Schneider Electric selected "Global Top 100 Sustainable Enterprises

Schneider Electric selected "Global Top 100 Sustainable Enterprises

On January 28, 2016, Schneider Electric, a global expert in energy efficiency management and automation, was selected as one of the "Top 100 Global Sustainable Development Companies in 2016", ranking 12th in the world, and ranked first in the industry (based on global industry classification standards). This is the fourth consecutive time that the group has been selected as one of the top 15 Corporate Knights sustainability indicators. Corporate Knights is a Canadian-based media company that provides industry research and financial information products. Its annual list is published at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Companies ranked among the top 100 in the world emerged from 4,353 listed companies with market capitalization of more than US$2 billion (as of October 1, 2015), and they are the outstanding performers in their respective industries for sustainable development. Schneider Electric ranks first in its industry and is one of the 11 French companies selected. The ranks of the top 100 companies in the world are defined by 12 quantitative indicators for sustainable development, for example, the company's earnings per unit of energy consumed.

Mr. Zhao Guohua, chairman and chief executive officer of Schneider Electric Group, said: “Our total score in 2016 was 70.5%, which was 2.1 percentage points higher than 2015, ranking No. 1 in the industry. This is the top 100 global companies in the history of the Group. Not only is it recognition of our hard work achievements, but it also motivates us to firmly regard sustainable development as our core strategy in the future."

Schneider Electric has been selected to list a number of key sustainability indicators, such as the CDP "Climate Index A List" and "Carbon Information Disclosure Leaders", the Dow Jones World and Europe Sustainability Index, and the world's most business ethics. enterprise. These honors are recognition of the Group's insistence on adopting the Planet & Society Barometer to measure and improve the sustainable development level of enterprises since 2005. In addition, in November 2015, Schneider Electric made 10 new commitments for its products, solutions, research and development and supply chain at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP21) and promised to maintain the company and its ecosystem within the next 15 years. Neutrality.

In an assessment by the Branding Institute, the Top 100 Global Enterprise Rankings ranks first in the world in terms of relevance, insight, credibility, and reference. The ranking will be published by Corporate Knights in the winter of 2016.

About Schneider Electric

Schneider Electric is an expert in global energy efficiency management and automation, and is committed to providing customers with safe, reliable, efficient, economical and environmentally friendly energy and process management. With sales of 25 billion euros in fiscal 2014, the group has 170,000 employees in more than 100 countries. From the simplest switch products to the complex operating systems, our technologies, software and services help customers manage and optimize operations, assist industry optimization through interconnected technologies, improve urban ecology, and enrich people's lives.

At Schneider Electric, we call it: Life Is On.

Schneider Electric selected "Global Top 100 Sustainable Enterprises