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2SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
METHODOLOGY AND AUDIT OF INDICATORS
75% of our product revenues achieved
This indicator was audited by Ernst&Young.
with Green Premium
1 million households at the Base of the Pyramid
A Green Premium product is defined by the following four criteria:
connected
an Environmental Product Profile available online;
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The indicator accounts for all sales of products and solutions that
an End-of-Life Instruction available online;
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provide access to energy for people at the Base of the Pyramid
the list of substances of concern according to the European
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that were developed within the BipBop program:
regulation REACH available online; products: lamps (In-Diya) and lighting products, power control
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the observance of the thresholds imposed by the RoHS EU
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systems, individual solar systems, inverters for CFL lamps,
Directive on hazardous substances. meters (BEC23 range);
The indicator measured the share of sales made with a Green solutions: battery charging stations, solar water pumping
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Premium offer from sales figures for the year n-1. All Activities systems, micro-solar power stations for generation off-grid
involved in energy management are included in the program (CST electricity (Villasol, VillaSmart and DC Grid).
is not in the scope). The North America Partner offers defined as The Base of the Pyramid is the socio-economic segment of the
NEMA are exempt even if a dedicated program aims at speeding world population with the lowest incomes. This population is
up the RoHS compliance of those offers. In the same way, Medium defined in the indicator from a geographic perspective and
Volatge offers (Energy Business Unit) are also exempt to take in business model perspective: the population living in non-OECD
account Areva integration and the migration toward RoHS countries; accessing products and solutions through
compliant offers. non-traditional distribution channels, appropriate marketing or a
This indicator is audited by Ernst&Young. project approach developed by dedicated sales forces.
10% energy savings
For products, the rule of one product per household was
established. For solutions, the number of households is determined
from the project specification documents.
The goal is to reduce energy consumption each year
(201220132014) by 3.3%, using Schneider Electric solutions. The This indicator was audited by Ernst & Young.
program is available for all Schneider Electric sites. The internal
90% of our recommended suppliers comply
customer is Global Supply Chain Management. The Energy
Management Services teams are the internal provider.
withISO26000
In2013, the program addresses Schneider Electric’s 204 most The objective is to motivate “recommended” Group suppliers to roll
energy intensive sites (based on energy consumption in2012). out and monitor improvement plans conforming to ISO26000. An
By2014, it will include all sites larger than 5,000m². In case of assessment of recommended suppliers is carried out externally.
acquisition, the sites concerned will be included in the program the Suppliers whose assessments are too low are excluded from the
following year. indicator. All assessments are monitored by Business Review with
The “energy savings” refer to standardized data; a model for each the Schneider Electric buyers, with a view to continuous
site is built to take into account climatic variations and changes in improvement according to the guidelines of ISO26000.
production. The total number of recommended suppliers to take into account
All energies (gas, electricity, oil,etc.) are taken into account and for the year is fixed at the beginning of the year. The number of
converted into kWh. recommended suppliers evaluated during the year was stopped
atJanuary31 n+1 in order to take into account the assessments
This indicator is audited by Ernst&Young. at December31 of the previous year.
+7points of growth with EcoXperts above Group
The sustainable development goals have become one of the seven
growth
pillars used to measure supplier performance since2011; this has
the particular advantage of allowing the highest-performing
The objective is, through “EcoXperts” partners selected by suppliers to become a ’recommended’, or for the best suppliers,
Schneider Electric, to develop energy efficiency and renewable ’preferred’ Group supplier.
energies activities suitable for small and medium-sized buildings. This indicator was audited by Ernst&Young.
Schneider Electric aims to outperform Group growth by seven
Three major ethical stock market indices choose
points with the EcoXperts activities, measured quarterly
year-to-date.
Schneider Electric
The program provides end users access to: The indicator measures the presence of Schneider Electric in the
a network of local partners accredited by Schneider Electric;
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following three ethical stock market indices:
energy efficiency and renewable energies solutions based on
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the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) World;
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tested, validated and documented architectures; the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) Europe;
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a volume of sales supported by the experience of a specialist in
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and, since 2013, the CDP (Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index
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energy management. or Carbon Performance Leadership Index), replacing the
The indicator incorporates country results after six months in the Advanced Sustainable Performance Index (ASPI) Eurozone,
EcoXperts program (annually from January2012). which was no longer published in 2013.
This indicator was audited by Ernst&Young.
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