15 Life Is On | Schneider Electric www.se.com Integrated report Strategic Report What we do Industries of the Future Schneider Electric is committed to driving innovation in the industrial world. With technology, innovation and partnerships making up the core of our offer, we help industrial businesses achieve new levels of efficiency, resiliency and sustainability. As a global manufacturer, named the most sustainable corporation in the world in 2021, with an end-to-end network of smart factories and distribution centers--including four designated by The World Economic Forum as Advanced Lighthouses--Schneider is on a mission to make industries of the future eco-efficient, agile and resilient through open, software-centric industrial automation. Our next-generation framework and winning formula for industrial settings center around three core pillars: universal automation, sustainable efficiency, and software-centric automation . These create a foundation for protecting the environment and improving health and safety, while enabling real-time data sharing and remote operations that create step-change improvements in productivity and cost reduction. These core pillars are delivered through our innovative and unique EcoStruxure ™ solutions and services, built from the legacy of world-leading and award-winning brands such as Modicon, Foxboro, AVEVA, Triconex, TeSys, Altivar, Eurotherm, and Harmony . 20% improvement in production efficiency in the largest African desalination plant Schneider Electric worked with Al-Galala desalination plant in Egypt to improve their production efficiency and support the increasing water demand driven by population and economic growth. A complete EcoStruxure ™ for Water and Wastewater solution has been delivered, including Schneider Electric expert services and leading-edge industrial software from AVEVA. Benefits for the customer are tangible: • 20% improvement in production efficiency • Complete integrated solution • Optimization in design stage Innovations introduced in 2021 include: • UniversalAutomation.org (UAO) was formed by leaders and pioneers across industry to advance the world in industrial automation. Co-founded by Schneider Electric, UAO represents the first time that vendors, end users, OEMs, and academics will share a common automation software layer across their automation technology, regardless of brand. • EcoStruxure ™ Automation Expert v21, Schneider Electric’s own universal automation offer, expands into the water and wastewater market. • Next generation Lexium MC12 multi carrier system offers our original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), machine builders, and end-users unprecedented simplicity and flexibility from installation and integration to operation and maintenance. • Motor Management innovations provide a holistic lifecycle solution for advanced asset management and energy efficiency, from “Design & Build” to “Operate & Maintain”. Using next- generation digital simulation and design tools to optimize safety, performance, and sustainability, these advances are helping industries of the future thrive. • Schneider Electric and Wilo partnered to provide complete solutions for energy efficiency and water conservation for sustainable buildings, municipalities, utilities, and industrial water applications. >100 smart factories and distribution centers 30% improvement in workforce efficiency using digital solutions (Hubei Sanning Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.) 50-70% less energy required (Oxford Energy Solutions Inc). 15% Energy savings of up to 15% and production efficiency improved by 20% (Veolia Water) for Water & Wastewater Apps, Analytics, & Services Water Network Management Expert Services Edge Control AVEVA Plant SCADA Modicon ™ M580 Connected Products MV SWG, LV MCC, Transformers, Busway, Drives, UPS