www.se.com Schneider Electric Universal Registration Document 2021 52 Chapter 1 – Group strategy and sustainability 1.3.2 More Software for unified asset lifecycle management Software is central to everything we do, making sense of all the systems we are connecting and the data collected from them. Our ambition is to develop a best-in-class software portfolio for our customers and our partners. As such, we will evolve our software portfolio towards digitally augmented value propositions, which will create more value for our customers through a unified software portfolio across the entire life cycle. At Schneider Electric, we are developing software to help our customers manage their operations in IT, buildings, plants, power, and infrastructure. All these projects are incredibly complex, and our software aims to reduce that complexity. To achieve this, we are focused on two areas. First, Schneider Electric offers a complete and continuous digital thread from Design to Build, Operation, and Maintenance, so that our customers have one digital twin, as a faithful replication of what is happening in their operations. With software and digital services we are moving our discussions with customers from functions and features to values, notably, increased productivity, efficiency and output. Federating software for unified asset lifecycle management Design Build Operate & Maintain Industry & Infrastructure Power Building Partnerships Second, our customers’ projects cover several integrated domains: Industry and Infrastructure, Power, and Building. Our customers own factories and buildings, requiring power distribution for both. They expect Schneider’s software portfolio to stretch across these domains and unify their approach. Our software portfolio made up of Schneider, AVEVA/OSIsoft, RIB Software, ETAP, ALPI, and Planon puts us in a position to have broad coverage along the entire asset life cycle and a clear market- leading position, when it comes to data platforms in Operate and Maintain phases. This software interfaces with the physical world through EcoStruxure ™ , through IoT, offering our customers unified user experience and asset lifecycle management for their projects and operations. In 2021, Schneider completed the following transactions to build a unified software federation. • ETAP Automation Inc. in June 2021 • OSIsoft in March 2021 • AVEVA is a global leader in engineering and industrial software across the entire asset and operations life cycle. • IGE+XAO develops, designs and sells software for electrical engineering to digitize the design, build and maintenance of electrical installations and/or equipment. • ALPI is a leader in automated design and modelling software for electrical installations for industrial and commercial markets. • ETAP offers the most comprehensive and widely-used solutions for the design, analysis, optimization, monitoring, control, and automation of electrical power systems. • RIB Software is a pioneer in the digitization of the construction industry. The company develops and offers construction and Building Information Modelling software (BIM) for customers in the architecture, engineering, and real estate industries. • Planon: is the leading global provider of real estate and facility management software that enables building and service digitization by integrating smart building technology, business solutions and data. 1.3 Schneider Electric’s top priorities for sustainable growth