EDF and Schneider Electric commit to the Climate Group’s EV100 campaign

EDF and Schneider Electric, are set to help accelerate the uptake of renewables, electric vehicles and vastly improved energy productivity.

Two companies have signed up to The Climate Group’s corporate leadership campaigns – RE100 (renewable electricity), EP100 (energy productivity) and EV100 (electric transport), designed to accelerate the transition to a zero-emissions economy.



Schneider Electric has committed to sourcing 100 per cent renewable electricity by 2030 through RE100, and doubling its energy productivity by 2030 (2005 baseline) through EP100.

EDF Group, on the other hand, has committed to transitioning to electric vehicles by 2030 through EV100, a recently launched initiative aiming to make electric transport “the new normal”.

Signing up to these initiatives will help both companies to deliver on their wider climate ambitions, for example, Schneider Electric's target to achieve carbon neutrality in its ecosystem by 2030, and EDF’s ‘Goal 2030’ pledge to “go beyond the requirements of the two degrees Celsius trajectory set by COP21”.

Helen Clarkson, chief executive officer, The Climate Group, said: “These companies are giants in their sectors, so their commitments to purchasing renewable energy, vastly improving energy productivity, and switching to electric vehicles, send clear and significant market signals.”

Jean-Pascal Tricoire, chairman and CEO at Schneider Electric, also commented: “When it comes to the climate, I’m neither an optimist nor a pessimist, I’m an activist. Prosperity and energy are intertwined.

“For Schneider Electric, contributing to the process of achieving carbon neutrality is an ambitious and productive challenge. Joining The Climate Group’s EP100 and RE100 initiatives is a demonstration of how consumers and business can be empowered to ensure the affordability, resilience, sustainability, and security of the energy that they consume.”