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2SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
RESPONSIBLE EXPANSION OF RENEWABLE ENERGIES DRIVING ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
National awards: CSR 2013 Prize from the Mexican Center for
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China, 2013 Innovative CSR Award (by China Charity Festival),
Philanthropy (CEMEFI) in Mexico; Top three companies in 2013 China Low Carbon Model (by China News Weekly),
Strategy, Leadership and Innovation in Sustainable Development China's Top 10 EnergySsaving (by China Energy Conservation
in Brazil according to the American Chamber of Commerce (for Association), 2013 Best Green Model (by China Finance
the 2nd consecutive year) and best project submitted to Villa Summit), China's top 100 Green Companies (by Green
Smart, which provides communities with clean energy 24h/24; Companies Magazine), Award of Excellent CSR Story for
in India, Best CSR Practices Award 2013 (by CMO Asia) and Mutinational Corporation in China (by the Executive Committee
Responsible Business Leader at the Responsible Business of Foreign Investment Companies).
Summit & Awards 2013; Top Employer 2012 in France; in
Green and responsible growth 2.
driving economic performance
This chapter covers two subjects: Corporate governance is discussed in Chapter3 “Corporate
Governance”: organization and operations of the board of
products and solutions for fighting climate change: energy
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directors, interests and compensation of Group Senior
efficiency, renewable energies, electric vehicles, smart grid, Management, internal control and risk management (pages 125
product end-of-life recovery services, etc.; and following); as well as in chapter 7: Shareholder's right and
business ethics: Group responsibility principles, the fight
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obligations (pages 275 and following).
against corruption, relations with suppliers and subcontractors.
Overview 2.1
Context and aims
Moreover, the Group’s products and solutions are sold worldwide,
either directly to end customers or through networks of partners,
Climate change is one of the main challenges of the 21stcentury. therefore without any control over their final destination and
Schneider Electric works for sectors that account for the majority end-of-life processing. To limit the impact of its end-of-life
of global energy consumption. Energy consumption is not always products, Schneider Electric has established a system to recover
optimized, which makes it one of the largest sources of CO2equipment containing SF6, a powerful greenhouse gas.
emissions. The Group works in more than 100countries, with heterogeneous
As a global specialist in energy management, Schneider Electric’s practices, standards and values. Schneider Electric is also
products and solutions help reduce energy consumption and CO2committed to acting responsibly towards all of its stakeholders.
emissions. The Group is therefore developing energy efficiency Therefore, the company has defined its Principles of Responsibility
offerings to reduce energy bills by up to 30% for every type of that apply to the entire Group and are based on dedicated
building. The Group’s offerings also target other areas related to organization and processes. In addition, Schneider Electric is
smart grids and sustainable cities. 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 2013 2012 2011
1. +7points of growth with EcoXperts above Group growth 1.28 pt ▲7.6pt -
2. 90% of our recommended suppliers comply with ISO26000 18.8% ▲7.8% -
3. Three major ethical stock market indices choose Schneider Electric 3 ▲33
The 2011 performance serves as a starting value for the Planet&Society Barometer Connect Program between 2012 and 2014.
▲ 2013 Audited indicators.
Please refer to pages 105 to 108 for the methodological presentation of indicators and the following pages for the analysis of the results
(pages62 for indicator1, 65-66 for indicator2 and 59 for indicator3).
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