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of experience gives me a different view on my current role and the value of energy management to our customers , and of course to Schneider .”
The excitement is sustainable When asked what excites him about the job , Olivier ties it in tightly to the company ’ s commitment to sustainability and its ability to drive systemic change .
He says : “ Why I ’ ve been in the company for 30 years is related to your question because this company has developed a unique positioning in the market .
“ We are very committed to being a sustainable company and very committed to all the pillars of ESG . But , since we are a digital partner for efficiency and sustainability , we are also committed to the solutions for our customers .”
He adds : “ When you step back and say : ‘ The company is investing one billion euros in R & D every year to develop the portfolio , the solutions and the technologies that will help the company to achieve its net zero goal and eventually have a positive impact at scale . That ’ s quite exciting .”
Olivier is also invigorated every day by Schneider ’ s international identity .
“ Schneider has always been committed to being a truly international company with a very , very diverse pool of talent .
“ And I love this opportunity to work with different people , different cultures , different backgrounds .”
Sustainability as a service While many companies provide products , Schneider Electric takes
“Being a sustainable company and an impact company is not about compliance , it ’ s about finding the solution for tomorrow ”
OLIVIER BLUM EVP ENERGY MANAGEMENT , SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC
it to the next level by working as an endto-end partner with its customers , in order to – as Olivier explains – “ help them to go through their decarbonisation journey , to achieve their energy and efficiency goals ”.
He adds : “ We develop solutions to enable our partners in the world to decarbonise and they are important because , if you want to have an impact at scale , you need partnership everywhere . That ’ s the mission of Schneider Electric .
“ Everything we do is to try to help companies , to help our customers – large ones , medium ones , small ones – in all industries , in homes , buildings , data centres and infrastructure , to have access to energy , to optimise usage and to decarbonise their energy supply to eventually achieve their
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