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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
2RESPECT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT ANDFOR ETHICS, MOTORS OF ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
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3. Respect for the environment
andfor ethics, motors of economic
performance
Economic performance covers three areas:
•Corporate governance: the operating procedures of the
Supervisory Board, Management Board, Internal Control &
Audit Board, shareholders’ rights, compensation of members
of the Supervisory Board, the Management Board and the
Executive Committee; what Schneider Electric is doing to ensure
its management bodies function properly. These subjects are
discussed in chapter 3 “Corporate Governance” page105.
•Schneider Electric’s offers: what Schneider Electric is doing
to provide its customers with “green” products and solutions:
energy effi ciency, renewable energies, end-of-life, new “green”
products and solutions.
•Business ethics: what Schneider Electric is doing to carry
out its activities responsibly with its stakeholders, based on its
internal and external bases of preparation (see page 48-49): anti-
corruption, supplier and sub-contractor relations.
1 Overview
What is at stake
Climate change is one of the main challenges of the 21stcentury.
Schneider Electric works for sectors that account for the majority
of global energy consumption. Energy consumption is not always
optimised, which makes it one of the largest sources of CO2
emissions. Moreover, the Group’s products and solutions are sold
worldwide, either directly to end customers or through networks of
partners, therefore without any control over their fi nal destination and
end-of-life processing.
The Group works in more than 100 countries, with uniform practices,
standards and values.
Schneider Electric strives to provide a relevant response to all these
issues.
Ambition
As a global specialist in energy management, Schneider Electric’s
products and solutions help reduce energy use and CO2 emissions.
The Group is therefore developing energy effi ciency solutions to
reduce energy bills by up to 30% for every type of buidling. The
Group’s solutions also target other areas related to intelligent
electricity networks (Smart Grids): generation and connection to the
renewable energies grid; electric vehicles; and demand-response.
To limit the impact of its end-of-life products, Schneider Electric
has established a system to recover equipment containing SF6, a
greenhouse gas.
The Group is also committed to having responsibly with its suppliers.
It is trying to get as many of its suppliers as possible to sign the
United Nations Global Compact.
Finally, Schneider Electric would like to be included on the leading
international ethical stock exchanges.
Objectives and results for 2010
Five priority objectives were set in Schneider Electric’s Planet &
Society Barometer over the duration of the One program (2009-
2011).
Objectives for Year-End-2011 2010 2009 2008
1. 7 points above Schneider Electric’s organic growth gained every year by our energy effi ciency activities 8.3▲ 5.3 NS
2. 10 countries set up a recovery process for SF6 gas 3 3 NS
3. 1,000,000 households at the Base of the Pyramid have access to energy thanks to
Schneider Electric solutions 891,058 260,000 NS
4. 60% of our purchases from suppliers who support the Global Compact 42%▲33% 30%
5. 4 major ethical stock indexes select Schneider Electric. 2▲33
NS = Indicator Not Monitored
The 2008 performance serves as a starting value for the Planet & Society Barometer One Program between 2009 and 2011.
▲ 2010 Audited Indicators
Please refer to pages 88 to 90 for the methodological presentation of indicators and the following pages for the analysis of the results
(pages56 for indicator 1, 58 for indicator 2, 80 for indicator 3, 59 for indicator 4, and 61 for indicator 5).
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