www.se.com Schneider Electric Universal Registration Document 2021 48 Chapter 1 – Group strategy and sustainability 1.2 Schneider Electric’s unique operating model 1.2.3 The open company At Schneider Electric, we practice openness with EcoStruxure ™ , across our open ecosystem and through the open standards our customers need for interoperability. As such, Schneider Electric can grow faster, deliver complementary offers, bring additional value to existing systems, and to deliver agile innovation. Co-innovation partnerships enable new, customer-centric value propositions, in a plug-and-play operating model. Open ecosystem Schneider Electric is a company that works closely with its partners. Over the years, we have built strong partnerships with customers and suppliers, universities, technology companies, independent software vendors, solution providers, and service providers, to co-design and share experiences. Working with global IT service companies, we have built a robust network for the benefit of our customers. This ecosystem is key to offering our customers the most innovative and value driven solutions. An open ecosystem and large network of partners Exchange 60% Revenues through partners 23k+ Suppliers in production/direct procurement 50+ Investments in startups 100+ Partnerships 100k+ Collaborators 4.2k+ EcoXpert program partners 650k+ Service providers and partners 42k+ System integrators and developers 600 Offers listed Technology Alliances Open EcoStruxure ™ Platform and Data as a Service As EcoStruxure ™ has become a leading industrial IoT platform, we have decided to take the openness of EcoStruxure ™ to the next level for our customers. We designed an open platform, promoted open standards, scaled digital offers, and fostered digital collaboration across our ecosystem of customers and partners. Open EcoStruxure ™ enables co-innovation, which is key to the future success of our strategy. It offers the agility, speed, and scalability needed to accelerate digital transformation successfully. Partners who join the ecosystem and build their own digital services, applications and advisors that deliver specific business value. Open standards Working with common, open standards drives collaboration and ensures multi-vendor interoperability and seamless interfaces. Examples of open standards used by Schneider Electric include: OPC UA, MQTT, AMQP, LWM2M, LoRAWAN, Docker, Linux with Yocto, Zigbee, Modbus, etc. Universal automation for industries of the future Proprietary industrial automation technology has held back the full promise of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. It’s time for universal automation, to advance industries’ automation technology model. Universal automation is the world of plug and produce automation software components based on the IEC61499 standard for interoperability that is proven to solve specific customer problems. Schneider Electric has launched its own universal automation offer, EcoStruxure ™ Automation Expert. A new category of software-centric industrial automation to manage the complete life cycle of industrial automation systems.