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2 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
GREEN AND RESPONSIBLE GROWTH DRIVING ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
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> 2. Green and responsible growth
driving economic performance
This chapter covers two subjects:
• Products and solutions for fighting climate change: energy
effi ciency, renewable energies, electric vehicles, smart grid,
product end-of-life recovery services , etc.
• Business ethics: Group responsibility principles, fi ght against
corruption, relations with suppliers and subcontractors.
2.1 Overview
Context and aims
Climate change is one of the main challenges of the 21st century.
Schneider Electric works for sectors that account for the majority
of global energy consumption. Energy consumption is not always
optimised, which makes it one of the largest sources of CO2 emissions.
As a global specialist in energy management, Schneider Electric’s
products and solutions help reduce energy use and CO emissions.
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The Group is therefore developing energy effi ciency solutions to
reduce energy bills by up to 30% for every type of building. The
Group’s solutions also target other areas related to intelligent
electricity networks (Smart Grids): generation and connection to the
renewable energies grid; electric vehicles; and demand-response.
REGISTRATION DOCUMENT 2011 SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC
Corporate governance is discussed in chapter 3 “Corporate
Governance” page 107 : working of the Supervisory Board,
Management Board, Internal Control & Audit, shareholders’ rights,
remuneration of members of the Supervisory Board, Management
Board and Executive Committee.
Moreover, the Group’s products and solutions are sold worldwide,
either directly to end customers or through networks of partners,
therefore without any control over their fi nal destination and endof-life
processing. To limit the impact of its end-of-life products,
Schneider Electric has established a system to recover equipment
containing SF , a powerful greenhouse gas.
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The Group works in more than 100 countries, with uniform practices,
standards and values. Schneider Electric is also committed to act
responsibly towards all of its stakeholders. Therefore, the Company
has defi ned its Principles of Responsibility that apply to the whole
Group and are based on dedicated organisation and processes.
Schneider Electric has also been involved in the United Nations
Global Compact since 2002, which it wishes to encourage a larger
number of its suppliers to sign.
Four key performance indicators were set in Schneider Electric’s Planet & Society Barometer over the duration of the One program
(2009- 2011):
Objectives for Year-End-2011 2011 2010 2009 2008
1. Exceeding the Group’s growth by 7 points per year
with our energy effi ciency activities 14.2 ▲ 8.3 5.3 NM
2. Implement a recovery process for SF gas 6
in 10 countries
3. Make 60% of our purchases from suppliers who
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support the Global Compact
4. Ensure that 4 major ethical stock indices select
50.4% ▲ 42% 33% 30%
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NM = Indicator not monitored
3 ▲ 2 3 3
The 2008 performance serves as a starting value for the Planet & Society Barometer of the One program between 2009 and 2011.
▲ 2011 Audited Indicators
Please refer to pages 90 to 92 for the methodological presentation of indicators and the following pages for the analysis of the results
(pages 53-54 for indicator 1, 55-56 for indicator 2, 56-57 for indicator 3, 51 for indicator 4 ).