165 Life Is On | Schneider Electric www.se.com Chapter 2 – Sustainable development Strategic Report 2. 2021 Highlights Glassdoor rating is on a steady growth, recognizing Schneider Electric as one of the Best Place to Work for 2021. The Financial Times awarded Schneider Electric the title of ‘Diversity leader’. Schneider Electric in Universum’s Top-25 World’s Most Attractive Employers. For the fifth year in a row, recognition for our commitment to gender equality and building a culture of inclusion. 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 Equal 8. Increase gender diversity in hiring (50%), front-line management (40%) and leadership teams (30%) 41/25/24 0 100 41/27/26 50/40/30 Generations 10. Double hiring opportunities for interns, apprentices and fresh graduates 4,939 0 100 x1.25 x2.00 Schneider Sustainability Essentials Long-term commitments aligned to UN SDGs 2021-2025 programs Baseline (1) 2021 progress (2) 2025 Target Equal 18. Reduce pay gap for both females and males F: -1.73% M: 1.00% -1.61% 1.11% <1% 19. Increase subscription in our yearly Worldwide Employee Share Ownership Plan (WESOP) 53% 61% 60% 20. Pay our employees at least a living wage (3) 99% 100% 100% 21. Multiply the number of employee-driven development interactions on the Open Talent Market 5,019 x2.1 x4 Generations 22. Support the digital upskilling of our employees 41% 74% 90% 23. Provide access to meaningful career development programs for employees during later stages of their career -- In progress 90% 24. Increase our employee engagement level 69% 71% 75% (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” assurance on progress and methodology from an independent third party verifier for all of the SSI and SSE indicators, 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) As of 31 st December 2021, 99.99% of eligible employees, i.e. all Schneider employees treated as permanent workforce, were paid the living wage. The few remaining gaps were closed early 2022 so that all in scope Schneider Electric employees are now paid the living wage. The final KPI result for 2021 was rounded to 100%.