Schneider Sustainability Report 2017 – 2018

07 Looking Ahead An Integrated Approach to Sustainability

At Schneider Electric, sustainability is business. It’s at the heart of operations, performance, decision making, and strategy.

Sustainability means company growth

Sustainability is business

The vision of Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management and automation, is to ensure that Life Is On™ for everyone, everywhere, and at every moment, and help our customers achieve more with less.

Sustainability strategy to meet the energy challenge

Act to keep global warming below a 2 °C limit and to reduce the energy gap, with ethics and responsibility.

At the strategic level: integrated into the company program

Sustainability in the initiative “Innovate to support growth”

Objective:

Be a partner of choice in sustainability in our innovations and our operations.

5 sustainability megatrends 2015 – 2020

  • Climate
  • Circular Economy
  • Development
  • Ethics
  • Health & Equity

21 sustainability progress indicators 2018 – 2020

Schneider Sustainability Impact target is a level for progress and accountability.

At the communication level: integrated and reliable processes

The Schneider Sustainability Impact, commented on by the CFO and the CEO

Non-financial quarterly results are presented together with financial information to institutional investors.

Audited non-financial results

Non-financial information, including barometer’s indicators, receive moderate or reasonable assurance.

At the operational level: integrated governance involving every level

Board of directors

The HR & CSR Committee approves the sustainability strategy, and analyzes policies and practices.

Executive committee

The sustainability executive committee challenges, aligns with strategy, and decides.

Corporate functions and businesses, specific committees, employees

These bodies contribute to sustainability objectives (Schneider Sustainability Impact target, CSR criteria in variable compensation) and mobilization programs.