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Schneider Electric's Contribution to SDGs

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This year, on September 25th, it is the GLOBAL DAY OF ACTION where we’ll mark the 3rd anniversary of the adoption of the SDGs - Sustainable Development Goals.

We track our sustainability commitments and goals through the Schneider Sustainability Impact. It shows our commitments translated into 21 goals to be achieved by 2020, but also our contribution to 10 out of 17 Sustainable Development Goals defined by United Nations.

Education Ministry Collaborates with Schneider Electric in Establishing Center of Excellence

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The Ministry of Education and Culture collaborated with Schneider Electric, as a global company in the digital transformation of energy management and transformation, to establish the Center for Excellence in Electricity, Automation and Renewable Energy.

Powering and Digitizing the Economy

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Energy decentralization means customers can now produce their own energy, and we can go one step further to help them be sustainable, efficient and productive. Schneider Electric is innovating to help customers navigate the new energy landscape at the upcoming Innovation Summit Singapore.

Europe, Asia Lead the Way to the Factories of the Future

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  • The World Economic Forum identifies nine of the best factories in the world
  • These “lighthouses” are selected from a survey of over 1,000 manufacturing sites based on a successful track record of implementing technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution
  • Three of the nine “lighthouse” sites are in China, five are in Europe and one is in the United States
  • For more information about the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2018, please visit: http://wef.ch/amnc18
  • Follow the conversation using #AMNC18
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  • The World Economic Forum identifies nine of the best factories in the world
  • These “lighthouses” are selected from a survey of over 1,000 manufacturing sites based on a successful track record of implementing technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution
  • Three of the nine “lighthouse” sites are in China, five are in Europe and one is in the United States
  • For more information about the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2018, please visit: http://wef.ch/amnc18
  • Follow the conversation using #AMNC18

UN Global Climate Action Summit to “Take Ambition to the Next Level”

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The Global Climate Action Summit is challenging people, communities, societies and economies around the world to ‘step up’ and take ambition to the next level across five key issue areas: Healthy Energy Systems, Inclusive Economic Growth, Sustainable Communities, Land and Ocean Stewardship and Transformative Climate Investments.

Sustainability and Industry Are No Longer Mutually Exclusive – Part 1

By Loic Regnier
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At Schneider Electric, you have heard us talk at length about the energy paradox: world energy use has increased by 50% over the last 25 years, and yet two million people on our planet still lack access to reliable electricity. Add to that the forecast that energy demand will increase by almost another 50% by 2050[1].

New Sustainability Reporting Tools to Save Sweat Equity and Costs

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  • New functionality in EcoStruxure™ Resource Advisor collects and integrates data into surveys for CDP and other key reporting frameworks
  • Upgrades offer sustainability teams insight into program improvements and year-long visibility into progress toward goals
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  • New functionality in EcoStruxure™ Resource Advisor collects and integrates data into surveys for CDP and other key reporting frameworks
  • Upgrades offer sustainability teams insight into program improvements and year-long visibility into progress toward goals

Making the Case for Connecting Efficiency and Sustainability Teams

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Energy and sustainability are inherently linked. Energy efficiency pays dividends by trimming consumption and costs. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), implementing energy efficiency initiatives is the best way to act on climate change as it can reduce CO2 emissions by 38 percent. Companies that operate efficiency and sustainability initiatives in tandem improve productivity, maximize impact and see a greater return on investment.

How Sustainability Initiatives Can #MoveTheDate of Earth Overshoot Day

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On August 1, humanity will have used nature’s resource budget for the entire year, according to Global Footprint Network, an international research organization that has pioneered the Ecological Footprint resource accounting metric. The Ecological Footprint adds up all of people’s competing demands for productive areas, including food, timber, fibers, carbon sequestration, and accommodation of infrastructure. Currently, carbon emissions make up 60 percent of humanity’s Ecological Footprint.

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