On November 30, 2015, in L ü ell Malmaison, FranceToday, the 21st Climate Change Conference (COP21) was held in Paris. As an expert in energy efficiency management and automation, Schneider Electric has been actively contributing to addressing climate change, reducing carbon emissions, and promoting sustainable development. At this year's Paris Climate Summit, Schneider Electric announced 10 commitments on sustainable development. These commitments are not only consistent with the company's sustainable evaluation standard, the Earth and Society Barometer, which has been implemented since 2005, but also align with the Sustainable Development Goal of not exceeding a temperature rise of 2 degrees Celsius, and will help promote the achievement of this goal.

For Schneider Electric, these 10 commitments provide support for the company's goal of reducing carbon emissions from production and operation sites over the next 15 years, and will also promote the establishment of a harmonious industrial ecosystem. This system can promote the improvement of customers and suppliers in the following two aspects:
Support and urge partners to implement proactive energy efficiency management solutions to reduce energy consumption by 30%;
By providing clean energy to those in need or helping them overcome energy shortages, we aim to improve their lives.

Zhao Guohua, chairman and executive officer of Schneider Electric Group, said: "At Schneider Electric, we do our best to ensure that everyone can feel Life Is On at any time and anywhere. Sustainability is the core of a company's strategy. We firmly believe that improving climate conditions can bring vitality to economic development, and addressing climate change and achieving development should be considered together. With the help of new technologies, we can reflect on the current way energy is utilized and consider how to make it more sustainable and efficient. Moreover, we also believe that a stable carbon pricing system should be established to combine everyone's own interests with their actions to address climate change. ”

Schneider Electric has accumulated rich experience in the field of sustainable development by using the barometer of the Earth and society as a sustainable evaluation standard. On this basis, Schneider Electric made 10 solemn commitments to the Paris Climate Change Conference, covering the company's products, solutions, research and development, and supply chain:

1. Ensure that all new large-scale customer projects are subject to quantified management of carbon dioxide impacts;
2. New plan * adopts Schneider Electric ecoDesign Way ™ Design, 75% of product sales revenue comes from Green Premium compliance ™ Green certified products;
3. Utilize the "end of life" service of circular economy to reduce 120000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions;
4. Provide low-carbon lighting and communication solutions to 50 million people in need within 10 years;
5. Conduct research and development related to energy storage to develop renewable energy and microgrids;
6. Adopt a new alternative solution to solve the SF6 gas problem within 5 years, and eliminate SF6 gas from Schneider Electric's products within 10 years;
Schneider Electric reduces energy consumption by 3.5% annually;
Schneider Electric reduces its carbon emissions in transportation by 3.5% annually;
Investing 10 billion euros in sustainable research and innovation over the next 10 years;
10. Issue climate bonds to provide financial support for Schneider Electric's low-carbon research and development business unit.

The progress made on these commitments will be released through channels such as Schneider Electric's Earth and Society Barometer.

About Schneider Electric
Schneider Electric is an expert in energy efficiency management and automation, committed to providing customers with safe, reliable, economical, and environmentally friendly energy and process management. The group had a sales revenue of 25 billion euros in the 2014 fiscal year and employs 170000 people in over 100 countries. From simple switch products to complex operational systems, our technology, software, and services help customers manage and optimize operations. Through interconnected technology, we assist in industrial optimization, improve urban ecology, and enrich people's lives.
At Schneider Electric, we call it: Life Is On.