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Schneider Electric leads digital transformation of energy management and automation in homes, buildings, data centers, infrastructure and industries.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Bruno Tobback (Member of the European Parliament)

11 Dec 2025 · European Grids Package

Meeting with Sigrid Friis (Member of the European Parliament)

9 Dec 2025 · Electrification

Schneider Electric urges inclusion of industrial efficiency in taxonomy

5 Dec 2025
Topic — A review to update and simplify technical screening criteria for the EU taxonomy.
Message — The company requests the inclusion of energy efficiency for industrial processes in the EU taxonomy. They suggest the Commission adjust the wording from compliance to consistent with for technical standards. They also recommend that companies leverage CSRD reporting to meet taxonomy requirements and avoid duplication.123
Why — The company would see more products classified as sustainable while reducing reporting expenses.45
Impact — Regulators and environmental groups might face weaker oversight from simplified verification standards.67
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Meeting with Manuel Mateo Goyet (Acting Head of Unit Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

4 Dec 2025 · Discussion on the proposed Cloud and AI Development Act

Meeting with Elena Arveras (Cabinet of Commissioner Maria Luís Albuquerque)

4 Dec 2025 · CSRD

Meeting with Sigrid Friis (Member of the European Parliament)

4 Dec 2025 · Cyber security

Meeting with Christophe Grudler (Member of the European Parliament) and EPIA SolarPower Europe

26 Nov 2025 · Politique énergétique européenne

Meeting with Laurence Farreng (Member of the European Parliament) and Fédération bancaire française and

25 Nov 2025 · Défis européens des grandes entreprises françaises

Schneider Electric urges EU to unlock circular economy barriers

6 Nov 2025
Topic — EU Circular Economy Act aims to enhance competitiveness through sustainable production and circular business models.
Message — Schneider Electric requests four key changes: create a true single market for waste and secondary materials, delay waste status designation until sorting stage with digital traceability, simplify and digitalize Extended Producer Responsibility schemes, and build markets for recycled materials through public procurement and a European Circular Innovation Fund.1234
Why — This would reduce compliance costs and enable more efficient circular business models across borders.567
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Schneider Electric urges faster EU digitalisation and AI deployment in energy

5 Nov 2025
Topic — EU strategic roadmap on digitalisation and artificial intelligence in the energy sector.
Message — The company requests three priority actions: investing in fully digitalised and flexible energy systems, setting conditions for sustainable grid integration of data centres, and removing bottlenecks to AI and digital projects. They emphasise updating regulatory models to include OpEx investments and fast-tracking Smart Grid Indicators.123
Why — This would enable Schneider Electric to expand its digital grid solutions and data centre technologies market.45
Impact — Traditional infrastructure-focused grid operators lose advantages over digital and flexible solutions providers.6
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Meeting with Maroš Šefčovič (Commissioner) and

28 Oct 2025 · Priorities of the EU’s trade agenda

Schneider Electric Urges Streamlined EU Digital Rules to Boost Competitiveness

14 Oct 2025
Topic — An EU initiative to simplify digital regulations and reduce administrative burdens for businesses.
Message — Schneider Electric requests clearer definitions in the Data Act and AI Act to ensure stability. They demand that technical standards be available twelve months before new requirements become applicable. The company also advocates for a single EU-wide platform to streamline cybersecurity incident reporting.123
Why — Harmonized rules and streamlined reporting would reduce operational costs and resolve legal uncertainties.4
Impact — National authorities may lose direct oversight as reporting and compliance are centralized.56
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Meeting with Laia Pinos Mataro (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné) and Siemens AG

14 Oct 2025 · Switchgears and F-Gas Regulation

Schneider Electric urges EU to accelerate electrification with grid investment and affordability measures

9 Oct 2025
Topic — EU plan to increase electricity use from 23% to combat climate change and boost competitiveness.
Message — The company calls for EUR 375-425 billion in grid investment by 2030, making the 32% electrification target legally binding, and reforming electricity taxation to make power more affordable than fossil fuels. They want faster grid connections based on project readiness rather than first-come-first-served rules.123456
Why — This would create massive demand for their energy management and automation equipment in buildings, grids, and industry.789
Impact — Fossil fuel industries lose as electricity taxation reform would remove their tax advantages and subsidies.1011
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Meeting with Pascal Canfin (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

3 Oct 2025 · Omnibus I

Meeting with Michael Bloss (Member of the European Parliament) and Vattenfall

9 Sept 2025 · Energiepolitik

Meeting with Pascal Canfin (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and ClientEarth AISBL

4 Sept 2025 · Omnibus I

Response to Revision of the 'New Legislative Framework'

2 Sept 2025

The New Legislative Framework (NLF) is a cornerstone of the European Single Market, ensuring that safe and compliant products can circulate freely, while fostering fair competition. For Schneider Electric, the NLF is not just a regulatory tool, it is a strategic enabler of innovation, sustainability, and competitiveness. Its foundational principles (harmonisation, legal certainty, and shared responsibility) must be safeguarded. Nonetheless, targeted improvements are needed, notably in the Harmonised Standards (HAS) assessment process and in strengthening market surveillance to ensure consistent enforcement across Member States and a level playing field. Schneider Electric supports a modernised NLF that embraces digitalisation, reduces administrative burdens, and reinforces the European standardisation system. These enhancements are essential to help futureproof EU product legislation and support the delivery of safe, sustainable, and innovative solutions. Attached our submission with more detailed feedback.
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Schneider Electric urges smart grid reform to accelerate energy transition

5 Aug 2025
Topic — European grid package to upgrade, digitalize and expand EU energy infrastructure.
Message — The company calls for five reforms: aligning tariff rules to support software-based solutions, embedding flexibility as a strategic asset, accelerating smart grid digitalization, pursuing constructive harmonization of standards, and addressing cybersecurity risks from remote-controlled distributed assets.123
Why — This would enable faster deployment of their software and service solutions while reducing approval barriers.45
Impact — Traditional infrastructure suppliers lose preference as regulations shift toward operational expenditure-based solutions.67
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Response to Revision of the Standardisation Regulation

18 Jul 2025

Schneider Electric welcomes the opportunity to provide input to the Call for evidence for the revision of the Regulation on European Standardization. Attached our detailed feedback.
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Meeting with Teresa Ribera Rodríguez (Executive Vice-President) and

11 Jul 2025 · Energy equipment, electrification and EU-China relations.

Schneider Electric urges 32% industrial electrification target for EU

8 Jul 2025
Topic — The Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act aims to speed up green industrial investments.
Message — Schneider Electric proposes a mandatory 32% industrial electrification target and support for digital automation. They also advocate for European content requirements in public procurement to boost local industry.12
Why — Legal targets and subsidies for automation would significantly increase demand for their technology.34
Impact — Fossil fuel boiler manufacturers would lose financial support and protection from direct competition.56
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Schneider Electric Urges Simplified Permitting for Sustainable Data Centres

3 Jul 2025
Topic — EU initiative to triple data processing capacity through sustainable cloud and AI infrastructure investments.
Message — Schneider Electric calls for simplified, accelerated permitting for strategic data centre projects. They advocate for open standards and improved interoperability across diverse multi-cloud environments.12
Why — Faster approvals would help the company deploy its data centre and cooling solutions efficiently.3
Impact — Local authorities lose regulatory autonomy through the adoption of unified EU permitting guidelines.4
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Meeting with Stéphane Séjourné (Executive Vice-President) and

