www.se.com Schneider Electric 108 2021 Sustainable Development Report 2021 Sustainable Development Report 5 Great People making Schneider Electric a great company In this section 5 .1 2025 people strategy and vision 90 5.2 Diversity, equity, inclusion, and well-being 114 5.3 Talent attraction and development 121 5.4 Compensation and benefits 126 5.5 Social dialog and relations 129 “ We aspire to achieve our company purpose and mission by empowering and developing our people to their fullest potential. We act with agility and trust to innovate for our customers and strive to win in the market. With the 2025 people strategy, we aim to set the bar even higher to support business growth and our culture and leadership transformation.” Charise Le, Chief Human Resources Officer Context and goals Great people make Schneider Electric a great company. The Group motivates its employees and promotes involvement by making the most of diversity, supporting professional development, and ensuring safe, healthy working conditions. Its ultimate ambition is to generate higher performance and employee engagement, through world-class people practices that are supported by a global/local and scalable model. Schneider is a people company where employees come to work for a meaningful purpose and feel empowered to have an impact, empowering all to make the most of our energy and resources. All employees are treated equally based on their skills, notably regarding employment, recruitment, talent identification, training, and remuneration, thanks to common processes and policies. Human resources thus plays a key role in supporting the performance and talent development of Schneider Electric in the changing context of its activities. Its growth is characterized by a sustained internationalization, numerous acquisitions, an increase of headcount dedicated to selling solutions and services, while maintaining a share of blue collars close to 50%. A lot of progress has been made on these fronts to Shape Our Future. From a new People Vision, to a unique multi-hub model and a leaner organization structure; from redefining talent management to widely acknowledged diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives; and from a global leadership development program to advancement in digital and functional learning. By 2025, we commit to create equal opportunities and harness the power of all generations by ensuring all employees are uniquely valued in an inclusive work environment and by fostering learning, upskilling and development for each generation. In this report, we share our progress on the transformations engaged in 2021 under the Equal and Generations pillars of our Schneider Sustainability Impact and Schneider Sustainability Essentials programs.