Schneider Electric, a global leader in energy technologies, today released its results for the first quarter of 2026 as part of its new Impact 2030 sustainability roadmap.
Building on years of leadership and a unique approach to sustainability, Impact 2030 structures the company’s ambitions around four strategic pillars—electrifying the world, transforming industry, unlocking human potential, and supporting local communities—which are implemented through targeted programs and measured using clear performance metrics.
In the first quarter of the new cycle, the Impact Score reached 3.40/10, marking a strong start toward the 2026 annual target of 4.20/10 (where 10/10 corresponds to the 2030 ambition). This metric reflects early progress in key programs, combining results in the company’s operations with scalable impact for customers, suppliers, and communities.
Schneider Electric further reduced carbon emissions in its own operations: Scope 1 and 2 emissions decreased by 82.5% compared to 2017. In the first quarter, the company also helped customers save or electrify 47.5 million MWh of energy through energy management, automation, and digital solutions. These efforts resulted in a reduction and avoidance of 20 million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent for the quarter.
Achieving large-scale results also requires rethinking approaches to product design and manufacturing. In the first quarter, the company continued to implement the Future Designed framework: 14% of key products in the development phase already demonstrate high levels of circularity and environmental efficiency.
In the supply chain, the company accelerated the rollout of the Zero Carbon Pathway initiative, developing a long-term model for engagement with suppliers. In the first quarter, more than 1,100 suppliers joined the program, many of whom have already completed training and received practical tools to decarbonize their operations.
Supporting equal opportunities remains a key priority for the company. In the first quarter, more than 2.8 million people gained access to sustainable electricity through Schneider Electric’s community solutions, and 113,000 people received training and upskilling in programs related to energy, electrification, and automation. In total, more than 1.2 million people have been trained since 2009.
“Impact 2030 creates a framework for systemic transformation by engaging all stakeholders,” said Esther Finidori, Director of Sustainability at Schneider Electric. “We expect positive results to grow with each quarter as our ambition translates into tangible, consistent, and measurable progress.”
Detailed results and key sustainability indicators for Q1 2026 are available in the report.in Schneider Electric’s quarterly report, published alongside the Group’s first-quarter financial results.
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Schneider Electric is a global leader in energy technologies, driving efficiency and sustainability through the electrification, automation, and digitalization of industry, business, and residential spaces. The company’s technologies enable buildings, data centers, factories, infrastructure, and power grids to function as open, interconnected ecosystems, enhancing productivity, resilience, and environmental sustainability.
The company’s portfolio includes smart devices, software-defined architectures, AI-based systems, digital services, and professional consulting services. With 160,000 employees and 1 million partners in over 100 countries, Schneider Electric consistently ranks among the world’s most sustainable companies. Learn more at https://www.se.com/ua/uk/
Schneider Electric, a global leader in energy technologies, today released new findings from its global Industrial AI in CPG Survey 2026, which indicate that consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers expect a significant increase in production inefficiencies and cost pressures by 2030. Many are turning to industrial intelligence—the combination of AI, data, and automation—to strengthen their competitiveness in a decade of accelerated volatility.
Structural production costs are expected to rise through 2030
The survey shows that consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers expect the margin crisis to accelerate: inefficiencies—including production delays, downtime, and equipment breakdowns—already account for approximately 20.3% of the final cost of goods produced. Respondents report that 15.2% of average production revenue is lost due to delays, downtime, rework, quality deviations, or inefficient use of assets.
These avoidable losses are expected to rise significantly—to 21.37% as early as next year and approach 29.14% by 2030.
Many CPG manufacturers are turning to industrial AI to curb the projected growth of such production losses.
Expectations for AI are rising rapidly, while readiness lags behind
Today, only one in eight (13%) consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers report that AI is fully integrated into key operations and decision-making processes. By 2030, more than a third (37%) expect AI to become the backbone of their operations—a threefold increase in adoption in just four years.
Respondents also expect significant growth in the return on investment (ROI) delivered by AI:
• one-third (32.7%) expect a return of 50–74% on their AI projects by 2030
• nearly one-tenth (7.9%) forecast a return of over 100%, meaning that investments in AI will pay for themselves in less than a year
Such a level of efficiency is currently observed only in WEF Lighthouses[1] or autonomous factories.
In contrast, 70% of respondents note that the current return on investment in AI is less than 20%, with nearly a third (28.4%) reporting an ROI of 5% or lower, reflecting an industry that is currently deriving limited value from early implementations.
