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01 Company Overview
Schneider Electric
aligned with UN effort
The United Nations Secretary-
General recently launched
a pioneering new initiative,
‘Sustainable Energy for All’,
to mobilize urgent global
action. The initiative brings all
sectors of society to the table:
businesses, governments,
investors, community groups,
and academia in support of
three interlinked objectives:
> Ensure universal access to
modern energy services
> Double the rate of improvement
in energy efficiency
> Double the share of renewable
energy in the global energy mix
From its creation in 1836 as a producer of iron and steel,
Schneider Electric has evolved to become the global specialist
in energy management . Along the way, we have contributed to
the transformation of industries with an innovative, international,
and responsible mindset. Today, with operations in over 100
countries and more than 130 000 employees, the company’s
mission is to help people make the most of their energy.
Jean-Pascal Tricoire
President and CEO, Schneider Electric
‘Schneider Electric is well geared to face the uncertainties
surrounding the global economy in 2012. We are in an
exceptional position to keep exploring the new frontiers of energy
management technologies; seize new business opportunities
offered by energy efficiency, smart grid, and smart
cities; and offer the most advanced technologies of
efficiency for the sustainability of our planet’.
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2011-2012 Strategy & Sustainability Highlights In-brief