93 Life Is On | Schneider Electric www.se.com Chapter 2 – Sustainable development Strategic Report 2. 2021 Highlights TRUST T e a m s C u s t o m e r s a n d P a r t n e r s C u s t o m e r s a n d P a r t n e r s I n v e s t o r s C o m m u n i t i e s E t h i c s C y b e r s e c u r i t y S a f e t y Q u a l i t y S u s t a i n a b i l i t y Schneider was awarded the Ethisphere ‘most ethical company in the world’ in 2021 and 2022, for eleven consecutive years. The 2021 Trust Charter sets out the expectations of how we work at Schneider and equips teams to confront any unethical behavior. Schneider awarded the 2021 ‘Grand Prix de la Transparence’ in the ESG information category. Best Vigilance Plan In January 2021, the Group was awarded the Best Vigilance Plan by the Sustainable Investment Forum and A2 Consulting. Triple recognition in UK and Ireland demonstrating excellence in safety, health and environmental impact. Gartner #1 Supply Chain in Europe Our second consecutive year at the top. Key targets and results Progress against our 2021-2025 Sustainability commitments Schneider Sustainability Impact Long-term commitments aligned to UN SDGs 2021-2025 programs Baseline (1) 2021 progress (2) 2025 Target Tr ust 6. Strategic suppliers who provide decent work to their employees (3) -- In progress 100% 7. Level of confidence of our employees to report unethical conduct 81% +0pts +10pts Schneider Sustainability Essentials Long-term commitments aligned to UN SDGs 2021-2025 programs Baseline (1) 2021 progress (2) 2025 Target Tr ust 12. Deploy a ‘Social Excellence’ program through multiple tiers of suppliers (3) -- In progress -- 13. Train our employees on Cybersecurity and Ethics every year 90% 96% 100% 14. Decrease the Medical Incident rate 0.79 0.65 0.38 15. Reduce scrap from safety units recalled 4,202 4,024 2 ,101 16. Be in the Top 25% in external ratings for Cybersecurity performance Top 25% Top 25% Top 25% 17. Assess our suppliers under our ‘Vigilance Program’ 374 1,203 4,000 (1) Generally, the 2020 performance serves as a baseline for Schneider Sustainability Impact (SSI) and Schneider Sustainability Essentials (SSE) 2021-2025 programs. (2) Each year, Schneider Electric obtains a “limited” level of assurance from an independent third party verifier for all of the SSI and SSE indicators (except for SSI #6, SSI #7, SSI #+1, SSE #12 and SSE #23), in accordance with ISAE 3000 assurance standard (see Independent verifier’s report on page 224). Please refer to page 206 for the methodological presentation of each indicator. The 2021 performance is also discussed in more details in this section. (3) 2021 performance is in progress for SSI #6 Decent work and SSE #12 ‘Social Excellence’ because the programs are still in development.
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