“Manufacturers predict a threefold increase in end-to-end AI adoption by 2030, along with a sharp rise in expected returns—to levels currently demonstrated only by the most advanced Lighthouses and autonomous factories,” said Neil Smith, president of Schneider Electric’s CPG division. “This gap between expectations and reality is the strongest signal of urgency we’ve seen in recent years. AI can only be transformative when it delivers true industrial intelligence: the ability to turn real-time operational data, modern automation, and AI into synchronized solutions that drive efficiency at scale. Many organizations still operate with outdated manufacturing sites, fragmented data, and legacy systems that limit the value and adoption of AI. Bridging this readiness gap is now a key competitiveness priority for the CPG sector.”
The barrier lies not in AI technology, but in the fundamental readiness to implement industrial intelligence.
Despite high confidence in the potential of AI, survey respondents consistently identify structural, rather than technological, barriers as the main obstacles to scaling:
• a shortage of skills in AI or data science (43.0%)
• Outdated automation systems and infrastructure (37.5%)
• Lack of contextualized operational data (36.3%)
• Resistance from staff (25.7%)
All these factors outweigh concerns about cybersecurity or regulatory compliance (21.7%).
“The results are clear: achieving the transformational return on investment expected from industrial AI in just four years requires a qualitative shift in collaboration, transparency, and shared standards,” said Cecile Versellino, Senior Vice President of Services for Schneider Electric’s Industrial Automation division. “Through SE Advisory Services, we are already applying our ‘Lighthouse’ expertise in manufacturing alongside customers worldwide, helping them turn digital ambitions into measurable results. We believe that the exchange and implementation of best practices and industry expertise will catalyze the next wave of industrial digital transformation.”
A new white paper: “Beyond the Hype: Practical AI for Competitive Consumer Goods Manufacturing” published today by Schneider Electric in collaboration with AVEVA, provides recommendations for the successful implementation of AI in the food and beverage sectors.
It outlines the path to autonomous operations through industrial data, modular automation, electrification, and the stages of industrial AI implementation.
Notes to editors:
• A statistically representative survey was conducted by Censuswide among a sample of 1,453 respondents (25% C-suite executives, 75% manufacturing managers and decision-makers) in the life sciences, food, and beverage sectors across 14 countries, including the United Kingdom, the United States, Italy, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Finland, France, Denmark, Saudi Arabia, Austria, Ireland, Switzerland, and Egypt. The data was collected between February 26, 2026, and March 24, 2026. Censuswide adheres to and engages members of the Market Research Society and is guided by the MRS Code of Conduct and ESOMAR principles. Censuswide is also a member of the British Polling Council.
About Schneider Electric
Schneider Electric is a global leader in energy technologies, driving efficiency and sustainability through the electrification, automation, and digitalization of industry, business, and residential spaces. The company’s technologies enable buildings, data centers, factories, infrastructure, and power grids to function as open, interconnected ecosystems, enhancing productivity, resilience, and sustainability.
The company’s portfolio includes smart devices, software-defined architectures, AI-based systems, digital services, and professional consulting services. With 160,000 employees and 1 million partners in over 100 countries, Schneider Electric consistently ranks among the world’s most sustainable companies.
Learn more at https://www.se.com/ua/uk/
[1] McKinsey, “How manufacturing’s Lighthouses are capturing the full value of AI”, 2024. Source: https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/operations/our-insights/how-manufacturings-lighthouses-are-capturing-the-full-value-of-ai
Schneider Electric, a global leader in energy technologies, showcased new developments in its strategic partnership with Microsoft at Hannover Messe, demonstrating how their combined technologies help manufacturers modernize operations, accelerate engineering processes, and enhance sustainability.
Schneider Electric provides the industrial foundation for this collaboration through EcoStruxure Automation Expert—its open, software-defined automation platform that operates seamlessly in on-premises, edge, and hybrid environments. Microsoft extends this foundation with Azure cloud services and artificial intelligence solutions that analyze and optimize industrial processes. The result is a unified approach to agent-driven manufacturing, open automation, and end-to-end sustainability.
Today, manufacturers face increasing product variability, supply chain volatility, and heightened pressure to modernize safely. Schneider Electric addresses these challenges by combining engineering design with real-time operations. Their joint platform enables teams to standardize reusable logic, validate automation through simulation, ensure traceability throughout the entire lifecycle, and scale interoperable operations across different sites and equipment.
