2010Annual Report - Schneider Electric CZ, s.r.o.
2010Annual Report - Schneider Electric CZ, s.r.o.
2010Annual Report - Schneider Electric CZ, s.r.o.
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2 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT<br />
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AT THE HEART OF OUR STRATEGY<br />
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> 1. Sustainable development<br />
at the heart of our strategy<br />
Social and environmental commitments, governance, reducing<br />
CO 2 emissions, launching serious solutions that respect the planet,<br />
social changes, local and regional footing, civic attitude, ethics,<br />
business and poverty, etc. Sustainable development has never been<br />
more central to <strong>Schneider</strong> <strong>Electric</strong>’s customers’ and stakeholders’<br />
concerns.<br />
1 A concrete, innovative, human commitment<br />
Responsibility has always been a part of <strong>Schneider</strong> <strong>Electric</strong>’s culture.<br />
Since the Sustainable Development Department was founded<br />
10 years ago, this commitment has evolved in line with the Group’s<br />
continuing innovation. The Group’s sustainable development policy<br />
initially focused on in-house issues, plus initiatives for the professional<br />
integration of French youth; today, it also accounts for solutions that<br />
help meet the energy challenges of our time (energy effi ciency and<br />
access to energy) as well as worldwide environmental and societal<br />
responsibility.<br />
<strong>Schneider</strong> <strong>Electric</strong>’s commitment to offering sustainable and<br />
responsible solutions for its customers aims to:<br />
• bring products and solutions to the market that waste less<br />
energy and promote environmentally sound production and<br />
consumption;<br />
2 A commitment to action<br />
<strong>Schneider</strong> <strong>Electric</strong> has set out four principles to put its commitment<br />
into action:<br />
• a continuous improvement process driven by the dynamic Planet<br />
& Society Barometer;<br />
• open dialogue with stakeholders (quarterly customer and<br />
employee satisfaction surveys, regular meetings with investors<br />
and shareholders, participation in working groups and local and<br />
international organisations on our industry’s stakes, etc.);<br />
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The Group is committed to meeting energy challenges while<br />
acting civically and responsibly in all its locations, with measured<br />
improvement plans, based on international corporate social<br />
responsibility standards, whose results are shared openly internally<br />
and externally.<br />
• bring energy to the 1.4 billion people who have no access to<br />
electricity and sustainable economic development.<br />
Besides, <strong>Schneider</strong> <strong>Electric</strong>’s corporate commitment means dynamic<br />
societal and environmental responsibility, based on the Group’s<br />
employees:<br />
• responsible, ethical governance;<br />
• sites and products which respect the environment;<br />
• fostering employee well-being;<br />
• a policy that supports and develops the communities where it<br />
works.<br />
• regular, transparent communication (a quarterly letter to break<br />
down the results of the Planet & Society Barometer, available on<br />
the Group’s website and sent to requesting stakeholders);<br />
• an approach based on international standards (Global <strong>Report</strong>ing<br />
Initiative – GRI, ISO certifi cations, UN Global Compact, etc.).