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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC’S COMMITMENT TO ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE
Special training on CO2 emissions in transport
One of the modules was also recognized by an e-learning trade
association in Asia Pacific.
In2013, two distance-training modules (e-learning) were launched.
The first deals with climate warming in general and the harmful A third module, consisting of an on-site training day was designed
effects of greenhouse gas emissions. In 2013, 735 Schneider to help managers of the transport activity to establish action plans
Electric employees had passed one of these e-learning modules. mainly in the area of road transport. This module is now completed
and will be deployed in 2014.
Eco-Design 3.3
2
Approach
As part of its new Connect company program, Schneider Electric
is strengthening its eco-mark Green Premium and renewing its
While there is no general legal obligation on eco-design, the communication through the Planet&Society Barometer.
pressure on the use of natural resources, climate change and Green Premium is the foundation of Schneider Electric’s
respect for biodiversity encourages the public and private players Eco-design approach. Through knowledge of the substances in its
to mobilize around these questions. offerings and evaluation of environmental impacts, “Green
It is unusual for customers to explicitly specify environmental Premium snapshot” allows Schneider Electric to target and engage
criteria for a product, but having a “green supplier” is becoming a improvements in the environmental footprint of its future offerings.
prerequisite. Compliance to Green Premium criteria also contributes to the
conservation of biodiversity.
Global customers, particularly in the green construction or
transport sectors or the authorities, need support to implement
Action plans
their environmental policies, especially to:
calculate and reduce their carbon footprint;
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Green Premium Eco-mark
anticipate and ensure conformity with statutory provisions,
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especially with regard to chemical products; The Schneider Electric Environment Marketing campaign was
facilitate eco-design of their products and services by supplying
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rolled out during2012, promoting the Green Premium eco-mark.
all the appropriate information; During 2013, each axis of promotion has been reinforced and
reduce management costs of end-of-working-life installations for
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completed by new environmental information:
the customer by optimizing recycling. Schneider Electric web catalogue: the Green Premium offerings
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In order to continue and strengthen its commitment to sustainable are clearly identified and environmental information is collected
development and to be the first to supply its customers with all the appropriately;
environmental information they need, Schneider Electric developed direct access from Schneider Electric web portal: the Green
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Green Premium –a unique eco-mark based on criteria clearly Premium web pages explain in detail Schneider Electric’s
defined either by environmental regulations or by international approach and each environmental criterion addressed by
standards. These criteria include easily and globally accessible ad GreenPremium;
hoc environmental information on its products.
one and only “Check a Green Premium Product” web portal:
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A product falls under the Green Premium branding if it satisfies the RoHS compliance information, REACH SVHC content
four following criteria: information (SVHC – “Substance of Very High Concern”),
complies with the RoHS European directive, i.e., it does not
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Product Environmental Profile and End-of-Life Instruction are
include one of the six substances stated in this directive; available on simple request regarding the trade references of
Schneider Electric. This information can also be downloaded.
has information relating to the presence of Substances of Very
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High Concern (SVHC) within the scope of the REACH European In2013, more than 270 Product Environmental Profile (PEP)
regulation and referring to the last updated published list; documents and more than 170 End-Of-Life Instructions (EoLI)
were generated in addition to the hundreds of documents already
has a Product Environmental Profile (PEP) providing a list of
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available.
materials, a recycling rate and a calculation of eleven
environmental impacts such as raw material and energy Linked to more than 85% of revenue taken for the RoHS compliant
consumption, carbon footprint and damage to the ozone layer; offers and with the REACH information available, Schneider
this environmental profile is established over the whole product Electric’s target was to consolidate this in2013 with 71% of global
life cycle, from manufacture to end of working life; product sales made through Green Premium offers, based on
2012 sales.
contains a guide identifying and locating the subsets or
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components required for a particular recycling process, referred Check a Product website was checked worldwide on average
to as the End-of-Life Instruction (EoLI). more than 3,600 times per month and more than 23,000reference
products were checked monthly for their RoHS and REACH
environmental status and their PEP and EoLI environmental
information.
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