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2 Sustainable development

Schneider Electric, an eco-citizen company

In Africa, new vocational training programs have been rolled out in Senegal with the association Mains Ouvertes Sénégal, and in Ghana with Village Exchange International. Degree training programs have been implemented in Burkina Faso with the association Woord in Daad and the NGO CREDO, and in Mali with the association BØRNEfonden in the CEPAMs of Dioïla and Bougouni. In November 2016, Schneider Electric and its Foundation entered into a partnership with the association Energy Generation in order to support young Africans wishing to embark on a career in energy access. The aim of the Energy Generation project is to identify, develop and widely distribute “made in Africa” electrification solutions, as well as find the African entrepreneurs of the future. Schneider Electric will contribute to the development of an incubator in Lomé by equipping the technical laboratories and providing training content. The Group will also support entrepreneurs in the development of their economic solutions and models with the help of volunteers from Schneider Electric Teachers. Context and goals Under the aegis of Fondation de France , Schneider Electric works on a daily basis to implement solutions to reduce the energy gap that affects underprivileged people the world over. By developing training and entrepreneurship programs in the energy sector in emerging countries and supporting families that are affected by fuel poverty in the most developed economies, the Foundation is active in the field and seeks to serve as many people as possible. In supporting symbolic, inspiring projects, such as Low-tech Lab by the organization Gold of Bengal or as part of COP23, it also demonstrates a positive vision and is committed to helping create a better future. The Foundation’s goal is to find solutions for sustainable access to energy across the world. This means being able to intervene effectively and methodically under all circumstances, including in times of crisis or natural disaster. It means benefiting from the involvement more than 35,000 employees, close to 1,900 volunteers, and 130 delegates to create positive relationships with the local communities and partners in every country where Schneider Electric operates. It means imbuing all our ecosystems with our energy to work together to build concrete solutions. With a EUR4 million annual budget, the Schneider Electric Foundation contributes to partnerships given more than EUR13 million in support from Schneider Electric’s entities; employees are also involved in these partnerships. In total, more than EUR17 million have been invested to help local communities. 5.2

Entrepreneurship is currently an aspect of training which Schneider Electric wishes to develop heavily in the years to come. In 2017, 500 entrepreneurs were trained in numerous countries (Egypt, Vietnam, Cameroon, etc.). The target is to support 10,000 entrepreneurs by 2025. Since starting the program in 2009, close to 150,000 people have been trained in more than 45 countries, giving hope for a decent standard of living for the young people being supported. Outlook The large-scale expansion of the training projects initiated in 2013 will continue, with the objective of training 350,000 people by 2020 and the goal of supporting 1 million young people by 2025. The priorities allocated to the program for 2018 are: training of trainers, entrepreneurship, women, training in professions in the solar sector. Ambitious initiatives will be launched on these topics very soon, particularly in Ivory Coast, Kenya or Indonesia. identifying local partnerships in the areas of vocational training in the energy trades, entrepreneurship, tackling fuel poverty, and awareness of sustainable development, presenting them to employees in their units, and to the Foundation and tracking projects once they are launched. Each project proposed is subject to a review process based on administrative and financial data by the Schneider Electric Foundation and by the Fondation de France before funds are released. The Foundation’s network structure is an original and very suitable means for engaging local, human and lasting sponsorship. It also reinforces the energy of the people involved. In each site, the choice of delegates is made based on recognized and formalized participation via a letter of engagement signed by the head of the site and that of the Foundation for a duration of 2 years. The delegates also organize local events adapted to the country’s culture, to better boost employee morale, and inform them of the Foundation’s activities in their site. They also animate a digital platform gathering all the missions proposed by the Foundation locally and internationally: VolunteerIn. Developed in 8 languages, it is accessible anywhere in the world and enables employees to apply for volunteer assignments for the benefit of the Foundation’s partners and their beneficiaries, around the topics of vocational training in the energy trades, support for families in fuel poverty, awareness of sustainable development and social entrepreneurship. Finally, the delegates coordinate the organization of the Schneider Electric Foundation’s campaigns for international mobilization. They also engage in campaigns organized following natural disasters. Each year, around 35,000 employees in 50 countries take part in these campaigns.

The Schneider Electric Foundation

Organization The international network of Foundation delegates

The Schneider Electric Foundation focuses on the involvement of company employees in all the actions it implements. It carries out its work through a network of 130 employee volunteers, known as delegates. These volunteers, covering 80 countries, are responsible for

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