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2015 REGISTRATION DOCUMENT SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC14
OVERVIEW OF THE GROUP’S STRATEGY, MARKETS AND BUSINESSES
1GROUP STRATEGY ANDMARKETOPPORTUNITIES
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1. Group strategy
andmarket opportunities
Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management and automation with operations in over 100countries,
brings together its expertise and solutions to make sure that Life is On for its customers and that energy is safe,
reliable, effi cient, connected and sustainable.
Urbanization, industrialization and digitization enrich our lives but they are also escalating energy and resource
consumption worldwide. New technologies enabling for the fi rst time distributed and connected energy, challenge
us to redefi ne the way we live. As the leader in energy management and automation, Schneider Electric helps its
customers achieve more with less resources in a more connected, distributed and smart world and where the need
for energy will continue to increase. Schneider Electric provides innovative technologies, solutions and services for its
customers to achieve the most effi cient and sustainable use of their resources, assets, processes and infrastructures.
1.1 Our mission
At Schneider Electric, our mission is to serve our customers by
developing innovative products and solutions that simplify the
lives of those who use them. We bring together our expertise and
solutions to drive new possibilities for effi ciency and savings.
As the global specialist in energy management and automation,
we are committed to worldwide improvement in connectivity,
sustainability, effi ciency, reliability and safety in fi ve primary areas:
in our homes, in our cities, in our industries, in our buildings, and
in the cloud.
Our intent is to make sure that Life is On for everyone, everywhere
and at every moment with our technology. We ensure that energy is
on for our customers and that it is:
•safe: protecting people and assets;
•reliable: guaranteeing ultra-secure, ultra-pure and uninterrupted
power especially for critical applications;
•efficient: delivering solutions adapted to the specifi c needs
of each market that simplify customers’ life and improve their
effi ciency and productivity;
•sustainable: helping customers build a sustainable future by
using less of their resources and minimizing the impact on the
environment; and
•connected: leveraging new opportunities with the convergence
of Operational Technology (OT) and Information Technology (IT).
1.2 Megatrends in our environment arecreating opportunities
Urbanization, industrialization and digitization continue to shape
our lives as new economies are built and established economies
are transformed. These three megatrends will create many new
opportunities for Schneider Electric.
Urbanization
Cities today are the home to 50% of the world’s population,
consume 75% of global energy consumption and give off 80% of
greenhouse gas emissions. C ities are growing: by 2050, they cities
house an additional 2.5billion people. Cities face urban challenges
of unprecedented scale: scarcity of resources such as energy and
water, environmental pressure and pollution, aging and overloaded
infrastructure, traffi c congestion; and security concerns.
All over the world, cities need to become smarter: more efficient,
more liveable and more sustainable. This means:
•improving the effi ciency of the city’s underlying urban
infrastructures, from the electricity grid to water distribution
systems, via public transportation systems, services… and
exchange of data and information across departments;
•becoming a better place to live, work and play;
•reducing its environmental impact – lower carbon footprint,
reduce energy consumption and urban regeneration.
So what cities need today are solutions to their most acute pain-
points that: deliver the services and savings that constituents deserve,
provide visible, measurable results that promote attractiveness; and
have a low upfront investment, because cities across the world need
to balance their budgets.