Schneider Electric is collaborating with Microsoft to develop the next generation of agent-based, software-defined manufacturing—an integrated workflow spanning design, engineering, construction, commissioning, and operations. At its core is EcoStruxure Automation Expert, which allows manufacturers to create, model, test, and deploy automation logic once and run it anywhere without additional reconfiguration. Schneider Electric’s deep expertise in safety, compliance, and industrial integration ensures reliability in highly regulated environments.
“From agent-based design to software-defined operations, Microsoft and Schneider Electric demonstrate a unified, interoperable workflow that enables the consistent verification, simulation, and deployment of automation logic both in the cloud and at the edge,” said Gwenel Yue, Executive Vice President of Industrial Automation at Schneider Electric.
While traditional automation software requires separate tools and handoffs between stages—design, simulation, commissioning, and operations—the shared platform unifies them into a single, transparent workflow. Specialized AI agents, coordinated by a centralized control system, automate routine engineering tasks and verify logic before implementation, reducing time from design to launch and increasing efficiency on the first attempt. Schneider Electric’s industrial copilot for manufacturers, powered by Azure AI, is already delivering results in the field: engineering teams report a 50% reduction in time spent configuring control systems and preparing documentation, and changes to production lines that previously took weeks are now completed in hours.
In one project to implement autonomous green hydrogen production in real-world conditions in collaboration with H2E Power, an Indian pioneer in the green hydrogen sector, the platform delivered over 6,000 hours of stable autonomous operation in one of the most demanding industrial environments — high-temperature solid oxide electrolysis for green hydrogen production — reducing the levelized cost of hydrogen by 10%, equivalent to approximately €500,000 per year for a typical 10 MW plant.
“Thanks to agent-based design, we close the loop from engineering concept to operational reality by automating solutions, ensuring early validation, and delivering reusable automation packages that Schneider Electric can model and consistently deploy both in the cloud and at the edge,” said Dayan Rodriguez, Corporate Vice President of Manufacturing and Mobility at Microsoft.
At their booths at Hannover Messe 2026, Schneider Electric and Microsoft presented hands-on demonstrations of early-stage joint innovation capabilities, including live demos, engineering AI, and an ecosystem of open standards, as part of a large-scale program to develop the next generation of manufacturing.
About Schneider Electric
Schneider Electric is a global leader in energy technologies, driving efficiency and sustainability through the electrification, automation, and digitalization of industry, business, and residential spaces. The company’s technologies enable buildings, data centers, factories, infrastructure, and power grids to function as open, interconnected ecosystems, enhancing productivity, resilience, and sustainability.
The company’s portfolio includes smart devices, software-defined architectures, AI-based systems, digital services, and professional consulting services. With 160,000 employees and 1 million partners in over 100 countries, Schneider Electric consistently ranks among the world’s most sustainable companies.
Learn more at https://www.se.com/ua/uk/
Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona Children’s Hospital, a leading pediatric care facility and teaching hospital, partnered with Schneider Electric, a global leader in energy technologies, to modernize its electrical infrastructure using automation solutions that provide enhanced energy efficiency and convenient control in patient rooms. Using the Schneider SpaceLogic KNX portfolio of energy management and automation solutions, the maternity ward achieved an average of 40% energy savings.
Since its founding in 1867 as Spain’s first children’s hospital, Sant Joan de Déu has been a pioneer in comprehensive care for women, children, and adolescents. The hospital is known as one of Europe’s most important specialized and technologically advanced pediatric centers. Since 2009, it has sought to create adaptive healthcare models focused on the patient and comfort, using the most modern technological solutions.
In 2022, Sant Joan’s electricity bills tripled—from €400,000 to €1.2 million—and prices have remained volatile since then, prompting the hospital to implement an energy management system to optimize consumption and reduce its carbon footprint. As a leading adopter of “smart hospital” technologies, Sant Joan also uses its own unique Cortex management system to monitor patient status, building occupancy, and energy consumption. This means that any energy management solution must seamlessly integrate with Cortex’s advanced automation capabilities without compromising high standards of comfort and patient care.
Thanks to the SpaceLogic KNX solution, patients in the maternity ward have gained more control over lighting, blinds, and temperature in their rooms, maximizing comfort without complicating care through a simple interface. This was made possible by the SpaceLogic KNX Pushbutton with Dynamic Labeling, which provides an intuitive interface for controlling lighting, blinds, and climate directly from the bed. Additionally, the SpaceLogic system provides Sant Joan’s building management team with reliable recommendations for further optimizing energy consumption through seamless integration with Cortex.
