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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
2SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ATTHEHEART OFOURSTRATEGY
Global and local external commitments to move forward collectively
Schneider Electric works with different local and international organizations and associations on economic, social and environmental
issues to foster sustainable development in cooperation with various players from society. Schneider Electric confi rms its commitment and
participation in discussions on challenges related to climate change.
Theme Commitment
Sustainable governance International: World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), United Nations Global
Compact, International Chamber of Commerce (Environmental Commission).
France: member of the board of directors of ORSE (French study center for corporate social responsibility)
andof the Global Compact France Forum. Since 2013, Jean-Pascal Tricoire has been Chairman of the
Global Compact France.
Energy/Energy
effi ciency
International: Alliance to Save Energy (Energy Effi ciency), Clinton Climate Initiative (Buildings), Green Grid
(Information Technology), The 2°C Challenge Communiqué (Corporate Leaders Network for Climate Action,
CLN), eu.bac (the European association for building automation and controls – energy effi ciency in buildings),
Caring for climate (Global Compact).
France: EpE (Entreprises pour l’environnement), National Energy Transition Council , signatory of the
Green Building Plan Charter, Shift project, Promodule, Financing company for energy transition, member
of the board of directors of Avere (Electric Vehicle Association), IFPEB (Institut français pour la performance
énergétique du bâtiment), Pacte écologique de Nicolas Hulot, Grenelle de l’Environnement.
Smart grids Research Triangle Cleantech Cluster (Raleigh, North Carolina), Grid Edge Executive Council (Greentech
Media), Fort Collins (Colorado) Cleantech Cluster, Tenerrdis Energy Cluster (France), OpenADR Alliance,
Smart Energy Demand Coalition (SEDC), Peak Load Management Alliance, North American Electric
Reliability Council (NERC) Functional Model Demand Response Advisory Team, NEMA Smart Grid Council,
IEEE (T&D and Power and Electronics Society), Association of Energy Service Professionals (AESP),
Association for an Energy Effi cient Economy (AEEE), Pacifi c Northwest Demand Response Program, Smart
grid project group of Capiel (European Coordinating Committee of Manufacturers of Electrical Switchgear
and Controlgear), Infrastructure task force of Orgalime, Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA), Bay
Area Climate Collaborative (SF Bay), NEMA Distribution Automation Section 8DA, Smart grid task force of
T&D Europe (European Association of the Electricity Transmission and Distribution Equipment and Services
Industry), European Smart grid task force led by the European Commission.
Smart cities International: European Innovation Partnership for Smart Cities and Communities, Urban Infrastructure
Initiative led by the WBCSD.
France: Smart cities task force of AFEP (French Association of Private Sector Companies).
Access to energy International: co-signatory of a white paper for the WBCSD (World Business Council for Sustainable
Development) on business solutions for access to energy for all, the fi rst major publication of the Access
to Energy initiative of the WBCSD, Co-pilot of the «Low carbon electrifi cation in remote areas» group,
Sustainable Energy for all (Nations unies), Club ER, Alliance for rural electrifi cation.
France: supporting partner of the Social Business/Enterprise and Poverty Chair at HEC.