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Highlights of 2011 for the Schneider Electric Foundation
March May June July September November
Emergency
campaign
Japan
Admical Oscar
France
Opening of the
first centres
Haiti
International
Luli celebrates its
10th anniversary
South Africa
Signing of a BipBop
training agreement
India
2,500 young people
trained
The Schneider Electric Foundation brings home the
Admical Oscar
The Oscar awarded by the company Admical was presented
to the Schneider Electric Foundation in 2011. For more than 30
years Admical has organised this initiative that recognises French
companies or companies based in France for their exemplary
and original sponsorship policy in all areas of general interest:
social, education, health, culture, sport, environment, research,
international solidarity, etc. The jury, independent of Admical, is
made up of qualifi ed persons from the world of business, general
interest, media and communication.
“This award honours the actions that we are undertaking. It also
gives us the opportunity to affi rm our particular vision of sponsorship
and its prominent role within the company, through the involvement
of foundation delegates and Schneider Electric employees, but also
its direct and original contribution to the BipBop energy access
program” said Gilles Vermot Desroches, Sustainable Development
Director, General Delegate of the Foundation.
In 2003, the Schneider Electric foundation received the Admical
Oscar for company sponsorship.
Luli celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2011
Schneider Electric employees, donors and partner organisations
met in 2011 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Luli, the
international mobilisation campaign co-ordinated by the Schneider
Electric Foundation. As in every year, the Luli campaign is always
a joyful moment when local initiatives to support partnerships and
involvement with local organisations undertaken by Schneider
Electric employees and the 120 Foundation delegates throughout
the world can take centre stage.
Luli in 2011 will involve: 28,000 mobilised employees, 150 initiatives,
80 supported organisations and 50 participating countries.
Creation of the “Schneider Electric Teachers” NGO
Since the Schneider Electric Foundation was created in 1998, it
has placed Group employee involvement at the heart of its work.
Whether Foundation delegates or employee volunteers, they are
the link between the company, the Foundation and the supported
organisations in more than 70 countries.
The creation the Schneider Electric Teachers organisation at the
start of 2012 resulted from the desire of Schneider Electric and
the Foundation to do more to support voluntary work of Schneider
Electric current and retired employees in the teaching and
professional training programs. The main objective was to provide a
new contribution to the BipBop training programs and to undertake
300 missions in three years. This indicator is included in the Planet
&Society Barometer 2012-2014.
For more information: www.fondation.schneider-electric.com
Initiatives in North America
American culture gives a lot of importance to community
involvement. Schneider Electric North America has the following
commitments:
•one of the fl agship programs of the Schneider Electric Foundation
North America is the “matching gift program”, through which the
company matches employee donations to the organisations of
their choice. In 2011, the Company matched 2,791 donations
in North America (compared with 2,578 in 2010 and 2,674 in
2009);
•Pelco by Schneider Electric, the Group entity specialised in
building security and video surveillance, is developing a program
called Pelco Community Partnership Program which encourages
employees to get involved and volunteer in selected associations
for up to 40 hours per employee per year;