30 Jun 2025 · Roundtable discussion

Meeting with Stéphane Séjourné (Executive Vice-President) and

26 Jun 2025 · Compétitivité; relations USE-UE, CSRD/CS3D, Simplification

Meeting with Sven Gentner (Head of Unit Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union) and Siemens AG and

23 Jun 2025 · CSRD omnibus

Meeting with Arthur Corbin (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné), Laia Pinos Mataro (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné) and

12 Jun 2025 · Challenges and opportunities in Europe’s Water Sector

Meeting with Arthur Corbin (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné), Bertrand L'Huillier (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné), Sacha Halphen (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné)

10 Jun 2025 · Compétitivité, Clean Industrial Deal, sécurité économique

Schneider Electric calls for industrial AI focus in EU strategy

4 Jun 2025
Topic — The European Commission's consultation on an Apply AI Strategy to foster industrial innovation.
Message — The company urges support for industrial digital transformation and specific assistance for SMEs. They also propose including industrial automation and energy-efficient software in the EU's sustainable investment framework.123
Why — Taxonomy inclusion would drive sustainable investment into Schneider Electric’s industrial automation and software products.4
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Meeting with Lucilla Sioli (Director Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

3 Jun 2025 · Exchange of views on the EU AI strategy, including the recently published AI Continent Action Plan and the development of the future Apply AI Strategy

Meeting with Silke Dalton (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen)

3 Jun 2025 · Simplification and digital policies

Meeting with Arthur Corbin (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné)

26 May 2025 · Clean Industrial Deal / Trade

Schneider Electric backs existing rules for radio software updates

22 May 2025
Topic — The consultation addresses legal requirements for software updates in reconfigurable radio systems.
Message — Schneider Electric believes existing requirements already cover all product updates. They support option 0 because software updates are already fully assessed and validated.12
Why — This would allow the company to maintain current validation procedures without additional costs.3
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Meeting with Arthur Corbin (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné), Vincent Hurkens (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné) and

1 Apr 2025 · Simplification of sustainability reporting

Schneider Electric calls for simplified reporting and flexible Taxonomy disclosure

26 Mar 2025
Topic — The initiative aims to simplify sustainability reporting and reduce administrative costs for companies.
Message — The company requests aligning chemicals criteria with existing laws. They suggest making Taxonomy disclosures voluntary during the current review period. They also propose removing mandatory operational expenditure reporting to reduce administrative burdens.1234
Why — Simplifying reporting requirements and removing specific chemical barriers would reduce costs and uncertainty.56
Impact — Market comparisons may suffer if companies apply varying voluntary reporting thresholds for eligibility.7
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Meeting with John Berrigan (Director-General Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union)

26 Mar 2025 · European Commission’s CSRD and Taxonomy Omnibus simplification proposals

Meeting with Pascal Canfin (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

26 Mar 2025 · Omnibus I

Meeting with Gabriela Tschirkova (Cabinet of Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis)

26 Mar 2025 · Sustainability reporting

Meeting with Agnese Dagile (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Raffaele Fitto)

26 Mar 2025 · Discussion on how Schneider Electric can contribute to the priorities of the European Commission

Meeting with Barbara Bonvissuto (Director Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs) and BASF SE and

19 Feb 2025 · Exchange on Housing and Efficient buildings initiatives in Europe

Meeting with Pascal Canfin (Member of the European Parliament)

30 Jan 2025 · Clean Industrial Deal

Meeting with Philippe Lamberts (Principal Adviser Inspire, Debate, Engage and Accelerate Action)

29 Jan 2025 · Future of EU Green Deal - Clean Industrial Deal

Meeting with Wopke Hoekstra (Commissioner) and

29 Jan 2025 · Exchange on the Clean Industrial Deal

Meeting with Elena Arveras (Cabinet of Commissioner Maria Luís Albuquerque)

29 Jan 2025 · Sustainable Finance Framework

Meeting with Dan Jørgensen (Commissioner) and

29 Jan 2025 · Exchange of views on Clean Industrial Deal, Affordable Energy Action Plan, energy efficiency, electrification, digitalisation

Meeting with Dan Jørgensen (Commissioner) and

23 Jan 2025 · Charting the future of European green competitiveness.

Meeting with Christian Ehler (Member of the European Parliament) and EPIA SolarPower Europe and

13 Dec 2024 · Energy policy

Meeting with Sigrid Friis (Member of the European Parliament) and Siemens AG and

8 Oct 2024 · Upcoming term in relation to energy policy

Meeting with Kerstin Jorna (Director-General Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs) and Orange and

8 Oct 2024 · General discussion on Taxonomy and CSRD deployment.

Meeting with Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner) and

10 Sept 2024 · High-level executive roundtable: preventing the circumvention of EU sanctions on sensitive goods.

Meeting with Valdis Dombrovskis (Executive Vice-President) and BUSINESSEUROPE and

10 Sept 2024 · Preventing the circumvention of EU sanctions on sensitive goods

Meeting with Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner) and Orange and

26 Jun 2024 · Sustainability policies, in particular CSRD, Taxonomy

Meeting with Peter Van Kemseke (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)

24 Jun 2024 · on electrification

Meeting with Maroš Šefčovič (Executive Vice-President) and

25 Apr 2024 · Meeting on decarbonisation plans and net zero technologies in Europe

Meeting with Maroš Šefčovič (Executive Vice-President) and

15 Apr 2024 · Meeting WEF CEO Action Group for the European Green Deal

Meeting with Ditte Juul-Joergensen (Director-General Energy) and TotalEnergies SE and

14 Mar 2024 · Energy market

Meeting with Franc Bogovič (Member of the European Parliament) and Microsoft Corporation

16 Jan 2024 · Meeting on AI act and GDPR to the Digital Services Act (DSA)

Meeting with Caroline Boeshertz (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis)

18 Dec 2023 · Sustainability reporting and Taxonomy.

Meeting with Valeria Miceli (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)

12 Dec 2023 · Sustainable finance framework implementation (Taxonomy and CSRD/ESRS)

Meeting with Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner) and

17 Nov 2023 · To discuss the topics related to circular economy, chemicals, implementation of Green Claims Directive, CSR reporting and competitiveness

Meeting with Nicola Danti (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and DIGITALEUROPE and

3 Nov 2023 · Support period in CRA

Meeting with Morten Petersen (Member of the European Parliament) and Green Power Denmark and

24 Oct 2023 · Ongoing Parliamentary work related to the green transition

Meeting with Laurence Farreng (Member of the European Parliament) and Mouvement des Entreprises de France and

17 Oct 2023 · Rencontres avec les grandes entreprises françaises

Meeting with Valérie Hayer (Member of the European Parliament) and RENAULT and

17 Oct 2023 · Politique industrielle européenne

Meeting with Maurits-Jan Prinz (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton) and Airbus and

7 Sept 2023 · discussion on AI Act

Schneider Electric calls for EU regulation on green claims

21 Jul 2023
Topic — A proposal requiring companies to substantiate environmental claims using standardized footprint methods.
Message — Schneider Electric urges the Commission to make the Directive a Regulation to avoid a fragmented approach. They advocate for expanding the scope to include business to business practices.12
Why — This would ensure a uniform application of rules across the European Single Market.3
Impact — Business-to-business companies would face new compliance requirements if the scope is expanded.4
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Response to The Cyber Skills Proposal Amendment

