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2012 REGISTRATION DOCUMENT SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC 97
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
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METHODOLOGY AND AUDIT OFINDICATORS
6.3 Independent verifier’ s report
Independent verifi er’ s attestation and limited assurance report on social, environmental and societal information, and on the
Planet & Society Barometer’s indicators
To the Board of Directors,
Pursuant to your request and in our capacity as independent verifi er of Schneider Electric S.A., we hereby report to you on the consolidated
social, environmental and societal information presented in the management report issued for the year ended 31st of December 2012, in
accordance with the requirements of Article L. 225-102-1 of the French Commercial Code (Code de commerce), and on the Planet & Society
Barometer’s indicators(1) as of December 31st 2012.
Management’s Responsibility
The Board of Directors is responsible for the preparation of the Management Report including the consolidated social, environmental and
societal information (the « Information» ) in accordance with the requirements of Article R. 225-105-1 of the French Commercial Code (Code
de commerce), presented as required by the entity’s internal reporting standards (the « Guidelines» ), a summary of which is provided in the
Management Report on pages 92-94 (« Methodology note» ).
Our Independence and Quality Control
Our independence is defi ned by regulatory requirements, the Code of Ethics of our profession (Code de déontologie) and Article L. 822-
11 of the French Commercial Code (Code de commerce). In addition, we maintain a comprehensive system of quality control including
documented policies and procedures to ensure compliance with ethical requirements, professional standards and applicable legal and
regulatory requirements.
Independent verifier’ s responsibility
It is our role, on the basis of our work:
•to attest whether the required Information is presented in the management report or, if not presented, whether an appropriate explanation
is given in accordance with the third paragraph of Article R. 225-105 of the French Commercial Code (Code de commerce) and Decree
no. 2012-557 dated 24 April 2012 (Attestation of presentation);
•to provide limited assurance on whether the Information and the Planet & Society Barometer’s indicators are fairly presented, in all material
respects, in accordance with the Guidelines (limited assurance).
1. Attestation of presentation
Our engagement was performed in accordance with professional standards applicable in France:
•we compared the Information presented in the management report with the list as provided for in Article R. 225-105-1 of the French
Commercial Code (Code de commerce);
•we verifi ed that the Information covers the consolidated perimeter, namely Schneider Electric S.A. and its subsidiaries within the meaning
of Article L. 233-1 and the controlled entities within the meaning of Article L. 233-3 of the French Commercial Code (Code de commerce),
within the limits specifi ed in the Methodology Note;
•in the event of the omission of certain consolidated Information, we verifi ed that an appropriate explanation was given in accordance with
Decree no. 2012-557 dated 24 April 2012.
On the basis of our work, we attest that the required Information is presented in the management report.
(1) 10 % CO2 savings on transportation, 75% of our products’ revenue achieved with Green Premium, 10% energy consumption savings, 7 pts
growth turnover EcoXperts above transactional growth turnover, 90% of recommended suppliers embracing ISO 26000 guidelines, 3 major
ethical stock market indexes select Schneider Electric, 1 million households at the Base of the Pyramid (BoP) have access to energy, 30.000
people at the BoP trained in energy management, 300 missions in the “Schneider Electric Teachers” NGO, 30% reduction of the medical
incident rate (MIR), 70% scored in the employee engagement index, 30% women in the talent pool (~ 2.500 people). The indicators 1 day of
training for each employee every year and 300 sites recognised “Great place to work - Cool Site” are not published as of December 31st 2012.
(2) The entities concerned are Schneider Automation Carros (France), Regensburg (Germany), Gebze (Turkey), Pelco Clovis (USA), ZAO Potencial
(Russia), APC Bangalore and Chennai (India), SE Thailand Ltd Corp. (Thailand), Clipsal Australia PTY Gepp Cross (Australia).
This is a free translation into English of the original report issued in French language, provided solely for the convenience of English speaking
readers.
Year ended December 31, 2012