Step 4: Firmly green and sustainable development

Perhaps the most challenging problem of the moment is the sustainable development issue facing manufacturing and process industries. The data show that industry still accounts for almost 40% of total global energy consumption and nearly one-third (32%) of global carbon emissions from the industrial sector. This means we urgently need to adopt innovative technologies to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.

Schneider Electric believes that energy, automation and software are important factors in achieving industrial sustainability, and many industrial companies have proven that sustainable operations can effectively drive business success to a large extent. In terms of promoting green and sustainable development, digital and simulation software can visually manage the use of electricity, water, materials and equipment to optimize manufacturing processes and effectively improve energy efficiency.

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In the face of the rising tide of digitalization, as well as the growing challenges of climate change and energy, companies need to ensure that industrial transformation is driven in a systematic, digital, data-driven and interoperable way. As a global expert in digital transformation in energy management and automation, Schneider Electric will leverage its industry expertise and extensive experience in sustainability to continuously improve open, software-centric industrial automation and enable more partners to achieve new breakthroughs in all aspects of operations and innovation. Work together towards a sustainable, open, efficient & resilient, human-centered industry of the future.