19 Jul 2023

19/07/23 To the European Commission, Schneider Electric welcomes the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2019/8811 as regards to the creation of a European cybersecurity certification schemes for managed security services. Schneider Electric firmly believes in the essential role of managed security services in the mitigation and prevention of cybersecurity incidents. The creation of a European wide certification scheme would reinforce the capability, security and readability of managed security services in the European Union. As a provider of managed security services, Schneider Electric, by region, is already certified through different international and local standards and schemes such as ISA/IEC 62443-2-4 and Prestataires d'audit de la sécurité des systèmes d'information (PASSI) in France. Schneider Electric therefore believes that a European certification scheme should take inspiration in the already available international and local certification schemes to allow for an efficient transition for a harmonized certification scheme at European level. Moreover, as a managed security services providers in the OT domain, Schneider Electric recognizes the specificities of OT compared to IT. Such a recognition should also be present in the future European certification scheme for managed security services to ensure services are tailored to domain specificities. To conclude, Schneider Electric believes this proposal creates a unique opportunity to set up a certification scheme recognized in the entire European Union, bringing new opportunities for managed security services providers and greater access for managed security services users. A European certification scheme that is mindful of OT specificities and inspired by currently used and mature international and local standards/schemes will strengthen the level of cybersecurity in the European Union.
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Schneider Electric urges further simplification of EU sustainability standards

7 Jul 2023
Topic — The EU is establishing mandatory standards for corporate sustainability and environmental impact reporting.
Message — Schneider Electric requests a simpler initial framework to ensure broad adoption across the economy. They propose starting with basic indicators before adding complex reporting requirements later.12
Why — Simpler rules would reduce the high technical costs and risks of data approximations.34
Impact — Investors lose comparable data if companies use different criteria for reporting their activities.5
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Meeting with Stefano Grassi (Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson)

21 Jun 2023 · Energy Performance of Buildings Directive; Energy Market Design Reform; winter preparedness

Response to Extension of the date of applicability of the RED delegated act on cybersecurity, privacy and protection from fraud

20 Jun 2023

20/06/23 To the Directorate for the Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship & SMEs (DG GROW) of the European Commission, Schneider Electric welcomes the 12 months extension of the timeline for the applicability of the Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/30. At Schneider Electric, we drive digital transformation by integrating world-leading process and energy technologies, end-point to cloud connecting products, controls, software and services, across the entire lifecycle, enabling integrated company management, for homes, buildings, data centers, infrastructure and industries. Our integrated solutions enable homes, commercial buildings, data centers, and critical infrastructure to operate more efficiently and securely. Our products and systems are used in over one million buildings worldwide, including 40,000 water & wastewater treatment installations, 40% of the worlds hospitals, 10 of the worlds top electric utilities, and 10 of the worlds largest airports. The cybersecurity of these products and systems is therefore of vital importance to us and our customers. The proposed time extension will allow for the efficient implementation of the Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/30 by the industry, leaving more time to adapt and assess offers according to the new requirements developed. Moreover, it will give more time to the JTC 13 WG 8 of CEN CENELEC to write those requirements in the form of harmonized standards which are key documents for manufacturers in terms of conformity before placing products on the European market. Overall, this extension of time will provide more legal certainty to the European market. To ensure the efficient development of harmonized standards and implementation of the Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/30, the European Commission should continue to closely monitor the work of the JTC 13 WG8. Such close monitoring is necessary for the European Commission to be able to further adapt, in due time, if requested and if necessary, the time of implementation. Lastly, we call on the European Commission to anticipate the needed consistency in terms of implementation and development of standards for the Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/30 and the Cyber Resilience Act. To increase certainty in the market, the European Commission should propose a clear scenario to optimize the use of resources for the industry to be compliant with both legislations, and for standardization experts to develop meaningful harmonized cybersecurity standards. We therefore urge the European Commission to anticipate the time and resources needed to develop harmonized standards under the Cyber Resilience Act. The interaction between the Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/30 and the Cyber Resilience Act should therefore be clarified to allow for a consistent and efficient implementation of cybersecurity essential requirements for products in the European market. The Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/30 should therefore be repealed, and the harmonized standards developed under the Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/30 should be taken as the basis for the harmonized standards to be developed under the Cyber Resilience Act.
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Meeting with Iskra Mihaylova (Member of the European Parliament) and Knauf Insulation

4 May 2023 · discussion on Energy Performance of Buildings Directive

Schneider Electric Urges Inclusion of Medium Voltage in EU Taxonomy

3 May 2023
Topic — This consultation defines technical screening criteria for sustainable activities under the EU Taxonomy framework.
Message — The company requests re-inserting medium voltage equipment into the technical screening criteria to ensure grid modernization is recognized. They also call for including power supply systems for data centers and maintaining existing exemptions for certain chemical substances.123
Why — Including these technologies would allow their products to attract more sustainable investment and reduce compliance hurdles.45
Impact — Health and environmental advocates lose if restrictions on hazardous substances like lead and cadmium are weakened.6
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Schneider Electric Urges Inclusion of Medium Voltage in Taxonomy

3 May 2023
Topic — EU consultation on technical screening criteria for sustainable economic activities under the Taxonomy Regulation.
Message — The company requests the re-insertion of medium voltage equipment into the technical screening criteria for electrical transmission. They also advocate for including data center power systems and suggest a three-year implementation period for chemical reporting. Finally, they call for removing specific bans on substances like lead, preferring existing regulatory frameworks.123
Why — The organization would secure green investment eligibility for its core products while reducing immediate compliance costs.456
Impact — Environmental groups and health advocates lose if toxic substances like lead are not banned immediately.7
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Meeting with Kurt Vandenberghe (Director-General Climate Action)

30 Mar 2023 · Schneider is looking to prepare a report on the 2040 climate goal for Europe, and what it means, especially for electrification, energy efficiency and decentralized energy (as they have our own research institute)

Meeting with Kerstin Jorna (Director-General Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)

30 Mar 2023 · Mr Delorme presented their concerns on Taxonomy, Net-Zero industry Act and the energy crisis in general

Meeting with Morten Petersen (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and Eurelectric aisbl

29 Mar 2023 · Energy Market Directive

Meeting with Katherine Power (Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness)

13 Feb 2023 · Taxonomy

Meeting with Ciarán Cuffe (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and Stichting European Climate Foundation and

7 Feb 2023 · EPBD

Meeting with Peter Van Kemseke (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)

27 Jan 2023 · Market design reform

Schneider Electric urges 48-month delay for EU cybersecurity rules

19 Jan 2023
Topic — The European Commission is proposing mandatory cybersecurity requirements for all digital products.
Message — The company requests extending the implementation timeline to 48 months and aligning incident reporting with existing laws. They urge the EU to recognize international standards and clarify that free patching excludes installation services.123
Why — This prevents redundant certification costs and protects the company's long-term infrastructure investments.4
Impact — Industrial customers face continued costs for the professional installation of security patches.5
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Meeting with Laurence Farreng (Member of the European Parliament) and Airbus and

17 Jan 2023 · Dossiers européens des grandes entreprises françaises

Meeting with Peter Liese (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and BUSINESSEUROPE and

20 Dec 2022 · ETS

Meeting with Christophe Grudler (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

