UTILITIES making us more powerful in helping our clients on their journey to efficiency and sustainability .”
For example , Schneider works with the steel industry to aid its decarbonisation journey . A process expected to cost around € 4.4tn ( US $ 4.9tn ), industrial decarbonisation here is not only costly , but complex . Schneider ’ s Materialize programme provides a framework for companies – particularly across heavy-polluting industries – allowing them to partner with suppliers and other manufacturers to build a comprehensive carbon emissions database . This further drives decarbonisation efforts as well as providing opportunities to engage with renewables , clean energy initiatives and circularity planning .
A lot of Schneider ’ s approaches to helping others decarbonise come from looking internally and streamlining its own industrial processes to cut down on its environmental impact . The lessons learned here have then been passed on to its client for them to apply to their own decarbonisation journeys .
“ Partnerships are part of Schneider ’ s DNA ,” Nathalie says . “ Our solutions act almost as a request for others to collaborate with us , especially when it comes to decarbonising heavy sectors . This mainly comes as digital transformation .
“ We ’ re really proud to be one of the world ’ s most sustainable companies and we like to make sure that benefits our clients . We realised via digital transformation – because you cannot
“The industrial sector contributes a large amount of carbon emissions , so we contribute by providing industrial automation ”
NATHALIE MARCOTTE PRESIDENT , PROCESS AUTOMATION , SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC
improve what you cannot measure – that this really is the right lever to help our clients .”
The journey towards industrial decarbonisation demands innovative approaches that break away from the traditional silos . It is a critical component of the global strategy to combat climate change and achieve sustainability .
However , the challenge here is not just about adopting new technologies – it ’ s about transforming how industries operate at a fundamental level . Significant leaps are being taken – by unifying power and automation systems alongside leveraging advanced simulation technologies , industries are not only working toward becoming more efficient but are also far less carbonintensive as a result . energydigital . com 163