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2012 REGISTRATION DOCUMENT SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC52
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
2GREEN AND RESPONSIBLE GROWTH DRIVING ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
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2. Green and responsible growth
driving economic performance
This chapter covers two subjects:
•products and solutions for fighting climate change: energy
effi ciency, renewable energies, electric vehicles, smart grid,
product end-of-life recovery services, etc.;
•business ethics: Group responsibility principles, fi ght against
corruption, relations with suppliers and subcontractors.
Corporate governance is discussed in Chapter 3 “Corporate
Governance” page 111 : operations of the Supervisory Board,
Management Board, Internal Control&Audit, shareholders’ rights,
remuneration of members of the Supervisory Board, Management
Board and Executive Committee.
2.1 Overview
Context and aims
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
optimized, which makes it one of the largest sources of CO2
emissions.
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 building. The
Group’s solutions also target other areas related to smart grids and
sustainable cities.
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. To limit the impact of its end-of-life products,
Schneider Electric has established a system to recover equipment
containing SF6, a powerful greenhouse gas.
The Group works in more than 100countries, with heterogeneous
practices, standards and values. Schneider Electric is also
committed to acting responsibly towards all of its stakeholders.
Therefore, the Company has defi ned its Principles of Responsibility
that apply to the entire Group and are based on dedicated
organization and processes. In addition, Schneider Electric is
committed to share its vision of sustainable development with the
greatest possible number of its suppliers.
For this section, three key performance indicators were set in the Planet&Society Barometer for the duration of the Connect program
(2012-2014):
Objectives for year end 2014 2012 2011
1. +7points growth revenue with EcoXperts above total growth revenue 7.6 pts ▲-
2. 90% of our recommended suppliers embrace ISO26000 guidelines 7.8% ▲-
3. 3 major ethical stock market indices choose Schneider Electric 3 ▲3
The 2011 performance serves as a starting value for the Planet&Society Barometer of the Connect program between 2012 and 2014.
▲ 2012 audited indicators.
Please refer to pages 92 to 94 for the methodological presentation of indicators and the following pages for the analysis of the results
(pages55 for indicator1, 56-57 for indicator2 and 51 for indicator3).