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2015 REGISTRATION DOCUMENT SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC 105
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
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METHODOLOGY AND AUDIT OFINDICATORS
Alll energy consumptions that can be modeled are taken into
account and converted into MWh.
This indicator was audited by Ernst&Young.
10% CO2 savings from transportation
This indicator includes emissions from the transport of goods
purchased by Schneider Electric, covering 81% of the Group’s total
transport costs (coverage rate in 2014, assumed unchanged for
2015). The objective is to reduce CO2 emissions each year (2015-
2017) by 3.3%, or 10% over the whole period of the program.
The measurement of CO2 equivalents combines the impact of the
following greenhouse gases: CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, SF6, PFCs,
NOx and water vapor.
Two methods, developed in partnership with a specialized fi rm, are
used by carriers to measure CO2 equivalent emissions: energy-
based method (calculation based on fuel combustion – preferred
method) and activity-based method (calculation based on the
mileage and the quantity of transported goods – accepted method).
The data is corrected for activity, in tons transported.
This indicator was audited by Ernst&Young.
Towards zero waste to landfill for 100 industrial sites
A site achieves «Towards zero waste to landfi ll», if it recovers, by
weight of its annual waste production, more than 99% of its metal
waste and more than 97% of its non-metallic waste.
A waste is considered not landfi lled if it is sent to a waste provider
for recycling or disposal in any manner except landfi ll (composted,
for example) or if it is recovered by an energy recovery system.
This indicator relates to production sites and distribution centers.
Sites with a small volume of waste are not included in the indicator,
i.e. those generating less than 100 metric tons per year. In a
transparent approach, the sites that do not produce industrial
waste are excluded from the calculation.
This indicator was audited by Ernst&Young.
100% of products in R&D designed with Schneider
ecoDesign WayTMTM
The indicator measures the percentage of new product development
projects following the new EcoDesign WayTM method by Schneider
Electric to ensure that the environmental impact of new products
has improved compared to the external reference product or
previous Schneider Electric range. Smaller projects are excluded
from the scope.
The approach is to measure improvement according to different
weighted indicators regarding:
•the impact on climate change including CO2 footprint;
•the consumption of raw materials;
•the reduction of chemicals that are hazardous to health;
•the energy effi ciency;
•the serviceability of the product (repair, recycling, reuse, etc. );
•the circularity for recyclability at end of life;
•the product packaging.
The weight of these different aspects on the environmental
performance of the product is customized for each product based
on their appropriateness.
This method is now part of Schneider Electric offer’s creation
process.
This indicator was audited by Ernst & Young.
75% of product revenue with Green PremiumTM eco-
label
A product is declared Green Premium if it meets the following four
criteria:
•it complies with the European RoHS directive;
•has information concerning the presence of Substances of Very
High Concern (SVHC) under the European REACH regulation
and refers to the most recent list;
•has a Product Environmental Profi le (PEP) providing a
material assessment, a recyclability rate and the calculation
of environmental impacts including the consumption of raw
materials and energy, the carbon footprint and damage to the
ozone layer; this environmental profi le is established over the
entire product life cycle, from manufacture to the end of life;
•has a guide that identifi es and locates the sub-assemblies or
components that require a particular recycling process, referred
to as the «End-of-Life Instruction» ( EoLI).
The product is a tangible one (solutions, services, software, etc., are
out of the scope).
The indicator measures the share of sales made with a Green
Premium offer from sales fi gures for the year n-1. All Activities
involved in energy management are included in the program. The
Green Premium scope for 2015-2017 covers all four Schneider
Electric Businesses: Industry Business (including former Invensys ),
IT Business, Infrastructure Business (including Areva former ),
Partner Business (including North America offerings - NEMA).
This indicator was audited by Ernst&Young.
100% of new large customer projects with CO2
impact quantification
The indicator will be measured in 2016 and audited by Ernst &
Young by end - 2016.
120,000tons of CO2 avoided through maintenance,
retrofit and end-of-life services
Through collection of equipment containing SF6 at the end of
their lives, by Schneider Electric Field Services teams (End of
Life, ecoFitTM centres, Maintenance), and adequate handling and
treatment, Schneider Electric is able to recycle signifi cant quantities
of SF6 (thus CO2 equivalents) every year.
This indicator is the result of the arithmetic addition of SF6 quantities
recovered from equipment. CO2 equivalent is calculated based on
global warming potential of SF6 (1 ton of SF6 being equivalent to
23,500tons of CO2).
This indicator was audited by Ernst & Young.