We create equal opportunities by ensuring all employees are uniquely valued and by extending energy access to everyone to underserved communities.
Equal commitments 2021 - 2025
50%
women in hiring
40%
women in front-line management
30%
women in leadership teams
50 Million
people with access to green electricity
Advancing gender equality in the workplace
Leading the way with gender equality
With 7 women in our Executive Committee, we are already one of the most gender-balanced company. Yet, we keep raising the bar of gender equality at all levels of the organisation by eroding the pay gap, fighting biases, and with flexible work/leave policies.
An economy works only if it works for everyone, so not only do we pay all employees at or above the living wage, we also reward and compensate them equitably for their contributions and we require our supply chain partners to meet decent work standards too.
Over 700 Million people still live with no electricity, limiting their quality of life, study and work prospects. This is unacceptable, so we work with people and partners on the ground to develop and serve adapted solutions that extend access to energy for equal opportunity development.
Many areas are underserved when it comes to access to green or reliable electricity. Our solutions are designed and developed to fit the specific needs and habits of the local communities we serve, and limit the negative impacts of being off-grid.
In line with our purpose to bridge progress and sustainability, our sustainability initiatives support the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
No poverty
As a responsible employer, manufacturer, and buyer, Schneider Electric is committed to ensuring the well-being of employees throughout its value chain. Through sustainable procurement, fair compensation, and development opportunities, the Group ensures all its stakeholders can live fulfilling and thriving lives.
people provided with access to green electricity by 2025 (100 million by 2030)
100%
of employees paid at least a living wage each year
Zero hunger
Food is a basic need and a necessity for livelihood. Schneider contributes to strengthening food security by improving access to energy in rural areas, through better irrigation, food storage, and processing.
people provided with access to green electricity by 2025 (100 million by 2030)
4,000+
women use solar irrigation pumps to farm, impacting the lives of +20,000 people
Gender equality
Schneider Electric believes in equality between all genders. As such, the long-lasting difference in society’s treatment of men and women is a challenge we face and rise to as we believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion benefit all.
women hired (50%), front-line manager (40%), and leaders (30%) by 2025
<1%
pay gap for both females and males by 2025
Affordable and clean energy
Schneider provides solutions for clean, reliable, and efficient energy consumption to its customers, and is committed to help people in underserved areas gain access to green and reliable electricity.
people provided with access to green electricity by 2025 (100 million by 2030)
Decent work and economic growth
For Schneider Electric, protecting workers’ rights, guaranteeing their dignity, and creating work opportunities are essential to enable all its stakeholders to thrive. Its Decent Work programme aims to improve working conditions for its employees and for workers across its supply chain.
of employees paid at least a living wage each year
<1%
pay gap for both females and males by 2025
Reduced inequalities
Schneider is devoted to empowering and positively impacting all employees, customers, and communities. The Group hopes to bring everyone together on the same level of equality, thus allowing all to strive individually and collectively.
How can equal opportunities at work and equitable energy access to communities create sustainable development?
Schneider Electric aims to create equal opportunities at work in an inclusive environment where corporate diversity and inclusions are valued and extend equitable energy access to all communities to make sustainability a global and local reality. As one of the world’s most diverse, inclusive, and equitable companies, Schneider Electric believes in fostering diversity, learning, upskilling, and development for its workforce internally and providing energy access to all externally to tackle climate change. Explore our Equal Commitments charter that focuses on gender balance with initiatives on women to hire and train them for leadership and frontline management roles. It also highlights our efforts toward fighting climate change and social inequality through access to green electricity for all. We lead the way by combatting the gender pay gap and unconscious bias and by boosting inclusive and flexible-working policies, making life and career development for our people easier. We are committed to equitable, fair living wages, and expect decent work standards from our supply chain partners. Ours is a people company that embraces differences and builds an inclusive culture of respect where everyone is equal, unique, and safe to be at their best. Explore our off-grid solutions for green and reliable electricity where we work with our people and partners to enable communities worldwide to access commercially reliable, safe, efficient, and sustainable energy for equal development. Schneider Electric intends to improve the lives of people everywhere in the world by developing sustainable energy solutions and extending its support to an inclusive culture and equal opportunities at work. We believe that all forms of diversity bring real value and ecosystem empowerment to the company as diverse genders, ethnicities, and experiences can bring creative and innovative outcomes.