1 Dec 2022 · Révision de RED II

Meeting with Daniel Mes (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans), Diederik Samsom (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

1 Dec 2022 · Green Deal potential of electrification and digitisation

Meeting with Anouk Faber (Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit), Christoph Nerlich (Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit)

30 Nov 2022 · Meeting on the European Year of Skills

Meeting with Koen Doens (Director-General Directorate-General for International Partnerships)

30 Nov 2022 · Access to energy, Global Gateway Initiative, energy transition

Response to European Critical Raw Materials Act

25 Nov 2022

Schneider Electric welcomes the European Commission proposal for a Critical Raw Materials (CRMs) Act. It is a great opportunity to strengthen EU resilience and security of supply of CRMs. The most important aspect will be getting the scope right. We wish to highlight copper, nickel, high-purity manganese, light rare earth elements, cobalt, graphite, silicon, and silver, as strategic materials. Copper, nickel, and manganese are not currently classified as CRMs despite being essential to the twin digital and energy transition. The new energy landscape is driving a fast increase in demand for these primary raw materials. This includes the need for solar and wind farms (in particular offshore), for energy storage, for smart grids, and for electrical vehicle infrastructure. The CRMs initiative is the way to catch up in the global race for the supply of metals and minerals and to implement the high Environment, Social and Governance principles Europe is committed to. It is also necessary for Europes energy security and twin transitions. In conclusion, we strongly support European action in tackling CRM challenges and expanding the scope of materials covered within it.
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Meeting with Pascal Canfin (Member of the European Parliament) and RTE Réseau de transport d'électricité

14 Oct 2022 · Green Deal

Meeting with Danuta Maria Hübner (Member of the European Parliament)

28 Sept 2022 · EU-US relations

Meeting with Peter Liese (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur for opinion)

19 Sept 2022 · Fit for 55/RePowerEU; EPBD and EED

Meeting with Florentine Hopmeier (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen) and Airbus and

16 Sept 2022 · SOTEU, energy, RepowerEU, Recovery and Resilience Facility

Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and Google and

6 Sept 2022 · meeting with the Green Digital Coalition - Main topic : state of play on sustainable digitalization

Meeting with Seán Kelly (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

14 Jul 2022 · The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive

Meeting with Dārta Tentere (Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness)

12 Jul 2022 · Sustainable Finance - Taxonomy

Meeting with Morten Petersen (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

12 Jul 2022 · Energy Performance of Buildings Directive

Meeting with Renate Nikolay (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová)

12 Jul 2022 · Taxonomy, Green Deal

Meeting with Ciarán Cuffe (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and Agora Think Tanks gGmbH and Europe Jacques Delors

12 Jul 2022 · EPBD

Meeting with Kerstin Jorna (Director-General Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)

11 Jul 2022 · Present their Whitepaper on REPowerEU

Meeting with Filip Alexandru Negreanu Arboreanu (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean)

11 Jul 2022 · REPowerEU - Empowering energy consumers for a more sustainable and resilient Europe

Meeting with Seán Kelly (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and European Alliance to Save Energy and

6 Jul 2022 · The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive

Meeting with Mohammed Chahim (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

5 Jul 2022 · CBAM

Meeting with Jens Gieseke (Member of the European Parliament)

5 Jul 2022 · Austausch zur Industriepolitik

Meeting with Andreas Schieder (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and Siemens AG and

5 Jul 2022 · Exchange of Views on EPBD

Meeting with Ditte Juul-Joergensen (Director-General Energy) and Google and

30 Jun 2022 · US-EU Task Force Convening: Energy efficiency and Energy Savings. The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) and Tado also participated.

Schneider Electric urges stricter limits on potent greenhouse gases

29 Jun 2022
Topic — The European Commission is revising rules to reduce emissions from fluorinated greenhouse gases.
Message — Schneider Electric supports phasing out harmful gases in electrical equipment and lowering global warming limits for new gear. They also request stricter monitoring of alternative substances to prevent environmental damage.123
Why — The company's air-based products would gain a market advantage over competitors' fluorinated alternatives.4
Impact — Competitors manufacturing fluorinated alternatives would face higher compliance costs and stricter market prohibitions.56
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Meeting with Morten Petersen (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and Finance Denmark and European Building Automation and Controls Association

22 Jun 2022 · Energy Performance of Buildings Directive

Meeting with Bas Eickhout (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

16 Jun 2022 · F-gases

Meeting with Seán Kelly (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

8 Jun 2022 · The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (Assistant on behalf of MEP)

Meeting with Ditte Juul-Joergensen (Director-General Energy) and Google and

25 Apr 2022 · US-EU Task Force Convening: Clean Energy Technologies. Carrier, Tado and the European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ECEEE) also participated.

Meeting with Daniel Mes (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans) and Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft and

7 Apr 2022 · Meeting with CEO Alliance on Digitising Energy Action Plan

Meeting with Stefano Grassi (Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson) and Transport and Environment (European Federation for Transport and Environment) and

2 Dec 2021 · EPBD - Energy efficiency - Minimum Energy Performance Standards

Meeting with Markus Pieper (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and EPIA SolarPower Europe and

24 Nov 2021 · RED III

Response to Review of Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency

19 Nov 2021

Schneider Electric, recognised by Corporate Knights as the most sustainable company in the world, welcome the ambition of the Directive with the increase of both the energy efficiency target and the annual energy savings target. However, addressing the structural shortcomings of the current Directive is a paramount to bolster energy efficiency actions. The specific provisions regarding energy audits and energy management systems, together with an extension of the renovation obligation to all tertiary buildings, and for transmission and distribution operators, are paramount. We believe the Directive should go a step further, to bridge energy efficiency actions together with the right incentives. You will find attached our contribution.
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Meeting with Seán Kelly (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

