SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC
a minimum expectation on everyone , but the big risk is that it becomes a compliance exercise .
“ What I ’ ve learned is that becoming a sustainable company is about how the future will look and what you can do to impact the world .
“ Being a sustainable company and an impact company is not about compliance , it ’ s about finding the solution for tomorrow .”
Looking forward to COP29 Schneider endeavours to put itself at the centre of discussions and solutions to the global climate crisis .
With COP29 coming up in Baku , Azerbaijan , how would Olivier like to see it build on COP28 ?
He says : “ Governments should continue making the same commitments they made at COP28 on the transition from fossil fuels to renewables .
“ I ’ m not a dreamer , it cannot happen overnight . But I think making a very strong commitment every year is most important .”
His second hope is that governments will make a stronger commitment to tackling the demand side of energy .
“ Supply is extremely important , but demand is 50 % of the answer and there is always a much smaller focus on the demand side than the supply side .”
He adds : “ How are governments going to put in incentives for people in their homes and for companies in their office buildings , to make stronger commitments on energy efficiency and decarbonisation ?”
66 October 2024