SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC
Schneider Electric leads new era of data centre sustainability with industry-first framework for long-term , strategic commitments to fight climate change
Schneider Electric has just ranked number one on Sustainability Magazine ’ s Top 100 Companies list , hot on the heels of being named ‘ The World ’ s Most Sustainable Company ’ by Canadian media research firm Corporate Knights in January 2021 .
In 2021 , it also made the Financial Times ranking as a Top 50 Diversity leader for the second year running , the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index for a fourth year , FORTUNE ’ s ‘ World ’ s Most Admired Companies ’ and Forbes ’ list of America ’ s ‘ Best Employers for Diversity ’.
I asked Rob McKernan , Senior Vice President of its Secure Power Division for Europe , how Schneider had achieved this . His answer : “ Sustainability has been at the core of our strategic decision-making for some time .”
The secret is not complicated – early , decisive planning – but it is the grand strategy ’ s execution and results that are wildly impressive . McKernan , holding the same portfolio for North and South America before moving to Paris five years ago , has been leading the companies ’ data centre sustainability efforts in Europe .
A lesson in modern sustainable business strategy McKernan says the sustainability awards are “ testament to what our ethos is . We want to help customers make the most of their energy , the most of their resources , so we ’ ve been talking to them about efficiency , reliability , and sustainability through digitisation and electrification .
30 April 2022