Schneider Electric SE

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Direct Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Comment	Score
Comprehensive	Schneider Electric provides an unusually detailed picture of its climate-policy lobbying. It names a wide array of specific measures it has tried to influence, including the revision of the EU F-Gas Regulation, the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, the Energy Efficiency Directive, the REPowerEU plan, the EU “Fit for 55” package and the U.S. SEC proposal on climate-related financial disclosures. The company also spells out the channels it uses and whom it targets, citing “meetings with the European Commission, the Parliament and the Council on this subject,” “responding to consultations,” “meeting parliamentarians and their staff,” “meeting staff in ministries and in permanent representations,” hosting an event with ATMOsphere and submitting formal comments to the SEC, thereby disclosing multiple direct and indirect mechanisms together with the institutions addressed. Finally, Schneider Electric is explicit about the outcomes it seeks: it backs “a revised European policy restricting the use of SF6,” calls for the EED review to set “mandatory pathways and milestones” for non-residential building decarbonisation, presses for an increase in annual energy-savings obligations “to at least 2.5 %,” and urges that energy-audit recommendations become compulsory; it also advocates for robust carbon-pricing frameworks that remove barriers to scaling low-carbon technologies. Taken together, these disclosures demonstrate a comprehensive level of transparency across the policies lobbied, the means of engagement and the concrete policy changes the company is pursuing.	4

Lobbying Governance

Overall Assessment	Comment	Score
Limited	Schneider Electric provides a foundational set of ethical guidelines for policy engagement, but its disclosures lack detailed governance processes or oversight mechanisms specific to climate-related lobbying. The company’s “Trust Charter” defines an “unequivocal position regarding impact on climate change and CO2 emissions” and sets out “clear dos and don’ts” for responsible lobbying, and it affirms that it will “conduct [its] engagement activities in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement.” Training employees annually on the Charter and requiring confirmation underscores its commitment to embedding these principles. However, Schneider Electric does not disclose any procedures for reviewing or managing its lobbying alignment—such as periodic reviews, board approval of advocacy positions, or third-party audits—nor does it name an individual or formal body responsible for ensuring that both its direct and indirect lobbying activities remain consistent with its climate strategy. We found no evidence of active mechanisms to align its participation in trade or industry associations with its Paris-aligned policy framework.	1