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 />
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC, A RESPONSIBLE CORPORATE CITIZEN<br />
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Partnership with Degrémont (Suez Environnement) for a<br />
water management systems training initiative in India<br />
Established with the French Ministry of Education and the University<br />
of Mysore in India, the project looks to train students from modest<br />
social backgrounds who will go on to manage tomorrow’s water<br />
treatment plants in India and further afi eld.<br />
The fi rst step in this partnership is the construction of a new building.<br />
Collaboration, information and rewards<br />
A policy of active communication<br />
In 2010, <strong>Schneider</strong> <strong>Electric</strong> ramped up its communication on the<br />
program on the Web and through its participation in many events:<br />
• creation of a dedicated Internet address, www.schneider-electric.<br />
com/bipbop/fr;<br />
• participation in the Convergences event held on May 25 and<br />
26 in Paris and bringing together social business players from<br />
around the world;<br />
2 The <strong>Schneider</strong> <strong>Electric</strong> Foundation<br />
Approach<br />
Created in 1998 under the aegis of Fondation de France, the<br />
<strong>Schneider</strong> <strong>Electric</strong> Foundation is involved in practical and continuous<br />
projects that give priority to:<br />
• training and employment opportunities for young people from the<br />
BoP trained primarily in the electrical profession.<br />
• support emergency relief efforts after natural disasters.<br />
• raising sustainable development awareness through innovative<br />
projects.<br />
With an annual budget of EUR4 million, the Foundation carries out<br />
its work through a network of 120 voluntary employees, known<br />
as delegates. These volunteers, who are located in more than<br />
50 countries, are responsible for identifying local partnerships,<br />
presenting them to employees in their units, and to the Foundation<br />
and tracking projects once they are launched. Each project is subject<br />
to a review process based on administrative and fi nancial data by the<br />
<strong>Schneider</strong> <strong>Electric</strong> Foundation and by Fondation de France before<br />
funds are released.<br />
2010 REGISTRATION DOCUMENT SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC<br />
• Gold Sponsor of the Lighting Africa conference and trade<br />
show. <strong>Schneider</strong> <strong>Electric</strong> presented the BipBop program to 400<br />
participants from around the globe during the second Lighting<br />
Africa event, organised jointly by the World Bank and the<br />
International Finance Corporation (IFC) from May 18 to 20, 2010<br />
in Nairobi (Kenya);<br />
• creation of an interactive map to access all projects supported as<br />
part of BipBop, accessible from the dedicated Internet address<br />
and the Group’s Intranet;<br />
• development of a Facebook site and a Twitter account.<br />
Commitment to the Social Business Chair at HEC<br />
On December 7, 2010 in Paris, <strong>Schneider</strong> <strong>Electric</strong>, committed to<br />
supporting the Social Business/Entreprise and Poverty Chair at HEC.<br />
<strong>Schneider</strong> <strong>Electric</strong> rewarded by the Observatoire<br />
français de l’innovation<br />
<strong>Schneider</strong> <strong>Electric</strong> was awarded the Prix de l’innovation citoyenne<br />
(socially responsible innovation award) for its In-Diya lighting solution<br />
for the poorest communities during the Observatoire’s 2010 Trophées<br />
du management de l’innovation in Paris on December 16.<br />
A Network of Employees Around the World:<br />
The delegates<br />
The Foundation’s network structure is an original and very suitable<br />
means for engaging local, humane, and lasting sponsorship. It<br />
also reinforces the energy of the people involved. In each site, the<br />
choice of delegates is made based on recognised and formalised<br />
participation via a letter of engagement signed by the head of the<br />
site and that of the Foundation for a duration of two years. In 2010,<br />
the Foundation had 120 delegates in 75 countries for a mission,<br />
which includes:<br />
• selecting an association dedicated to employing young people<br />
and supporting this partnership;<br />
• organising local events adapted to the country’s culture, to better<br />
boost employee morale;<br />
• informing employees of Foundation activities at their site.<br />
Organisation and governance:<br />
The <strong>Schneider</strong> <strong>Electric</strong> Foundation Board of Directors meets<br />
two times per year. It defi nes and encourages signifi cant strategic<br />
directions for the Foundation. It is composed of <strong>Schneider</strong> <strong>Electric</strong><br />
managers, employee representatives, and important people from<br />
outside of the company.