9 Nov 2021 · Event: "Cracking the decarbonization code: How to put buildings at the core of the Fit for 55 package?"

Meeting with Adina-Ioana Vălean (Commissioner) and

27 Oct 2021 · Automobiles

Response to Standardisation Strategy

9 Aug 2021

Contribuant depuis des années à la normalisation, que ce soit au niveau national, au niveau européen et au niveau international, Schneider Electric considère les standards comme des leviers clés pour des marchés équitables, sûrs, innovants, proches des besoins des utilisateurs, et contribuant à lever les barrières aux échanges et permettant de diffuser les innovations européennes à travers le monde. Les deux objectifs stratégiques majeurs de l'Union européenne, la transition énergétique et la numérisation, s'inscrivent pleinement dans les objectifs annoncés actuels de Schneider Electric en termes de neutralité carbone, de circularité, et de développement numérique. La réalisation de ces objectifs est dépendant de l'efficacité du système européen de normalisation, fondé sur des principes de transparence et sur la base du consensus, en utilisant le savoir-faire des parties prenantes européennes pour atteindre ces objectifs. L'implication de l'industrie, comme celle du monde de l'innovation, est un facteur clé de succès pour la réalisation de normes adaptées aux besoins des marchés et des possibilités technologiques. La normalisation à travers l'Europe est un mélange d'intérêts politiques et industriels, se fondant sur une stratégie commune. Par conséquent, il est nécessaire de s'assurer le plus tôt possible de l'alignement sur les objectifs, les contenus et les délais, afin d'éviter des divergences entre les deux parties qui pourraient bénéficier à d'autres zones géographiques. Des échanges organisés entre les représentants politiques et les acteurs de la normalisation doivent permettre à chacun de mieux partager vision et objectifs, et consacrer à temps les ressources pour contribuer à la pré-normalisation puis à la normalisation sur des sujets stratégiques au bon rythme. Dans cet esprit, le Programme de travail annuel (AUWP), le masterplan etc; toutes les initiatives permettant des échanges stratégiques entre la Commission et les acteurs de la standardisaton devraient être partagées entre les différentes directions de la Commission européenne, dans un lien clair avec le Stratégie industrielle européenne. Le système européen de normalisation a soutenu pendant plusieurs années la législation européenne de manière très efficace, grâce à la ‘Nouvelle Approche’ puis le ‘Nouveau Cadre Législatif’ : la réglementation définit le quoi, la norme définit le comment. Malgré les difficultés actuelles concernant la citation en temps voulu des normes harmonisées, qui doivent être corrigées de toute urgence, Schneider Electric estime qu'une meilleure compréhension entre les parties, en particulier au début du processus, permettra au système de se remettre sur les rails. Schneider Electric est attaché à la spécialisation au sein des organismes de normalisation, le domaine de l'électrotechnologie (CENELEC) montrant une forte participation des parties prenantes même au niveau de la gouvernance. La numérisation est évidemment un sujet clé, et un juste équilibre est nécessaire entre les sujets transversaux, qui nécessitent une coopération intensive entre les différents organismes de standardisation (CEN, CENELEC, ETSI) et des travaux conjoints, et leurs déclinaisons par secteur qui ont besoin de plus de proximité avec le marché et doivent être traités par l'organisme de normalisation compétent. Des sujets tels que la cybersécurité, la description des modèles de données, sont gérés de cette façon. La Commission européenne devrait assurer une représentation et une gouvernance équitables au sein des différents organismes de standardisation tels que le CEN, le CENELEC, l'ETSI, mais aussi dans le cadre des mandats des consortiums, pour assurer la cohérence et l'optimisation des forces de normalisation dans l'industrie.Il est essentiel pour Schneider Electric que les normes européennes soient autant que possible les memes que les normes internationales. Cela permet à la stratégie européenne d'influencer le marché international de façon efficace.
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Response to Revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive 2010/31/EU

22 Mar 2021

Schneider Electric welcomes the opportunity to share its feedback on the EPBD inception impact assessment. Buildings are the bedrock of Europe's decarbonization. We cannot solve climate change without transforming our buildings. This requires massive efforts from the private and public sectors, and support from the regulatory framework. First, the EPBD 2018 implementation must be strongly enforced. Second, the ambition of the current text must be considerably increased to put buildings decarbonization on a "net-zero carbon" objective by mid-century. Systemic effiiency must be at the core of the EPBD 2021 review (combining energy efficiency, renewable-based electrification and digitalization to optimize energy use and distributed energy resources).
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Meeting with Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President) and Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft and

18 Mar 2021 · European Green Deal as a growth strategy

Response to Europe’s digital decade: 2030 digital targets

9 Mar 2021

We believe the EU shall look at critical needs and proposed KPIs or policy objectives in a couple of critical areas such as it follows: Digital for a green recovery - Digitalization has huge potential to accelerate the transition to a low carbon and circular economy. For instance, 1) By 2025 digitalization could save over 26 billion tons of CO2 emission globally 2) Combination of hardware and software technologies in buildings could generate up to 50% energy savings with a ROI 3 to 5 years. 3) In industry, digital has the potential to save almost 10 times more emissions than they produce by 2030 (in industry). 4) Digitization brings a life-cycle approach both on sustainability and economic productivity (digital get the best cost-optimum ratio through big data) - Need to look at indicators to be developed like, 1) Targeting % of connected buildings + deployment of smart technologies (with sustainability add-value) by 2030 2) Targeting % of connected industries+ deployment of smart technologies (with sustainability add-value) by 2030 3) In EU national recovery and resilience plans, to have a % of projects selected that would combine green AND digital together. 4) Development of metrics/calculators to qualify/identify the impact of digital technology on green (for buildings, industry etc) Digital transformation In 2019, Europe operated at only an estimated 12% of its digital potential (vs U.S. is at 18%). By doubling Europe’s digital intensity: +€2.5 trillion could be added to the GDP in 2025 and GDP growth could be boosted by 1% year over year for the next decade (Source: McKinsey, 2016. According to a PwC study (2018), 5% manufacturers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa are “digital champions,” PwC says, versus 11% in the Americas and 19% in Asia-Pacific. The EU has the potential to be a global leader in digital transformation; smart industry is the future because it will bring more productivity (+30 to 50% in average), address cybersecurity and enhance energy efficiency of the industry (+30% EE in average). - Europe needs to promote digital across the board in particular 1) Advanced manufacturing + green tech to be two critical priorities – prioritizing investment and harmonization 2) In those fields, we must set out ambitious target to increase Europe’s shares globally (e.g. EU unicorn to be 25% of global shares by 2025 while today it’s only 12%). 3) Harmonisation of standard (in particular for data) is key - % of adoption of standards for data models such as Eclass, OPC UA, according to their relevance for sectors. 4) Common data space in Europe to trigger the rise of digital economy: prioritize data space for manufacturing, transport, energy and building with key principles at core (interoperability AND trust) 5) Accelerate the consolidation of EU single market through digital tools (performance and compliance): data for better market surveillance, safety, sustainability etc. e.g. Digital green passport. Digital education & skills - Ensuring the EU’s workforce has the right skills for the digital age equally critical. The digital transformation of the European industry will require reskilling and upskilling of the workforce. - A digital Europe is also first a Europe where no one should be left behind. - Today, 52% of European workers are in need of reskilling. - As regards KPIs: 1) We suggest indicators not only tracking the evolution in available university curricula, training and reskilling for citizens but also within companies to ensure they have a workforce with the relevant skillsets. 2) Another indicator could be to create a Digital Erasmus, that could embark % of students but also employees across the EU.
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Response to Modernising the EU’s batteries legislation

1 Mar 2021

Schneider Electric is the global leader for energy and automation digital solutions for efficiency and sustainability. We combine world-leading energy technologies, real-time automation, software and services into integrated solutions for Homes, Buildings, Data Centers, Infrastructure and Industries. Environment is the heart of all Schneider Electric’s activities, from the reduction of the environmental impact of our products, solutions, architectures or facilities, to the design and development of new products and solutions helping consumers do more with less resources, while protecting their health and safety, and the environment. Schneider Electric welcomes the revision of the Batteries Regulation and its revised provisions to further promote a circular economy. We would like to provide comments on three specific issues - that are detailed in the document attached: 1. Define portable batteries, with the relevant weight threshold 2. Design end of life instructions fit for new battery technologies 3. Clarify recognized test methods for the State of Health, to support the development of a second life market for batteries
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Response to Climate change mitigation and adaptation taxonomy

