New York State Required Disclosure: Any motor-bearing refrigeration equipment or foam product may only be used in the State of New York with substances that are in compliance with New York State regulations.
Our commitment to employees, business partners, customers and communities is strengthened by our Global Human Rights Policy. The policy covers non-discrimination and harassment, prohibitions against child and forced labor, freedom of association and the right to engage in collective bargaining. Many of the adopted standards align with basic concepts regarding working conditions and human rights advanced by international organizations such as the International Labor Organization and the United Nations; the policy represents Trane Technologies minimum standards in these areas.
While local laws or regulation may necessitate a different interpretation or application of the policy, we believe that the fundamental values it embodies should serve as our global minimum business standards. Our Code of Conduct employee training program, which mirrors many of the objectives of the Trane Technologies Global Human Rights Policy, is conducted annually. This training encourages employees who believe the Code has been violated to report the suspected violations through the company’s Ethics HelpLine.
Trane Technologies is committed to complying with laws pertaining to freedom of association, consultation, and collective bargaining. Trane Technologies respects its employees’ right to individually decide to join or refrain from joining any lawful organization. The company’s Global Human Resources Policy emphasizes freedom of association.
The laws of many countries prohibit or strictly limit contributions by corporations to political parties and candidates. Although our employees may engage in personal political activity, they are prohibited from doing so on behalf of Trane Technologies or in their capacity as company employees. In the United States, Trane Technologies manages a nonpartisan Political Action Committee (PAC) which is compliant with all applicable laws and is regulated by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
Under the FEC, all funds received by the PAC and resulting contributions to federal candidates are publicly disclosed. For a list of federal contributions, see here. Although Trane Technologies employees may make personal contributions to political parties and candidates, they are not permitted any type of reimbursement from the company. The PAC is funded exclusively through voluntary contributions by salaried employees.
Learn how we use responsible vulnerability management to better ensure the safety and security of our products and connected solutions, or to report a potential vulnerability.
Trane Technologies (Trane), and all of its affiliates, operates within Trane’s enterprise governance framework for ethics, risk management, and artificial intelligence. Accordingly, these Responsible AI Principles are designed to provide practical, operational guidance for the development and internal deployment of AI systems.
This document establishes the responsible AI governance principles, and ethical foundations governing the design, development, deployment, and use of artificial intelligence systems by Trane Technologies. It provides a common framework to support consistent, accountable, and risk-aware AI practices.
At all times, the development and deployment of AI Systems must comply with the Trane Technologies Code of Conduct, all relevant Company policies, internal controls, Business Operating System, and guidelines of the Company.
The following general principles articulate how Trane Technologies approaches the responsible design and use of AI systems. They, along with other internal policies, guidelines and processes, are intended to guide decision-making across technical, product, and operational contexts.
Lawfulness and Responsible Use
AI systems are developed and deployed in a manner consistent with applicable legal requirements and responsible business practices, taking into account safety, cybersecurity, intellectual property, and contractual obligations. This includes the appropriate training on responsible use and principles, development and deployment. Certain AI use cases are expressly prohibited — including but not limited to, systems designed to manipulate human behavior through deceptive means, systems that evaluate or classify individuals through social scoring, and any use cases prohibited under applicable law including the EU AI Act. These boundaries are documented in Trane Technologies' internal policies and guidelines and are binding on all employees, contractors, and third-party partners.
Purpose Limitation and Context Awareness
AI systems are developed and deployed solely for defined, legitimate business purposes. Systems are not repurposed for unrelated or unauthorized uses and are evaluated in light of their operational context and intended outcomes as required by applicable internal policies.
Human Oversight and Control
AI systems developed and deployed by Trane Technologies are subject to appropriate human oversight commensurate with their function and risk profile. Oversight is designed not only to provide intervention mechanisms, but to ensure that AI system behavior is understood, questioned, and contextualized by those responsible for its operation. AI systems are not permitted to execute irreversible high-stakes actions autonomously without a defined human approval step.
Transparency and Explainability
Trane Technologies is committed to transparency in its use of AI systems. Individuals interacting with AI-enabled products, services, or processes are informed of AI involvement. Trane Technologies does not misrepresent AI systems as human to those who interact with them. Outputs of AI systems used in customer-facing or rights-affecting contexts are accompanied by appropriate disclosure of their AI-generated nature and applicable limitations.
Safety, Robustness and Reliability
AI systems developed by Trane Technologies are designed to operate reliably within their intended parameters. Reasonable measures are implemented to prevent, detect, and mitigate material errors, performance degradation, and unintended outcomes throughout the AI lifecycle.
Data Privacy, Security and Integrity
AI systems developed and deployed by Trane Technologies handle personal and sensitive data in accordance with applicable data protection laws and internal privacy policies. AI systems developed and deployed by Trane Technologies are assessed and reviewed to determine the appropriate technical and organizational controls designed to safeguard the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of systems and data, and to prevent unauthorized access, misuse, or compromise.
Risk Classification
AI systems developed, deployed or procured by Trane Technologies are subject to governance based on their Risk Classification as defined under applicable laws and internal policies. Trane Technologies will undertake the appropriate impact and risk assessments to reasonably identify, evaluate and document technical, operational, ethical and other risks, and will implement mitigations where appropriate and as required by internal policies and processes.
Ethics, Bias and Harm Considerations
Trane Technologies is committed to identifying and mitigating bias across its AI portfolio on an ongoing basis, not only at the point of initial deployment. For systems that may evaluate, profile, or differentially impact individuals or groups — including any system classified as High Risk under applicable law — bias, ethical, and harm assessments will be conducted and documented prior to development or deployment.
Accountability and Oversight
In alignment with internal policies and processes, ownership and accountability are assigned within Trane Technologies for oversight including, as appropriate, vetting of AI systems, development, deployment approval, ongoing monitoring, incident response, and documentation maintenance.
Trane Technologies supports climate and sustainability policies, frequently providing technical support and formal comments during the stakeholder comment period of public policy to support climate action. When necessary, we counter unproductive messaging from trade associations and other companies through our formal engagement with policymakers.
In 2023, InfluenceMap recognized Trane Technologies as a Corporate Climate Policy Engagement Leader for science-aligned climate policy influence. Trane Technologies was recognized as being in the top 5% of companies evaluated for positive and active climate policy engagements aligned with the Paris Climate Accords of 2015. Trane Technologies was also recognized as a leading industry “Transformer” by the Climate Trust in 2023. Learn more about our awards and recognition related to sustainability.
See below examples of our climate policy leadership through formal comments and testimony. Learn more about our Public Policy management in the Sustainability Report.
Energy Efficiency & Product Standards
Refrigerant Transition
Trane Technologies supports ambitious federal refrigerant policy, including but not limited to:
Trane Technologies supports state refrigerant policy.
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