SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC maintained momentum towards large scale decarbonation across the industry .
“ A strategy always starts from the market , and therefore customers . When you look at a strategy , it ’ s about understanding where you are today — where your market is today — where your current and potential new markets will be in the next five years , and also where you want to go in those five years , picking the right fights ” says Kheradmand .
Referring back to the need for data , it ’ s clear from this conversation that it ’ s the starting point for most actions taken in the name of emissions reduction . Moving forward , Schneider ’ s initiatives will seek to recognise sustainability as an imperative and share tips for management and process implementation . To recognise these impacts , the company set up the Sustainability Impact Awards , which acknowledges the high achievers within its partner , supplier and customers networks .
“ We launched the Sustainability School — Chapter 1 — in April earlier this year . The same year as for the Impact Awards , the first session of which was held eight months ago ,” says Kheradmand .
“ Now , it ’ s about turning it beyond building that market awareness ; beyond that education to actually go after tangible , measurable , replicable actions and claims . This means giving the tools and the means to our partners and customers in the market to act on their footprint .”
To summarise these points , Schneider Electric is committed to partner support as it recognises both the demand for Scope 3 emissions reduction , but also the barriers that its ecosystem faces in meeting mere Scope 1 and 2 requirements . By bringing sustainability to the forefront of the business , naturally it will enable and incentivise its ecosystem to follow with more impact rippling down the supply chain .
This impact will be achieved through a “ toolbox ”, a variety of easy to access digital tools , among which Zeigo Activate , the Sustainability School and much more , to enable companies in making emissions reduction more achievable and profitable . To recognise this process for both its challenges and its success , the Sustainability Impact Awards rewards great achievements seen by partners and customers that are willing to take positive action , with more programs underway to push this momentum forward . energydigital . com 55