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2 Sustainable development

Sustainable development at the heart of our strategy

6. reach 200 sites labeled Towards Zero Waste to Landfill by 2020 (2015-2020) and recover 100% of our industrial waste by 2030 (2015-2030); 7. reduce CO 2 emissions from the transport of our goods by 3.5% per year (annually since 2012); 8. facilitate access to lighting and communication with low-carbon solutions for 50 million underprivileged people by 2025 (2009- 2025); 9. propose alternatives to the use of SF 6 gas by 2020 (2015-2020) and eliminate SF 6 from our products by 2025 (2015-2025); 10. invest EUR10 billion in innovation and R&D for sustainability in 10 years (2015-2025). Opportunities and risks related to the effects of climate change Schneider Electric is in a strategic position for capitalizing on the current challenges in terms of energy and climate change, while the associated risks are low and controlled. Schneider Electric’s response is to reduce its own impact and to offer products, services and solutions which help its customers to reduce their energy consumption and CO 2 emissions. The solutions Schneider Electric brings to the market are directly linked to activities to mitigate, adapt to and improve our resilience to climate change.

The Group regularly assesses the direct and indirect opportunities and risks linked to energy challenges, to reducing carbon emissions and to adapting to climate change. These include the efficiency of resources, reputation, economic growth, demography, industrialization, urbanization, changes in consumer behaviors, changes in climate conditions, regulatory developments, access to energy and fuel poverty. These are all reflected in the Planet & Society Barometer and in the indicators which measure the company’s performance when it comes to climate change, and in its offerings such as: E smart energy management systems, gathered on our EcoStruxure™ platform; E energy efficiency offers which reduce customers’ carbon footprint; E technologies and solutions for Smart Districts and Smart Grids; E renewable energy management offers; E solutions to help underprivileged populations access clean, safe and reliable energy.

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