, 2007
"To build a culture of ethics, ethics must be discussed openly and routinely at all levels of a corporation."
-- Louis Chênevert
Remarks of Louis Chênevert, President & COO
UTC Business Practices Officers Conference, Farmington, Conn.
February 22, 2007
Presentation of UTC Chairman and CEO George David
Sloan School of Management, MIT University, Cambridge, Mass.
October 24, 2006
"As I visited different locations in this country, I saw optimism, energy and vitality – these are... good signs for a bright future for Vietnam."
-- Louis Chênevert
Remarks of Louis Chênevert, President & COO
American Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City
April 12, 2006
"Profitability and responsibility are equally fundamental values at UTC." -- George David
Remarks of George David, Chairman & CEO, and Louis Chênevert, President & COO
UTC Annual Shareowners Meeting, Carnegie Hall, New York, N.Y.
March 31, 2006
"Ethics and Compliance Programs: Recent Initiatives at United Technologies Corporation"
Remarks of Michael A. Monts, Vice President, Business Practices
Singapore Business Federation, Singapore
March 29, 2006
"The proposed ultimate project goal is buildings which are energy self sufficient, zero CO2 emissions, and commercially viable by 2050. This will be a tall order indeed, and we may not get there. But I learned a long time ago that big goals get big results, and more certainly that small goals will get small ones."
Remarks of George David, Chairman & CEO
World Business Council for Sustainable Development, Beijing
March 28, 2006
"UTC's most basic product mission is to convert energy into useful work. Our products overcome two essential forces in our world: gravity and weather."
Remarks of George David, Chairman & CEO
International Conference on Intelligent Green and Energy-Efficient Building and Technologies (IGEBC 2006), Beijing
December 13, 2005
"Aerospace is one of the toughest industries in which to compete, especially over the last few years. The aviation industry suffered huge challenges in the first half of this decade. . . . How has Hamilton Sundstrand survived in this industry? Two of the keys are technological innovation and Operations Transformation."
Remarks of Dave Hess, President, Hamilton Sundstrand
MetroHartford Alliance, Hartford, Conn.
October 26, 2005
"Our recipe for success has been a constant balance and focus on growth and productivity. The drivers behind our growth story are innovation and globalization."
Remarks of Geraud Darnis, President, Carrier
Connecticut Business and Industrial Association Annual Meeting, Cromwell, Conn.
October 25, 2005
"The good news is none of these powerful forces of globalization, productivity and technology is over. Finance can talk all it wants about the balance sheet and P&L, and Wall Street can do their spreadsheet model and multiple analyses. But the fact is what has driven equity markets more than 30 times higher than they were 50 years ago is forces altogether different: globalization, productivity and technology."
Remarks of George David, Chairman & CEO
Boston College's Chief Executives' Club of Boston, Boston
June 1, 2005
"Productivity is the most powerful force in our economy across the country and in all parts of it, whether public or private."
Remarks of George David, Chairman and CEO
Middlesex Chamber of Commerce, Cromwell, Connecticut
April 13, 2005
"In 2004, UTC's total shareholder return again met or exceeded the market averages. Over a longer term, we have decisively outperformed these averages. Since 1992, UTC's return is 975 percent versus the S&P 500 at 248 percent and the Dow Industrials at 321 percent."
Remarks of George David, Chairman and CEO
UTC Shareowners Meeting, New York Public Library
April 6, 2005
"We have some reasons to feel good about ourselves, none more than the volunteerism and generosity represented in this room."
Remarks of George David, Chairman and CEO
UTC Volunteer Lunch - Corporate Responsibility, Hartford, Conn.
January 21, 2004
"Knowledge, technology and productivity are spreading around the world. The emerging economies are learning, building their own economies, and becoming powerful competitors."
Remarks of George David, Chairman and CEO
Connecticut Business and Industry Association (CBIA) Economic Summit, Cromwell, Conn.
December 2, 2003
"Sustainability is doing things efficiently to preserve resources and minimize environmental impacts. Not everyone broadens the definition to include human capital but I would."
Remarks of George David, Chairman and CEO
SoL's Sustainability Consortium Luncheon, Rentschler Field, East Hartford, Conn.
May 6, 2002
"Productivity and globalization are the engines for better lives. But they must be tempered with responsible practices that reinforce opportunities for all and guarantee basic and essential rights."
Remarks of George David, Chairman and CEO
International Chamber of Commerce, 34th World Congress
April 10, 2002
"What you see is what you get."
Remarks of George David, Chairman and CEO
2002 Annual Meeting of Shareowners
February 18, 1999
"We will change or be changed. This is an important difference between Japanese and American societies today... the American way may not be the easier way, but it certainly works."
Remarks of George David, Chairman and CEO
Japan Management Association Consultants
October 26, 1998
"R&D is what propels the human condition forward."
Remarks of George David, Chairman and CEO
Earth Technologies Forum
July 13, 1998
"The most significant way our world is different is what I call a process change revolution that has been developing since the late 1980s."
Remarks of George David, Chairman and CEO
Ito University in Cromwell, Connecticut
May 16, 1998
"The facts are that the wealth and the job creation in emerging markets are going to happen whether we like it or not, and we can choose to be players, or not, to benefit along with the gains of others, or not."
Remarks of George David, Chairman and CEO
Washington & Jefferson College Commencement Exercises, Washington, PA
April 30, 1998
"While we suffered from Wall Street's anxiety in the wake of Asia's crisis last summer and fall, I would not trade our global positions with our peer companies for one instant."
Remarks of George David, Chairman and CEO
Annual Shareowners' Meeting
June 9, 1997
"Our EH&S record, while overall very good and especially in these rates of improvement, still has a way to go."
Remarks of George David, Chairman and CEO
UTC Environment, Health and Safety Conference
April 18, 1997
"Higher quality comes in part from better design, but also because our manufacturing is better, much better."
Remarks of George David, Chairman and CEO
NASA Quality Conference
March 26, 1997
"Stable and secure employment and a good paycheck and a safe and challenging place to work and opportunities for training and betterment for an employee and his family are the fastest way to democratic, market economy, pro freedoms, pro human rights behaviors."
George David, Chairman and CEO,
"The Critics of Globalization are Wrong"
October 22, 1996
"The 17 Keys to the Corporate Lock"
Remarks of UTC President George David, Chairman and CEO
Yale University, New Haven, Conn.
December 14, 1995
"We need to talk up education as a continuing national priority. More immediately, we should back up that talk with money."
Remarks of UTC President George David
National Press Club
