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Sustainable development Schneider Electric, an eco-citizen company

Offerings and business models Approach

LVD Énergie (formerly Solasyst) is a company of “La Varappe” employment opportunity group based in Aubagne, France. This company has developed a range of efficient and environmentally friendly buildings on the basis of recycled shipping containers. An initial project of housing units for people entering the workforce was exhibited in Versailles (France) at the “Solar Decathlon” event. Following this exhibition, the housing units were installed in Lyon by “Habitat for Humanity” as housing for people entering the workforce. Envie Sud Est is a social integration company, which is a member of the ENVIE network. Its main activity is the collection and treatment of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE). Studies are currently under way into partnerships with this company for the management and treatment of waste produced at Schneider Electric sites in Rhône-Alpes (France). IncubEthic SAS is an approved social enterprise, which mainly provides energy efficiency advice services. International investments SunFunder is an innovative financing company specializing in companies seeking to increase energy access in sub-Saharan Africa and emerging countries. It has a range of unique and diverse funding offers through an online platform for participatory financing and debt funds for institutional investors. It has recognized expertise in monitoring and selecting projects based on a rigorous selection process and measurement of the social impact through an online platform. Kayer SARL , a Senegalese company involved in the distribution of solar systems in rural areas. Its offering includes solar homes systems (SHS) as well as collective systems for supplying irrigation pumps or agricultural windmills. Simpa Networks , a company based in Bangalore (India) whose business is to make individual solar systems available to underprivileged people through a specifically developed prepayment system. Simpa relies on a network of partners such as Selco to distribute the systems. Fenix International , a company that designs and distributes solar systems in Uganda, enabling users to develop a cell phone charging business. This company has established distribution agreements with mobile operators and has developed a prepayment offering. Amped Innovation , a company that designs optimized Solar Home Systems to meet the needs of distributors and users. Particular attention is paid to the optimization of costs and the flexibility of the equipment. This company is starting to generate revenue and will proceed to a capital increase in 2018. Companies that exited the portfolio Lumos International , a company that designs and distributes medium-power solar systems intended to provide users with enough energy to power household appliances such as fans or televisions. These systems are intended to be distributed by mobile operators. The shareholding in this company was sold to its majority shareholder during 2015. ONE Degree Solar , a company that designs and distributes small solar systems, was sold on December 31, 2017.

Innovation for Schneider Electric starts with the local needs and the socio-economic context of those with little or no access to clean, safe and reliable electricity. With this in mind, the chief aims of its offerings and business models are to: E respond to the energy needs of villages to support sustainable economic and social activity; E include and involve local populations in projects to guarantee their sustainability in the long term. Schneider Electric sets out to provide comprehensive energy access products and solutions that support revenue-generating entrepreneurial activities, foster community services or fulfill domestic needs. Products and solutions are developed to meet a range of both individual and community needs across the energy chain, from portable lamps and solar home systems to decentralized small power plants, water pumping systems and street lighting. Action plans Offer a wide range of services for all energy access needs Individual lighting: In a program to extend access to energy, lighting is one of the first vital needs expressed by population groups denied access or reliable access to the electricity grid. Lighting makes it possible to study after the sun has gone down and to extend entrepreneurial activities into the evening. In 2013, Mobiya TS120S was launched, a portable solar light-emitting diode (LED) lamp that is both robust and affordable and offers up to 48 hours of lighting without recharging, as well as offering a charging solution for cell phones. Its shape and ergonomic grip allows you to position the lamp in 7 different ways to adapt to various situations in daily life: practical activities such as lighting a room or a targeted area, marking a route, cooking, sewing, reading and charging a cell phone. Its original design has already won three awards. In 2015, the portable lamp is moving towards the Mobiya TS170S version, providing more light at a more affordable cost. Individual electrification: Solar Home Systems (SHS) guarantee domestic households and small entrepreneurs’ access to electricity for their day-to-day and income-generating activities. The central component of SHS is the solar charge controller for connecting photovoltaic cells and batteries for powering small direct-current devices such as fans, radios or televisions, as well as low-consumption LED lamps and cell phones. In 2016, the Access to Energy program expanded its offerings and launched Homaya SHS, a portable electrification system to improve life in isolated homes, designed based on specifications with 3 vital requirements: robustness, quality and affordability. The system comprises solar panels, a battery and several lights. In addition to the lights, the battery allows for the connection of electrical devices powered by direct current such as a fan or a small television, in the case of the most powerful version.

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