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The company strongly believes it cannot go renewable without ensuring optimisation of its energy system first. Todayerating climate action:
Schneider Electric strives to answer the worldd its sustained energy efficiency efforts, Schneider Electric will leverage its own technical solutions (EcoStruxure Power, EcoStruxure Grid). Using these solutions, the Group has been able to reduce its energy consumption by 10 per cent every three years for the past 10 years. More specifically, Schneider Electric has reduced consumption by six between 2008 and 2017 at its headquarters in France, The Hive.
These commitments will cover more than 1,000 electricity consuming sites around the globe, including 200 factories. Schneider Electric will leverage a broad range of renewable energy sources, including but not limited to solar, wind, geothermal and biomass.
Schneider Electric will drive its transition to 100 per cent renewable electricity through three levers, with an interim goal of achieving 80 per cent renewable electricity use by 2020 to 100 per cent in 2030:
wable energy capabilities, and act as a showcase for other organisations contemplating such options, together with energy efficiency enabling technologies;
allow buyers to enjoy predictable pricing from clean energy sources;
k renewable electricity.
Emmanuel Lagarrigue, Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Vice President at Schneider Electric said:
Helen Clarkson, Chief Executive Officer at The Climate Group said:
At COP21 in Paris in 2015, Schneider Electric announced 10 Commitments for Sustainability. The commitments were aligned with the Planet & Society Barometer, Schneider Electricsystem encompassing both suppliers and clients.
In addition, to become a carbon neutral company by 2030, recent initiatives from Schneider Electric include:
d markets: Building, Data Center, Industry and Infrastructure.
ion of up to 25 million tons of CO2 over a 20-year span.