www.se.com Schneider Electric 10 2021 Social Impact Report 3.3.3 A governance that combines internal and external expertise Since 2019, the composition of the Schneider Electric Foundation’s Executive Committee is as follows: • Chairman: Jean-Pascal Tricoire; • Members: Monique Barbut (external expert), Agnès Bouffard (employee representative, Schneider Electric), Bénédicte Faivre- Tavignot (external expert), Christel Heydemann (Schneider Electric), Yoann Kassi-Vivier (external expert), David Lechat (employee representative, Schneider Electric), Pierre-François Mourier (external expert), Philippe Pelletier (external expert), and Luc Rémont (Schneider Electric). Its missions are the following: • Define the strategic directions of the Foundation; • Validate the activity report and financial report; • Decide on the allocation of budgets by program; • Validate commitments exceeding EUR 200,000. One to two Executive Committee meetings are organized each year. The Schneider Electric Foundation organization has been reinforced with the creation of the zone/cluster foundation committees in 2019. These committees are made up of zone /cluster Presidents and aims to: • Share a quarterly activity report; • Validate the commitments/partners to join; • Specify the respective contribution levels (financial or in-kind donations, skills); • Follow up on projects. These committees meet two to three times a year. The members of the operational team are: • Gilles Vermot Desroches, General Delegate; • Patricia Benchenna, Corporate Philanthropy Director; • Brigitte Antoine, Employee Engagement Leader; • Morgane Lasserre, Administrative Assistant. Lastly, the Foundation’s Selection Committee is composed of: • Gilles Vermot Desroches, General Delegate; • Patricia Benchenna, Corporate Philanthropy Director; • François Milioni, Program Director, Training & Entrepreneurship. 3.4 Give all young people the means to build solutions for a better life The Schneider Electric Foundation supports innovative initiatives all over the world that enable the most vulnerable, especially young people, to access the energy needed to succeed and build the world of tomorrow. To be relevant and effective, i.e., to have the greatest possible impact and respond specifically to the needs of the people concerned, it is essential that these initiatives combine education, technological innovation, social innovation, and entrepreneurship. These initiatives cover three main areas. 3.4.1 Vocational training for the youth, underprivileged persons, and entrepreneurship support Training is the historical mission of the Schneider Electric Foundation. The energy sector, and more particularly electricity and renewable energies, offers a lot of potential, especially in areas where access to energy is difficult and growing. Passing on skills to young people and giving them the means to support their families could, in the long term, boost the local electricity and electrotechnical sectors. This will improve their quality of life and create sustainable jobs. That is what the Training & Entrepreneurship program set up in 2009 is all about. The Schneider Electric Foundation encourages and provides long-term support for vocational and entrepreneurial training organizations. These include associations and electrical profession educational institutions. The vocational training and entrepreneurship program capture 67% of the funding allocated by the Foundation. All of these actions are monitored and measured on a quarterly basis within the scope of the Schneider Sustainability Impact (SSI #11): “1 million people trained in energy management by 2025”. Since 2009, 328,359 underprivileged people have been trained in more than 45 countries. 3.4.2 Raising awareness of sustainability and the use of reliable, affordable, and clean energy Contributing to meeting the United Nations SDGs also involves, amongst other things, raising awareness among as many people as possible, especially young people, about the challenges of the fight against climate change and of sustainability. The Schneider Electric Foundation therefore invests in emblematic and international programs by making available its knowledge of energy systems management, through donations in resources and/ or knowledge. It has made a four-year commitment to the Solar Impulse Foundation, which selects 1,000 solutions that contribute to the achievement of at least five SDGs: • Clean, Accessible Water for All (SDG 6); • Affordable and Clean Energy (SDG 7); • Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure (SDG 9); • Sustainable Cities and Communities (SDG 11); and • Responsible Consumption and Production (SDG 12). The selected solutions must meet the following criteria: technical feasibility, environmental benefits, and economic viability. Schneider Electric employees are mobilizing their skills to analyze the various solutions within their field of expertise. The Solar Sound System project by Atelier 21, a Foundation partner, obtained two Solar Impulse Efficient labels: • Solar sound systems for events powered by renewable energies (solar or bike-powered). With seven systems in place in France and Switzerland, Solar Sound System has set up solidarity projects in Haiti, Brazil, India, Taiwan, and Cameroon and has projects in Reunion, the United States, and South Africa. • Regenbox, the first do-it-yourself “non-rechargeable” alkaline battery charger. Regenbox aims to be ecological and anti- planned obsolescence. This project is also an educational tool and a mean to raising awareness about a different use of batteries in order to reduce the amount of electronic waste so present in our daily lives. Bertrand Piccard, Chairman of the Solar Impulse Foundation, will then promote this portfolio of solutions to corporate and political leaders worldwide. At the end of 2021, 1,000+ solutions had already received the Solar Impulse Efficient Solution label. These included insulating blocks made from hempcrete, wind turbine floats, and a web-based pallet exchange platform.