37 Life Is On | Schneider Electric www.se.com Integrated report Local sustainability commitments As part of the 2021 – 2025 Schneider Sustainability Impact, we promote local initiatives and enable individuals and partners to make sustainability a reality for everyone, everywhere. 100% of Schneider Electric’s Country and Zone Presidents have defined three local commitments that impact their communities in line with our sustainability transformations. Close to 200 local programs have been deployed in 2021; here are a few examples of initiatives to implement quick and disruptive changes. In Spain, Schneider Electric will give electrical products a second life through donations to an online marketplace for educational purposes and to improve the electrical installations of families at risk of energy poverty. The Group will install photovoltaic devices on the roofs of schools in Francophone Africa and Islands to charge solar lamps. Schneider Electric aims at promoting and encouraging education programs for vulnerable women through local associations in Chile. We will increase fivefold Schneider’s spend with indigenous-owned suppliers in Australia as part of the Reconciliation Action Plan. In Italy, our employees volunteer to train 1,000 students each year under an Energy Efficiency and Industry 4.0 program co-designed with the Italian Ministry of Education. Schneider will be upscaling access to energy education in Myanmar through the establishment of vocational training facilities. We will transition to a 100% electric company car fleet in Norway by 2023.
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