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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ATTHEHEART OF OUR STRATEGY
Energy Efficiency and Solutions Experts
(for the offer)
Within the Strategy and Innovation Department, the Energy
Effi ciency and Solutions team rolls out and supports the Company’s
and its employees’ transition from a product-based approach to a
solution-based approach.
To achieve this, Schneider Electric works with a network of
15,000 employees, comprised of certifi ed solution sales and
marketing teams and supported by technical experts and over
60 Solution Centers aligned to supporting customers in local
geographies and key global end user segments, where our solution
architects are developing the solutions its customers want today
and designing the solutions of tomorrow.
Cross-functional committees
Three bodies are made up of members from the Group’s various
entities that work directly or indirectly on sustainable development.
These specifi c committees guide and monitor the action plans for
their area of expertise.
The Executive Sustainability Committee
Since 2010, the three members of the Executive Committee
in charge of global Human Resources, Global Supply Chain
Management and Strategy and Innovation have met every quarter
with the Sustainable Development Director to monitor and steer the
Group’s action plans in this area.
The Strategic Sustainability Committee
It was created in 2008 and is chaired by the Sustainable
Development Director. Its representatives are from the following
programs and functions: health and safety, diversity, societal
innovation, environmental management, sustainable RoHS and
REACH programs, purchasing, supply chain, ethics, access to
energy program, communication and relations with stakeholders.
The Ethics Committees
(see page 58 ).