18 Dec 2020

Schneider Electric is the global leader in energy management and automation. Sustainability is at the core of our strategy, from the solutions we provide to our customers to do more with less energy and resources, to our corporate commitments to address climate change and move to a healthier and more sustainable environment. Schneider Electric therefore supports the initiative of the European Commission to establish a European taxonomy for sustainable finance, to define sustainable economic activities and their technical screening criteria. In the draft delegated act on climate change mitigation currently open to consultation, the key role of electrical equipment as an enabler to reduce greenhouse emissions for low carbon and transition activity, has been ignored. The only reference to electrical equipment can be found in section 4.9 "Transmission and distribution of electricity", which lists electrical equipment and components essential for the good functioning of electrical networks, but only for construction and operations. We therefore recommend the creation of a specific section "Manufacture of electrical equipment", corresponding to NACE code C27.1 Manufacture of electric motors, generators and transformers, electrical distribution and control equipment. This section should include electrical equipment at all levels: high, medium and low voltage. This modification would allow to capture the enabling role of electrical equipment for the integration of renewables as well as for energy efficiency, in compliance with Article 10 (1) (i) of Regulation 2020/852 on taxonomy. Such request is also supported by the following associations, Solarpowereurope, Windeurope, T&D Europe, CECAPI, CAPIEL, CEMEP, EuropeOn, which have signed a joint letter calling for the inclusion of electrical equipment.
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Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and

16 Dec 2020 · Roundtable - Cloud Alliance

Response to Evaluation of the 'New Legislative Framework' for EU legislation on industrial products

1 Dec 2020

Schneider Electric thanks the European Commission for the opportunity to comment on the Commission’s roadmap for the evaluation of the new legislative framework. i) Schneider Electric believes that the NLF is capable of addressing the way products may be changing during their lifetime to both support the smart connected or the remanufactured products and to ensure their continued safety. We believe that the regulations and directives, alongside with the harmonized standards remain the best method of addressing conformity assessment procedures and detailed technical aspects applicable to such offers. As soon as the new Market Surveillance regulation (2019/1020) will be fully deployed and applied in Europe, the NLF will provide its full sense. ii) Schneider Electric is a strong supporter of the self-assessment system. We believe that the existing conformity assessment procedures are fit for purpose to ensure the safety and the compliance of products with the relevant requirements applicable on the European Union market. The well-established success of these processes has demonstrated that mandatory 3rd party certification is unnecessary and should, under most circumstances, be avoided, except in very specific cases. iii) Due to their nature and specifications, most of our products are self-assessed and we don’t use Notified Bodies. However, we are convinced that the rules applicable to Notified Bodies are robust enough to ensure their competence. It may worth to reinforce the harmonization of criteria throughout Europe to be sure each of them is notified with the same set of rules. iv) Schneider Electric believes that the accreditation system functions well and ensure the competence of notified bodies. However, the notification should be based on the same set of rules everywhere. For example, is it needed to be able to perform tests as a notified body or can this be sub-contracted ? v) More and more information, including the CE marking, are required to be put on the product itself. This will lead to industrial constraints for the smallest products, but also to confusion to the customers. It would be more efficient to focus the mandatory marking on the identification of the product (Brand, reference), the CE marking and on safety information, and to allow the use of an alternative mean (e-labelling, QR code, …) to provide additional information such as postal addresses, environmental and performance ratings, …) vi) Schneider Electric doesn’t believe that there is a link between the crisis’ situation and the NLF's application. NLF is here to provide a general framework for product compliance, for operators' definition and role, for placing products on the market and it works well as it is today. One of the key issues we are facing today is the late in acceptance and citation of harmonized standards, due to HAS and Commission processus, but this has nothing related to the sanitary crisis.
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Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and

23 Nov 2020 · Industry 4.0 and digital solutions’ contribution to the green transition, including smart buildings

Meeting with Kadri Simson (Commissioner) and

23 Nov 2020 · Industry 4.0 and digital solutions’ contribution to the green transition, including smart buildings

Meeting with Michael Hager (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis)

7 Oct 2020 · Recovery, Trade Policy

Meeting with Pascal Canfin (Member of the European Parliament)

7 Oct 2020 · Green Deal

Meeting with Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President) and Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft and

1 Oct 2020 · Discussion on Green Recovery

Response to Review of Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency

21 Sept 2020

Schneider Electric welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback to the European Commission’s evaluation and review of the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED), with the dedicated document attached.
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Meeting with Kadri Simson (Commissioner) and

16 Jul 2020 · Energy efficiency and renovation wave.

Meeting with Kadri Simson (Commissioner) and

10 Jul 2020 · Exchange of views on energy system integration and hydrogen strategies.

Meeting with Mauro Raffaele Petriccione (Director-General Climate Action)

9 Jul 2020 · Decarbonisation and digitalization

Meeting with Roberto Viola (Director-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

26 Jun 2020 · Promotion of digital technologies to deploy the green deal in the context of the COVID stimulus package; B2B digital transformation (Virtual)

Response to Strategy for smart sector integration

14 Jun 2020

Schneider Electric welcomes the opportunity to reply to the EC roadmap on Smart Sector Integration Strategy. This initiative is key to ensure Europe is on track to meet its ambition to become the first climate neutral continent on the planet and reduce CO2 emissions by at least 50% by 2030. To match the ambition, the Smart Sector Integration Strategy should aim at accelerating the direct renewable-based electrification of end-use sectors, through a systemic efficiency approach.
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Response to Commission Communication – "Renovation wave" initiative for the building sector

3 Jun 2020

Schneider Electric, the leader of the digital transformation of energy management and automation, welcomes the European Commission's intent to deploy a Renovation Wave at European level. As a contribution for this initiative, we would like to share our vision for "Buildings of the Future". To meet the EU ambition to become climate neutraly by mid-century, the Renovation Wave should ensure buildings become ultra-efficient, and with the overarching goal to be net-zero carbon by 2050.
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Response to Climate change mitigation and adaptation taxonomy

27 Apr 2020

We appreciate the work that has been done on the final report with respect to its previous version, and notably the integration of several of our suggestions and requests for precision, for instance referring to existing standards. There are a few general considerations we would like to share with you before getting into more specific feedback. 1) Energy Efficiency first Firstly, the EU taxonomy should support energy efficiency efforts for all economic activities, to capture the full potential of energy efficiency for all activities and not only pure players. Retrofit of existing infrastructure represents approximately 50% of required CO2 savings over the coming decades and therefore needs to be considered in the taxonomy. Differentiated performance thresholds for greenfield and brownfield: Mitigation performance thresholds need to distinguish greenfield and brownfield (retrofit) applications, as the potential for energy-efficiency and CO2 savings will be very different. For instance, new building or data centers can reach a lower absolute intensity of energy consumption (in kWh/m2 for buildings, in PUE for datacenters), than retrofitted existing buildings and data centers. 2) Digital to drive decarbonisation Digital has an enormous enabling potential to facilitate the EU’s transition towards a low carbon economy, by enabling to save 12.08 Gt of CO2 by 2030 thanks to digital technologies. It is therefore essential that the taxonomy allows the qualification of digital technologies and solutions that can improve the environmental performance and sustainability. The taxonomy needs to include a system approach to allow the qualification of full architectures that contribute to the creation of sustainable assets and infrastructure. In most cases, full architectures or systems are required to deliver energy and CO2 savings. 3) Toward system level performance It is essential for the EU taxonomy to be based on the right criteria. But by being too granular, there is a risk that the taxonomy will be too difficult to use, especially for non-financial companies that will be the first impacted. In addition, performance thresholds can be defined at the infrastructure level, such as buildings (in kWh/m2 or kgCO2/m2) or data centers. However, these performance thresholds cannot be translated at the level of each equipment which is necessary to deliver the overall infrastructure performance. 4) Review LCA approach for “Do not significantly harm” Considering benefits and limitations of Lifecycle Analysis, we propose to add the following criteria for all further detailed sectors: “No significant adverse impact quantified in the product lifecycle (following LCA ISO14040-44 methodology), focusing on priority environmental hotspot identified on the product’s category. Significant adverse impact shall be evaluated considering necessary trade-offs between environmental indicators and, where relevant, looking at benefits brought to the ecosystem impacted by the technology. In case of adverse impact on another environmental domain, the company shall put in place the necessary mitigation measures (itself and/or in collaboration with its industry).” 5) Circular economy We propose to add the following criteria for all further detailed sectors, as a criterion applicable for circular economy: “No significant adverse impact quantified on circular economy (following future JTC10 methodology), focusing on priority circular economy impact standards depending on the product, sector and technology. Significant adverse impact shall be evaluated considering necessary trade-offs between environmental indicators and where relevant looking at benefits brought to the ecosystem impacted by the technology. In case of adverse impact on another environmental domain, the company shall put in place the necessary mitigation measures (itself and/or in collaboration with its industry).”
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Response to Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

