To tackle the energy gap all around the world, Schneider Electric is launching initiatives to fight fuel poverty, whilst still promoting access to energy
Today Schneider Electric is announcing the launch of a programme to fight fuel poverty in mature economies. For the Group, the global specialist in energy management, the aim is to tackle the energy gap by committing to populations at the base of the pyramid all over the world. With this programme to fight fuel poverty, Schneider Electric intends to develop, in mature economies, a similar approach to that already taken by the Group since 2009 promoting access to energy in new economies (i.e. BipBop¹). The first actions will focus on three main initiatives:
- Awareness and training of underprivileged populations, via partnerships with associations fighting fuel poverty. Recent partnerships developed by the Schneider Electric Foundation, under the aegis of Fondation de France, are committed to this approach;
- Investment in social and community enterprises focused on achieving better living conditions through clean and efficient energy. The impact-investment fund Schneider Electric Energy Access is instrumental in this field;
- Development of a dedicated and well-targeted offer for people in fuel poverty to help them measure their consumption and acquire fuel-saving habits in the long term.
« We are using innovation to reduce the energy gap we can see throughout the world. Although a third of our planet’s inhabitants benefit from secure, affordable energy, there are 1.3 billion people still without access to electricity and hundreds of millions in mature countries whose energy bills leave them in a situation of fuel poverty. Schneider Electric has set itself the goal of providing innovative solutions to tackle both problems, and this priority is at the heart of its economic and social responsibility », said Jean-Pascal Tricoire, Chairman & CEO of Schneider Electric. More…
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