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Business Review
In 2005, the Vice President of Schneider Electric
France and two National Education officials initi-
ated the development of an eco-design training
program to present the various aspects of an
environmental policy applied to products. Thir-
teen teachers attended the first session in July
2005.
Eco-production
As part of our Planet & Society barometer’s objec-
tives, we are committed to obtaining ISO 14001 certi-
fication for all our manufacturing and logistics sites. As
of December 31, 2005, 85% were certified. During the
year, we conducted our annual review of pollution
risks at all our manufacturing sites. None is classified
Seveso. However, we continuously track 13 facilities,
of which 6 are in France, often because of their past
manufacturing history.
We are also committed to reducing energy consump-
tion per employee at our sites by 10%. In 2005, sever-
al units achieved significant energy savings. Schnei-
der Electric India, for example, reduced electricity
consumption by 3.4% and water consumption by 50%
while increasing production by 60% in relation to
2004. Schneider Electric Thailand implemented a Six
Sigma approach with an energy savings target of
30%.
Eco-production indicators 2003 2004 2005 at 2004 2005
scope of new
consolidation scope**
Number of units surveyed 139 159 150 172
Average number of employees
at our manufacturing sites 43,944 47,140 46,896 50,644
Amount of waste produced (in metric tons) 93,736 94,821 96,641 100,547
Amount of waste per production site employee
(in metric tons per person) 1.9 2 2.1 1.99
Percentage of waste recovered 65 73.5 76 75.9
Energy consumption
per production site employee* (in MWh) 15.3 14.7 16.1 15.7
Equivalent energy consumption (in MWh)* 674,967 692,298 756,482 793,898
Water consumption (in cubic meters) 1,643,483 1,838,221 1,799,702 1,874,329
Water consumption per production site employee
(in cubic meters per person) 37.4 39 38.40 37.00
* The 2005 data include gas and fuel oil consumption in the North American units that was not counted in 2003 and 2004.
This added 99,000 MWh to the total and 1.9 MWh to the per employee ratio.
**Data collection extended to 172 sites.
Prepare to eliminate the six substances from our
entire low voltage lineup by December 2008, including
in products not covered by the directive.
Stop using cadmium in our products, even though
the EU has granted us a time extension.
Eco-design
Eco-design is one of our major environmental projects.
With a focus on meeting customer needs as effective-
ly as possible, this improvement process reduces the
environmental footprint of our products throughout
their lifecycle–from raw materials purchasing to end-
of-life recycling.
We have published an internal product develop-
ment guide based on eco-design principles. In addi-
tion, we train designers, marketing staff, and produc-
tion and purchasing managers in eco-design each
year. Since 2004, we have published Product Environ-
mental Profiles (PEPs) for all new range core prod-
ucts. These profiles provide information on environ-
mental performance throughout the product’s lifecycle.
Our goal is to draw up 120 PEPs offering information
on products that represent more than 50% of our sales
by end 2008.
Planet & Society barometer
Provide an environmental profile for 120 products.
Reduce our facilities’ energy consumption per
production site employee by 10% (in MWh).
Ensure that all manufacturing and logistic sites are
certified ISO 14001.