1 Apr 2020

The EU Green Deal must become a driver for Europe’s strategy and rebuild the European economy, in the aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis, with decarbonization as the main driver. Achieving climate neutrality will require bold actions to build an ultra-efficient economy and accelerating direct electrification. Within the green deal it is the right moment to reevaluate the carbon pricing instruments. We are drafting a common response document to the European Commission’s consultations on the Energy Taxation Directive (ETD) and the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), also looking at the link with the Emission Trading Scheme (ETS). We call the European Commission to develop an common approach for those three policy instruments. - Today electricity represents around 20% of final energy use and all 2050 carbon neutral scenario converge towards a multiplication by 2 to 3 to this share of electricity based on massive electrification of heat and transport based on low carbon power generation. This will require a significant transformation of the actual demand side with an active participation in energy efficiency, local low carbon generation and storage and the development of active flexible electricity demand. As far as Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is concerned: - Risks of commercial retaliation (WTO compliance) shall be carefully evaluated as well as consequences on final prices to European businesses and consumers - Compliance with WTO shall be a prerequisite and the impact assessment shall make a deep evaluation of this. - Competitive advantage of a powerful domestic low carbon market; will certainly bring add-value to the EU industry. Such parameter should be taken into account in the context of the work on CBAM. - A possible alternative would be to support low-carbon production of products in industry, by introducing incentives for reducing embedded carbon in production with emission benchmarks for low-carbon alternatives (e.g. recycling steel, etc.). As far as Energy Taxation Directive is concerned - Today, in Europe, taxation and levies are far higher on electricity than on gas and this hamper electrification development specifically for heating. On top of this, the current ETD is looking at electricity tax irrespective of its source. - Energy Taxation Directive and the per-unit energy tax widely implemented in the European Member States do not provide consumers with financial incentives for demand flexibility. - A specific attention on electricity used for EV charging is needed in order to avoid burdening of EV operation cost and smart charging and use of EV in demand flexibility shall be encouraged possibly with lower taxation and levies - We call on the European Commission to consider minimizing the level of taxes applied to electricity in order to foster clean and renewable based electrification. As far as Emission Trading Scheme is concerned - This price volatility shall be limited by a mechanism with at least a price floor and possibly a price cap organizing a type of corridor in a growing predictable evolution over the time - The extension of ETS to other sectors (in particular heating in building) shall be evaluated carefully. - Critically, a dedicated carbon pricing policy for buildings is crucially needed. Europe should start by addressing CO2 emissions of cities and buildings, which are the bedrock of global decarbonization. We call on the European Commission to consider an emissions cap on large C&I buildings
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Response to Revision of the Energy Tax Directive

1 Apr 2020

The EU Green Deal must become a driver for Europe’s strategy and rebuild the European economy, in the aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis, with decarbonization as the main driver. Achieving climate neutrality will require bold actions to build an ultra-efficient economy and accelerating direct electrification. Within the green deal it is the right moment to reevaluate the carbon pricing instruments. We are drafting a common response document to the European Commission’s consultations on the Energy Taxation Directive (ETD) and the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), also looking at the link with the Emission Trading Scheme (ETS). We call the European Commission to develop an common approach for those three policy instruments. Today electricity represents around 20% of final energy use and all 2050 carbon neutral scenario converge towards a multiplication by 2 to 3 to this share of electricity based on massive electrification of heat and transport based on low carbon power generation. This will require a significant transformation of the actual demand side with an active participation in energy efficiency, local low carbon generation and storage and the development of active flexible electricity demand. As far as Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is concerned: - Risks of commercial retaliation (WTO compliance) shall be carefully evaluated as well as consequences on final prices to European businesses and consumers - Compliance with WTO shall be a prerequisite and the impact assessment shall make a deep evaluation of this. - Competitive advantage of a powerful domestic low carbon market; will certainly bring add-value to the EU industry. Such parameter should be taken into account in the context of the work on CBAM. - A possible alternative would be to support low-carbon production of products in industry, by introducing incentives for reducing embedded carbon in production with emission benchmarks for low-carbon alternatives (e.g. recycling steel, etc.). As far as Energy Taxation Directive is concerned - Today, in Europe, taxation and levies are far higher on electricity than on gas and this hamper electrification development specifically for heating. On top of this, the current ETD is looking at electricity tax irrespective of its source. - Energy Taxation Directive and the per-unit energy tax widely implemented in the European Member States do not provide consumers with financial incentives for demand flexibility. - A specific attention on electricity used for EV charging is needed in order to avoid burdening of EV operation cost and smart charging and use of EV in demand flexibility shall be encouraged possibly with lower taxation and levies - We call on the European Commission to consider minimizing the level of taxes applied to electricity in order to foster clean and renewable based electrification. As far as Emission Trading Scheme is concerned - This price volatility shall be limited by a mechanism with at least a price floor and possibly a price cap organizing a type of corridor in a growing predictable evolution over the time - The extension of ETS to other sectors (in particular heating in building) shall be evaluated carefully. - Critically, a dedicated carbon pricing policy for buildings is crucially needed. Europe should start by addressing CO2 emissions of cities and buildings, which are the bedrock of global decarbonization. We call on the European Commission to consider an emissions cap on large C&I buildings
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Meeting with Riccardo Maggi (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

18 Feb 2020 · Green deal, energy efficiency

Meeting with Daniel Calleja Crespo (Director-General Environment)

7 Feb 2020 · European Green Deal

Response to Climate Law

6 Feb 2020

Please find attached Schneider Electric contribution.
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Meeting with Laure Chapuis (Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson), Thor-Sten Vertmann (Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson)

