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Organization
Two new Business Units to serve
two promising markets
The Renewable Energies Business Unit, with a focus on
solar power, is set up to develop a range of photovoltaic
UPS systems and to collaborate with Solaire Direct, a com-
pany that installs residential photovoltaic panels and builds
PV solar power plants (February 14, 2007).
The Critical Power & Cooling Services Business Unit is for-
med from the combination of APC and MGE UPS Systems
to devise innovative solutions that ensure an uninterrup-
ted, reliable power supply (February 14, 2007).
Appointments
Claude Graff is appointed Executive Vice President of the
Renewable Energies Business Unit (February 14, 2007).
Laurent Vernerey is appointed Executive Vice President of
the Critical Power & Cooling Services Business Unit (Feb-
ruary 14, 2007).
Jean-François Pilliard, member of the Executive Commit-
tee, is appointed Executive Vice President Strategic
Human Resources & Organization (July 2, 2007).
Karen Ferguson joins the Executive Committee as Execu-
tive Vice President Global Human Resources (July 2,
2007).
Employees
Encouraging diversity
During the year,1,837 participants attend seminars on de-
veloping leadership and global expertise. The number of
women in attendance was up 155%. The Group also com-
mits to filling 30% of its key positions around the world with
women in the next four years.
Attracting talent
The Group partners with Institut National des Sciences Ap-
pliquées (INSA) in Lyon and Ecole Nationale Supérieure
des Techniques Appliquées (ENSTA) in Paris on a program
called "Choisis ta Vie" (Choose Your Life) to assist 20
women engineering students in planning their career
paths. The participants receive personalized mentoring
from women managers (all business school graduates) at
Schneider Electric. Launched on November 16, 2007, the
program will continue in 2008.
Motivating employees
The Group gives employees a stake in achieving targets
and in Schneider Electric’s performance through profit-
linked incentive plans, employee share ownership, stock
option programs and bonuses. In the spring of 2007, the
Group carried out an employee share issue.
Promoting job opportunities
for the disabled
A first group-wide agreement for 2007-2009 is signed to
promote employment, training and job opportunities for the
disabled, in compliance with the French law of February
11, 2005 mandating equal rights, opportunities, participa-
tion and citizenship for the disabled (November 9, 2007).
Engaging in forward-looking job
and skills planning
Schneider Electric and the European Metalworkers' Fed-
eration (EMF) sign an innovative European agreement
that promotes forward-looking management of jobs and
skills, social dialogue and specific job training during
cross-border reorganization (July 12, 2007).
Responsible
corporate citizen
Putting energy at the center
of corporate social responsibility
The Schneider Electric Foundation makes energy an in-
tegral part of its corporate social responsibility by focus-
ing on two key avenues: facilitating access to energy
around the world and training young people in energy-
related professions (June 19, 2007).
Strengthening ties with the
International Polar Foundation (IPF)
Schneider Electric provides electrical distribution, building
management and remote control solutions for the IPF’s
Princess Elisabeth facility in Antarctica, the world’s first
zero-emission research center (September 2007).
Signing on to the French pact
for the environment
Schneider Electric is the first manufacturer to sign French
environmentalist Nicolas Hulot's pact for the environment
(April 2, 2007).
Joining the
Clinton Climate Initiative
Schneider Electric is the sixth global enterprise to join
the Clinton Climate Initiative. This international initiative
is designed to help attenuate global warming by im-
proving energy efficiency (August 8, 2007). The Group
also participated actively in France’s “Grenelle” environ-
mental summit.
2007 in brief (continued)