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Business Review
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Sustainable
development
Our strategic vision and management systems inte-
grate the requirements and opportunities of sustain-
able development. We are committed to continuously
improving relations with our main stakeholders, includ-
ing shareholders, employees, customers and the com-
munity. Schneider Electric is a sustainable develop-
ment company.
As energy efficiency becomes a major issue world-
wide, the principles of sustainable development pro-
vide us with a powerful opportunity for growth and dif-
ferentiation. To offer solutions in this area, we have
entered new markets such as energy efficiency, build-
ing automation and secured power that will drive growth
in the years ahead and allow us to help customers ful-
fill their own sustainable development responsibilities.
In addition, we have given greater emphasis to sus-
tainable development-related improvement targets in
our new2Company Program.
We have developed a Planet & Society barometer to
measure and track our corporate social responsibility
performance. By reporting our results, we go beyond
the traditional presentation of processes to highlight
progress made and identify areas where we intend to
improve.
Management framework
new
2
Company Program
As part of new2, each unit determines improvement
paths aligned with both the program’s vision and the
unit’s local reality. To ensure overall consistency and
measure performance effectively, new2’s New Report-
ing system expresses each initiative in terms of
strategic goals, target result and tactical means. Ten of
its tracking indicators directly concern sustainable
development.
Planet & Society barometer
The Planet & Society barometer, implemented in
2005, allows us to track and measure results quarter-
ly in the area of sustainable development and keep all
stakeholders informed.
The barometer expresses our commitment to advanc-
ing sustainable development. It gives us an important
resource for training and raising awareness about sus-
tainable development, helps us define strategic areas
for improvement, and allows us to inform stakeholders
about our results and performance.
The results for the barometer’s ten indicators are pub-
lished on a dedicated website. In 2005, we improved
our performance from 4.6/10 to 5.9/10. Our goal is
8/10 by end 2008.
Area Indicators Performance at Dec. 31, 2005
Performance On a scale of 10
People > Reduce the number of lost days from work
accidents by 20%, per employee and per year 0.4 day/year 5.6
> Ensure that all employees have basic health insurance 100% 10
> Ensure that 30% of the top managers have been
in their positions for less than one year 40.93% 10
Environment > Ensure that all manufacturing and logistic sites
are certified ISO 14001 85% 5
> Provide an environmental profile for 120 products
representing more than 50% of total revenue 27 PEPs 2.3
> Reduce our facilities’ energy production by 10%
in MWh/year and per production unit employee 16.8 MWh 6.7
Societal > Donate 1 million worth of Schneider Electric equipment 300,000 3
> Ensure that 90% of our sites have a lasting
commitment with the Schneider Electric Foundations
in the area of youth opportunities 84% 7
Corporate > Make 60% of total purchases from suppliers
governance who support the Global Compact or similar charters 12% 2
> Be included in the four major socially responsible
investment index families 3 families 7.5
Overall performance at Dec. 31, 2005 5.9
www.schneider-electric.com www.barometre.schneider-electric.com
The 10 indicators of the Planet & Society barometer