13 Life Is On | Schneider Electric www.se.com 2021 Resources Report 2.8 Conditions of use and release into the soil Schneider Electric sites are mainly located in urban or industrial areas. None of the Group’s businesses involve extraction or land farming. In 2021, Schneider manufacturing sites conducted their annual review of pollution risks as part of ISO 14001 monitoring. No significant spills or discharges were reported in 2021 with known harmful impacts regarding soil pollution. Hazardous materials are stored, handled, and used in compliance with regulations and with appropriate pollution protection mechanisms. As part of the ‘Waste-to-Resource’ program, additional focus is brought on hazardous waste, with efforts to eliminate, substitute, or improve treatment. 2.9 Discharge into the water and air Because Schneider Electric is mainly an assembler, its discharge into the air and water is very limited. Schneider manufacturing sites are carefully monitored, as part of ISO 14001 certification. Discharges are locally tracked as required by current legislation. No significant spills or discharges were reported in 2021 with known harmful impacts in terms of water or air pollution. Emissions of NO X and SO X and particles into the air are monitored at site level in accordance with applicable legal requirements; monitoring of these emissions is verified via ISO 14001 audits. Those emissions are not consolidated at Group level. Schneider Electric is committed to preventing adverse health and environmental impacts from Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) emissions, and for this reason, the Group works to reduce VOC emissions from industrial activities by 10% every three years. VOC emissions are primarily linked to production. VOC emissions decreased from 29 kg/million EUR in 2017 to 17.4 kg/million Eur in 2021 (-40%). The Group engages with each of its industrial sites that contribute the most to VOC emissions, and which together concentrate over 90% of the Group’s VOC emissions, in a Pareto law approach. For these sites, environment, health and safety, and industrialization teams, join hands and actively collaborate to ensure conditions of use are strictly adhered to and health and environmental risks are known and mitigated. Those top VOC-emitting sites also investigate opportunities to reduce and phase-out concerned chemicals from industrial processes wherever possible. Finally, CFC and HCFC emissions are monitored locally, in accordance with applicable regulations. These emissions are mainly due to the operation of air conditioning systems and are not directly linked to Schneider industrial activities. These emissions are not consolidated at Group level. 2.10 Noise, odors, and light All Schneider Electric sites comply with local regulations on noise and odor. Given the nature of its activities and distribution model, Schneider does not have any significant light pollution externality.