30 Jan 2020 · Presentation of the company, green deal, electrification and renovation wave and digitalization

Response to A new Circular Economy Action Plan

20 Jan 2020

Schneider Electric is the global leader in digital transformation of energy management and automation. Circular economy is at the heart of our strategy and we therefore welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the roadmap for the new Circular Economy Action Plan. There are 4 main areas we would like to highlight: 1) Promote a sector-specific approach to circular economy, in our case for the electrical and electronic equipment. The cornerstone should be a functional approach to circularity, which requires to carry out an analysis for each product, to identify, prioritize and choose the main expected functions, especially when faced with tradeoffs. This means differentiated circular economy requirements that must be defined on a case by case basis: durability or repair requirements or secondary raw materials or recycling etc. To stress that for a critical sector as the electrical and electronic equipment, keeping the safety of people and assets is at the forefront, i.e, no compromises on quality, functioning and efficiency – circular actions like maintenance, repair, life extension must be performed by certified experts. 2) Key role of digitisation: digital is a great tool to configure and model, to be able to make choices to increase circularity of products. This entails to guarantee interoperability to allow information exchanges while providing clarity on conditions of use & ensuring robust cybersecurity. The EU should also seek to promote the use of digital information in third party specification tools such as BIM, as well as the use of existing digital tools as the ecl@ss catalogue.   3) Green claims: a sector specific approach should be supported, to ensure that information can be verified and compared. It should be preferably third party reviewed and rely on ISO 1402X standards. 4) Enabling the development of new business models: the EU should develop robust business models and allow innovation, with relevant incentives or support. For example, this could be: - allowing favourable taxes/VAT for: products with circular characteristics (retrofittable, repairable, connect-able etc) & services; and for products in their 2nd/3rd lives (refurbished products); - lowering costs of labour specialized in circular activities like repair/refurbish; - public procurement preferring ‘circular’ products. Another idea for our sector could be the development of ‘as-a-Service’ models – create optimum eco-systems for organisations to develop longer-lifecycle customer-intimate business.
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Meeting with Mauro Raffaele Petriccione (Director-General Climate Action)

9 Oct 2019 · Exchange of views on F-gas regulation and on decarbonisation solutions

Meeting with Dominique Ristori (Director-General Energy)

21 Feb 2019 · Le potentiel et les bénéfices de la performance énergétique des bâtiments dans le contexte de la transition énergétique

Meeting with Xavier Coget (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen)

16 Jan 2019 · Trade policies

Response to Ecodesign requirements for (other) electric motors

21 Nov 2018

Schneider Electric company welcomes in principle the revision of regulation EC/ENER Lot 30 for motors and variable speed drives and suggests to amend part of it for a more fruitful application. Schneider Electric supports the position of CEMEP, the European association of manufacturers of Motors and Power Electronics. See our comments attached.
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Meeting with Robert Schröder (Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas)

4 Sept 2018 · Horizon Europe

Meeting with Maria Asenius (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström)

4 Sept 2018 · Development trade relations with US-EU and UE-China

Meeting with Mauro Raffaele Petriccione (Director-General Climate Action)

4 Sept 2018 · 2050 climate strategy

Meeting with Eric Peters (Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel)

4 Sept 2018 · cybersecurity, artificial intelligence or the data economy

Meeting with Roberto Viola (Director-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

4 Sept 2018 · on cybersecurity, artificial intelligence or the data economy

Meeting with Miguel Arias Cañete (Commissioner)

3 Sept 2018 · Preparations for the EU Long-Term Strategy on Climate and Energy

Meeting with Dominique Ristori (Director-General Energy)

9 Jul 2018 · clean energy transition

Meeting with Grzegorz Radziejewski (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen)

7 Jun 2018 · Circular Economy Action Plan & Circular agenda pursued by Schneider Electric

Meeting with Michel Barnier (Head of Task Force Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom)

23 Apr 2018 · Meeting with the Task Force for the Preparation and Conduct of the Negotiations with the United Kingdom under Article 50 TEU

Meeting with Carl-Christian Buhr (Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel)

22 Feb 2018 · Artificial Intelligence

Meeting with David Boublil (Cabinet of Commissioner Pierre Moscovici), Lucie Mattera (Cabinet of Commissioner Pierre Moscovici) and

23 Jan 2018 · Commission's digital tax proposals: informative exchange of views. Multinationals concerned about impact of change

Meeting with Rolf Carsten Bermig (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska)

14 Nov 2017 · High Level Strategy Group on Industrial Technologies

Meeting with Mariya Gabriel (Commissioner)

4 Oct 2017 · Cybersecurity

Meeting with Joachim Balke (Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete), Maria Cristina Lobillo Borrero (Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete)

8 Sept 2017 · Clean Energy package adopted last November

Meeting with Maria Asenius (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström), Nele Eichhorn (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström)

7 Sept 2017 · Issues related to digital economy, the energy landscape and China

Meeting with Ann Mettler (Director-General Inspire, Debate, Engage and Accelerate Action)

7 Sept 2017 · Industry 4.0

Meeting with Andrus Ansip (Vice-President) and

7 Sept 2017 · Cybersecurity, free flow of data, connectivity

Meeting with Ivo Schmidt (Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič), Juraj Nociar (Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič), Manuel Szapiro (Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič)

7 Sept 2017 · Smart Energy systems

Meeting with Juhan Lepassaar (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip), Kamila Kloc (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)

19 Jun 2017 · Industry 4.0, EU Internal Market, industry and entrepreneurship policies in general

Meeting with Silvia Bartolini (Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete)

27 Apr 2017 · Energy Performance of Buildings Directive

Meeting with Denis Cajo (Cabinet of Vice-President Neven Mimica)

31 Mar 2017 · Role of renewable energy in the development policy

Meeting with Mathieu Fichter (Cabinet of Commissioner Corina Crețu)

18 Nov 2016 · Energy Efficiency

Meeting with Robert Schröder (Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas)

18 Nov 2016 · Energy efficiency

Meeting with Juho Romakkaniemi (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen)

11 Oct 2016 · Single Market and Energy

Meeting with Dominique Ristori (Director-General Energy)

27 Sept 2016 · Energy policy

Meeting with Telmo Baltazar (Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker)

19 Sept 2016 · Energy Union

Meeting with Maroš Šefčovič (Vice-President) and

19 Sept 2016 · Energy Union research Innovation and competitiveness

Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner) and BUSINESSEUROPE and

8 Sept 2016 · Dual use

Meeting with Joachim Balke (Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete), Maria Cristina Lobillo Borrero (Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete)

29 Jul 2016 · Energy Efficiency

Meeting with Grzegorz Radziejewski (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen)

4 Jul 2016 · energy and climate policies

Meeting with Thibaut Kleiner (Digital Economy)

4 Jul 2016 · CyberSecurity certification, IoT, Stadardisation

Meeting with Pauline Rouch (Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker), Telmo Baltazar (Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker)

18 Mar 2016 · Energy union and Investment in Europe

Meeting with Kilian Gross (Digital Economy)

18 Mar 2016 · digital manufacturing initiative

Meeting with Peter Van Kemseke (Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič)

11 Nov 2015 · sustainable energy policies and energy efficiency

Meeting with Dominique Ristori (Director-General Energy)

14 Jul 2015 · European energy policies

Meeting with Pierre Schellekens (Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete)

14 Jul 2015 · Energy Union

Meeting with Manuel Szapiro (Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič)

23 Jun 2015 · Energy Union and France

Meeting with Juhan Lepassaar (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip), Laure Chapuis-Kombos (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)

18 Jun 2015 · DSM

Meeting with Miguel Arias Cañete (Commissioner) and

13 Apr 2015 · Retail Market

Meeting with Eric Mamer (Digital Economy)

25 Mar 2015 · DSM

Meeting with Dominique Ristori (Director-General Energy)

25 Feb 2015 · European Energy Policy priorities