“After just one week, we were able to prepare a proposal for Sant Joan regarding the implementation of SpaceLogic KNX. After an hour of installation work, we integrated SpaceLogic KNX with Cortex,” said Ignacio de Ros, EcoXpert, Home and Small Building Automation, Schneider Electric, and co-founder of Albo de Ros Canto Engineering. “Smooth installations demonstrate to our customers how easy it is to achieve measurable results without compromise. We look forward to a long-term and fruitful partnership with Sant Joan de Déu Hospital.”
Thanks to the SpaceLogic KNX system, the maternity ward has achieved 35% energy savings during the day and 50% at night for lighting and air conditioning, averaging 40% overall savings compared to the floor below, which has not yet been automated.
“Patients come from all over the world to receive treatment at Sant Joan de Déu, and we are constantly investing in improving their care. SpaceLogic KNX gives our patients more control over their room and personal comfort,” noted Juan Antonio Rivas, Head of Facilities Operations at Sant Joan de Déu. “In the future, we plan to collaborate with Schneider Electric to implement SpaceLogic KNX throughout the hospital.”
In addition to automating energy management throughout the hospital, Sant Joan plans to use the flexibility of the SpaceLogic KNX system to create animated light installations in some common areas for the youngest patients.
To learn more about the collaboration between Sant Joan de Déu and Schneider Electric, watch the video here. The SpaceLogic KNX range is available worldwide; learn more on the website.
About Schneider Electric
Schneider Electric is a global leader in energy technologies, driving efficiency and promoting sustainable development through the electrification, automation, and digitalization of industry, business, and residential spaces.
The company’s technologies enable buildings, data centers, factories, infrastructure, and power grids to function as open, interconnected ecosystems, enhancing productivity, resilience, and sustainability.
The company’s portfolio includes smart devices, software-defined architectures, AI-based systems, digital services, and professional consulting services. With 160,000 employees and 1 million partners in over 100 countries, Schneider Electric consistently ranks among the world’s most sustainable companies.
Learn more at https://www.se.com/ua/uk/
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Schneider Electric, a global leader in energy technologies, today released its non-financial results for 2025, marking the completion of the Schneider Sustainability Impact (SSI) 2021–2025 program.
Over the past five years, the Group has demonstrated measurable progress in the areas of climate, social responsibility, and corporate governance, helping customers, partners, and communities in their transition to a more sustainable and inclusive future.
As of the end of the fourth quarter of 2025, the Schneider Sustainability Impact (SSI) program achieved an overall score of 8.86 out of 10, reflecting the scale of sustainable transformations the Group has achieved over the past five years. This milestone demonstrates how Schneider Electric has been able to translate its long-term ambition into measurable global and local results.
“The Schneider Sustainability Impact 2021–2025 program has been a truly transformative journey,” said Olivier Blum, CEO of Schneider Electric. “For over 20 years, sustainability has been an integral part of our identity and a driving force behind our growth. By combining innovation, partnership, and responsibility, we have made significant progress on key sustainability metrics across our operations and the company’s ecosystem. These results reinforce our confidence that sustainability is a powerful driver of both efficiency and positive impact.”
The Group plays a key role in helping customers reduce their environmental footprint through its products and solutions. As of the end of 2025, Schneider Electric has helped customers save and avoid 862 million tons of CO₂ emissions, exceeding its initial target of 800 million tons of CO₂.
In addition, through the Zero Carbon Project, the company has successfully mobilized its supply chain for concrete decarbonization actions. By engaging 1,000 leading suppliers, Schneider Electric has contributed to a 56% reduction in operational CO₂ emissions among suppliers.
The company also continues to actively advocate for fair and safe working conditions within its supplier network. As of 2025, 98% of strategic suppliers meet Schneider Electric’s decent work requirements, reinforcing respect for human rights, ethical labor practices, and employee well-being throughout the value chain.
Guided by its mission—“Power for Everyone’s Progress”—Schneider Electric continues to promote a fair and inclusive energy transition, enabling its stakeholders to participate in and benefit from sustainable development.
Through the Access to Energy initiative, launched in 2009, the company has expanded access to clean, reliable, and affordable energy for underserved communities, reaching over 61 million people worldwide by the end of 2025, significantly exceeding the initial target of 50 million.
