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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
RESPONSIBLE EXPANSION OF RENEWABLE ENERGIES DRIVING ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
Fight against corruption 2.5
Approach and action plans Examples
Schneider Electric is subject to investigation, controlled by ratings In full coordination with the Responsibility&Ethics Dynamics
agencies and investors on sustainable development practices, program, the awareness-raising actions linking the Sustainable
which often include questions on very specific subjects, such as Development, Legal, Security and Internal Audit functions were led
our anti-corruption policies. The Group makes an effort to respond by the entity line managers and with employees of certain functions
to all questions with full transparency. in2013.
The governance committee, presided over by the Executive VP for Various other anti-corruption initiatives have been implemented, at
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Strategy, applies a seven-point improvement plan based on the the national or regional level:
Responsibility&Ethics Dynamics program: for example, an information session dedicated to the managers
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identify high level employees to monitor the rollout of the1. of the key countries in terms of consolidated sales generated
Responsibility&Ethics Dynamics program; was established to review and explain the implications of the
various anti-corruption regulations, such as the UK Bribery act
define best practices to prevent illegal actions, strengthen2.
and other similar texts; training materials and specific
management’s major role and promote use of the
awareness-raising materials have been developed for a number
professional alert system;
of functions, such as the Purchasing function;
ensure that all policies comply with Our Principles of3.
in France, Schneider Electric is involved in defining ethical
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Responsibility;
standards as part of the Business Ethics Commission of
inform employees of standards and procedures;4.
Gimélec, a grouping of manufacturers of electrical equipment,
implement monitoring, audit and reporting systems;5.
control systems and related services;
establish disciplined practices in the implementation of6.
many training courses have been rolled out on understanding
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standards and procedures;
and preventing risks of corruption in Egypt, Nigeria, South
in the event of a breach of the ethics principles, take the7.
Africa, Algeria, Morocco and France: an overview of the legal
corrective measures necessary, including the consolidation
context, presentation of legal cases related to corruption,
of procedures.
exchange of best practices);
communications in the form of Lessons Learned were
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conducted with the Chairmen of subsidiaries in cases of alert
detected that were the subject of investigation in order to
explain and give instructions on how to prevent unethical acts.
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