SCHNEIDER Electric, a global leader in energy management, announced Sunday its non-financial results for the fourth quarter of 2014. Schneider Electric measures its ambitious commitment in terms of sustainable development for the 3-year period from 2012 to 2014 through 14 indicators reported on a quarterly basis in the Planet & Society barometer. Reaching a score of 9.52 (out of a possible 10) at the end of December 2014, the barometer exceeds its three-year target of 8/10. Gilles Vermot Desroches, Sustainability Senior VP at Schneider Electric, said: “This quarter marks the end of the Connect company program and the related Planet & Society barometer, taking stock of three years of commitment to sustainability in the period 2012-2014.” With a score of 9.52/10, the 2012-2014 barometer completes its journey remarkably, above the 8/10 target. Among the 14 indicators, only one does not reach the 8/10 reference score: the percentage of our recommended suppliers progressing according to the guidelines of ISO 26000. This indicator however earns 20 points between Q3 and Q4 2014, from 43% to 63%. The efforts of the Global Supply Chain function on this ambitious program are unprecedented. These good results are echoed in the external recognitions that Schneider Electric has obtained in the last three years: the indices of the Dow Jones Sustainability World and Europe, with first place in its sector over the last two years; the CDP indices, with a score from 92/100 up to 99/100 from 2012 to 2014; the "Global 100" index of the most sustainable corporations, rising from the 13th to the 9th rank in three years; finally, the classification of Schneider Electric in the Ethisphere's most ethical companies index each year over the same period. We also release today the new Planet & Society barometer, which will pace Schneider Electric sustainability performance over the next three years. This new edition of the barometer is organized for the first time around our "megatrends" in sustainability as defined in our company program: climate, circular economy, poverty, ethics and health. We will present you the new barometer in more details and inform you of its first results at the end of the first quarter of 2015”. The Carbon indicator shows 16% of CO2 savings in the transport of Schneider Electric goods from 2012 to 2014, above its target of 10%, thanks to a relevant shift from air mode to sea; this program covers 80% of the total cost of transport services purchased by the Group; The Products & Solutions indicator exceeds this quarter its objective to reach 75% of the Group's product revenue with Green Premium eco-brand, and attains 79%; the criteria of this eco-brand are the compliance with the European regulations REACH and RoHS, regardless the place of manufacture or marketing of the product, and the provision of a Product Environmental Profile and an end-of-life instruction guide to the customers; The Energy indicator registers 13% energy savings in three years, above its target of 10%, through the deployment of the Group's energy management solutions in nearly 300 of its industrial and tertiary sites; 90% of the energy consumption published by The Green growth indicator shows 10.48 points of growth revenue with the EcoXperts partners above the Group's growth revenue; the network of "EcoXperts" partners brings together system integrators , specialized on key technologies in energy management by Schneider Electric; The Access to energy indicator has exceeded one million households benefiting from the solutions of Schneider Electric for access to energy: e.g. lamps (including the portable lamp Mobiya TS120S marketed this year) and lighting products, solar water pumping system (Water of the Sun), off-grid micro solar power plants (Villasol and Villasmart); since the program began in 2009, nearly 2.4 million households have benefited from these solutions for access to energy; The Suppliers indicator reaches 63% of recommended suppliers in line with ISO 26000; this program is still far from its target of 90% and will be extended into the next Planet & Society barometer to aim 100% at the end of 2017; The Rating indicator validates the selection of Schneider Electric in the three indices targeted by the barometer: the DJSI World, the DJSI Europe and one of the two CDP indices (the Group is actually present in both indices of CDP in 2014); The Best Practice indicator has also exceeded its goal: the Group had the ambition to have 300 Cool sites and, at the end of the Connect program, accounts 355 of them; the Cool sites are Schneider Electric plants or offices, attractive and motivating for its residents, with services proposals, events organization and the use of the Group's energy management solutions. The Safety indicator by far exceeds its goal, with a medical incident rate decreased by 61% between 2012 and 2014; this result takes into account the medical incidents, except first aid, affecting employees and subcontractors on site at the worldwide level; The Engagement indicator shows an employee engagement rate of 61%; this rate is below the target of 63%, but still well above the industry average of 56%; The Diversity indicator continues to stabilize, with 28% women in the Group's talent pool: the target of 30% is not reached; the talent pool has been redesigned this year to now focus on people who holds key positions (Key Position Holders) and those who have the potential to reach a key position (Key Position Potentials), unlike other categories of talent not related to holding a key position (e.g. experts); The Training indicator shows 79% of employees having received the equivalent of one day (7 hours) of training this year; this quarter's measurement is the first in a full year. — SG
