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practical works, equipment installation, finding an occupation, instructor training, optimization of standards, etc.); E volunteer missions with associations and entrepreneurs: E that have benefited from the support of the Schneider Electric Energy Access social welfare investment fund, or E that have been established following training (management audit, finance, communications, financing research, management, Human Resources, engineering, etc.). To learn more, see: www.fondation.schneider-electric.com and https:// volunteerin.schneider-electric.com.

E the Schneider Electric Teachers association coordinates, connects and organizes the process and covers costs related to carrying out missions; E the Schneider Electric entities host the volunteers when the mission takes place outside their country of residence. Missions The missions are mainly: E missions involving facilities offering teaching and professional training in energy businesses and entrepreneurship or entities that participate in combating fuel poverty (courses, assistance,

Highlights of 2017 for the Schneider Electric Foundation

Vocational training & entrepreneurship Signature of a partnership with the Congregation of Salesians

Emergency Regional Campaign in the US, Mexico, Caribbean, Puerto Rico

Awareness of sustainability Gold of Bengal stops off in India

Nomades des Mers

Employee engagement Launch of the VolunteerIn platform Fuel poverty Launch of the 'social innovation to tackle fuel poverty' call for projects

Fuel poverty Selection of the 14 winners of the Ashoka call for projects

Awareness of sustainability COP24

Vocational training & entrepreneurship

Vocational training & entrepreneurship Inauguration of the first training center in Ivory Coast

Inauguration of Don Bosco Training Center in Kenya

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Initiatives in North America The North America Foundation is committed to serving our communities in the ways that are most meaningful to our employees. To achieve this, we offer the programs below: E Matching Gift provides a dollar match on employee donations to the non-profit of their choice; E Dollars for Doers provides financial grants to organizations where our employees volunteer their time; E Sponsorship Grants provide financial and product grants to sponsor events, capital projects and employee board service; E Schneider Scholarships are available for children of employees. In 2017, the North America Foundation contributed USD4 million in financing various charitable organizations.

Initiatives in India Schneider Electric India is committed to promoting development among underprivileged people through various projects. In 2008 Schneider Electric India created a Foundation to carry out all corporate social responsibility activities in the country. The Schneider Electric India Foundation devotes itself to the following areas as a priority.

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