At the same time, Schneider Electric invests in professional development and youth education to support long-term inclusion: since 2009, the company has trained over one million people in energy management, equipping them with the knowledge and skills to build resilient communities and support the global energy transition.
Since 2021, more than 500 local sustainable development initiatives have been implemented in countries where Schneider Electric operates, demonstrating the company’s contribution to creating a positive impact for local communities.
“The completion of the SSI 2021–2025 program is not a finish line, but an important milestone,” emphasized Esther Finidori, Director of Sustainability at Schneider Electric. “We have preserved the collective potential we developed together with our employees, customers, and suppliers, and we have the discipline to continue achieving concrete results and creating a tangible impact.
As we move toward 2030, we have a clear compass: to use technology and innovation to drive progress, to bring others together, to share successful experiences, and to scale positive change, always striving to do the right thing. At Schneider Electric, we are convinced that the advancement of energy technologies will help ensure progress for all.”
In addition to these achievements, Schneider Electric’s approach to sustainable development has also been recognized in leading ESG rankings, including: receiving an EcoVadis Platinum rating, being included in the CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project) Climate Change “A” List, as well as 1st place in the Social Benchmark and 3rd place in the Gender Benchmark based on the results of the latest World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) assessment, and other international accolades.
To learn more about all metrics and progress made, please review the full Schneider Sustainability Impact report for Q4 2025, which includes an updated results dashboard.
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Schneider Electric is a global leader in energy technologies, driving efficiency and sustainability through the electrification, automation, and digitalization of industry, business, and residential spaces. The company’s technologies enable buildings, data centers, factories, infrastructure, and power grids to function as open, interconnected ecosystems, enhancing productivity, resilience, and sustainability.
The company’s portfolio includes smart devices, software-defined architectures, AI-based systems, digital services, and professional consulting services. With 160,000 employees and 1 million partners in over 100 countries, Schneider Electric consistently ranks among the world’s most sustainable companies.
Learn more at https://www.se.com/ua/uk/
McLaren Racing and Schneider Electric, a global leader in energy technologies, announced today that Schneider Electric will become the official energy technology partner of McLaren Racing, including the McLaren Mastercard Formula 1 Team, the Arrow McLaren IndyCar Team, the McLaren F1 Academy, and the McLaren United Autosports WEC Hypercar Team.
Together, Schneider and McLaren Racing will develop and implement energy technologies that deliver maximum performance under the most demanding conditions—both in ensuring a reliable power supply directly at race tracks around the world and at the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, UK. The partnership is rooted in a shared culture based on the intelligent use of data, accelerated innovation, and engineering excellence.
Schneider and McLaren Racing will build on their supplier relationship, which spans over 20 years, to tackle complex energy challenges where performance and uptime are critical. This will include optimizing existing assets—including the wind tunnel, manufacturing facilities, data centers, and other sites—using sustainable systems to reduce energy consumption, promoting electrification through advanced energy technologies, and leveraging digital twin technology to generate data analytics for improved efficiency and sustainability.
Zack Brown, CEO of McLaren Racing, said:
“We are delighted to welcome Schneider Electric as our official energy technology partner. This partnership is built on a strong foundation and reflects our shared commitment to innovation and energy efficiency. By combining Schneider’s expertise in energy technologies with McLaren’s pursuit of peak performance, we will unlock new ways to make our operations smarter and more efficient.”
Olivier Blum, CEO of Schneider Electric, noted:
“Racing is one of the most demanding environments for demonstrating the value of advanced energy and digital technologies. McLaren Racing pushes every system to its limits—that’s where our expertise in performance, reliability, and efficiency is crucial. We are proud to become McLaren’s official energy technology partner, providing energy analytics they can rely on both on and off the track.”
About Schneider Electric
Schneider Electric is a global leader in energy technologies, driving efficiency and sustainability through the electrification, automation, and digitalization of industry, business, and residential spaces. The company’s technologies enable buildings, data centers, factories, infrastructure, and power grids to function as open, interconnected ecosystems, enhancing productivity, resilience, and sustainability.
The company’s portfolio includes smart devices, software-defined architectures, AI-based systems, digital services, and professional consulting services. With 160,000 employees and 1 million partners in over 100 countries, Schneider Electric consistently ranks among the world’s most sustainable companies.
Learn more at https://www.se.com/ua/uk/
