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Let's celebrate Schneider Electric Foundation 25th anniversary

Schneider Electric Foundation in collaboration with Ashoka launched “Youth Innovation For A Sustainable Future” call for projects, which aspires to select the most impactful and innovative 25 youth projects across the world in terms of professional integration, entrepreneurship, and just transition.

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Bridging progress and sustainability for all

For over 20 years, our Foundation, under the aegis of Fondation de France, has deployed philanthropic initiatives in line with Schneider Sustainability Impact and UN SDGs, with a focus on training youth to improve quality of life and job prospects.

1 million

individuals trained in energy

50,000

Volunteering days across the world

Training and entrepreneurship

Vocational and entrepreneurship training is a key driver of socio-economic and sustainable development.

By delivering our expertise, volunteering time, and collaborating and supporting partners on the ground, we enable individuals and communities for a better future.

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VolunteerIn programme

Created in 2012, our VolunteerIn programme inspires people to give back to communities through mentoring, training and contribution to meaningful initiatives from local partners. By supporting them, we amplify the power of responsible citizenship and sustainable development.

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Foundation partnerships

Rallying for communities on Giving Tuesday

Clean innovation and solutions with Solar Impulse

Upgrading entrepreneurs’ facilities in Pakistan

Tomorrow Rising emergency relief campaigns

Tomorrow Rising Lebanon

The Foundation created a donation campaign and helped the most affected people by restoring energy in houses.

Tomorrow Rising India

Schneider Electric India and Foundations set up a fundraising campaign to support the affected Indian communities.

Tomorrow Rising East Africa

Distributing food to families and young children in Kenya during the pandemic to provide access to nutritious meals.

Tomorrow Rising Myanmar

Schneider Electric Foundation enabled empowerment to local tailors for producing 50 thousand masks to be distributed across the country.

More about what we do for sustainability

Sustainability reports

Access Schneider Sustainability impact results and reports, all in one place.

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Schneider Sustainability Impact

All commitments to sustainability from Schneider Electric.

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Our commitment to all generations

More about our initiatives supporting and enabling people to thrive and connect across generations.

How does Schneider Electric Foundation for sustainable development focus on bridging progress and sustainability?

Schneider Electric Foundation for sustainable development aims to deploy sustainability impact initiatives and UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to enable and empower individuals and communities to attain Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) leadership, improved quality of life, and an inclusive work environment. As the world’s most sustainable and inclusive Impact company, Schneider Electric is committed to sustainable business development and corporate citizenship goals by bridging progress and sustainability through equitable quality education and training for all. Discover Schneider Electric Foundation Commitments that contribute to the SDGs through long-term vocational training and volunteering efforts worldwide, protecting vulnerable and exposed populations, helping them kickstart the education system and professional training for the disadvantaged youth. Discover our VolunteerIn platform that mobilises active volunteering and participation in civic engagement, strengthening social inclusion and deepening solidarity with initiatives taken up by local partners’ networks. Our Foundation for sustainable development supports local partners’ initiatives towards training and entrepreneurship in the electricity sector to derive economic and social development through access to energy and promote a fair society to encourage future generations. Explore Schneider Electric Foundation created Tomorrow Rising emergency relief campaigns to raise funds for disaster and pandemic relief, energy restoration, and empowerment of the local communities. Schneider Electric Foundation for sustainable development offers training and entrepreneurship programme for people to acquire skills, find work or become entrepreneurs in the energy sector. It also provides financial support to change the lives and the direction of communities worldwide, contributing to the development of new energy solutions that are safe, reliable, and sustainable.