EJQ7 - Winter 2026 - Journal - Page 35
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INDUSTRY LEADERS are addressing economic challenges and environmental
targets with innovative solutions in unprecedented ways. At the recent
Innovation Summit, we engaged Emily Heitman, President of Schneider Electric
Canada, to share how she’s providing leadership to tackle today’s challenges and
power a better future.
Schneider Electric is a global company and has been recognized as the world’s
most sustainable corporation according to rankings by Time Magazine and
Statista, as well as Corporate Knights. How do you and your team meet your
sustainability targets?
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC IS MOVING ITS NORTH AMERICAN
HEADQUARTERS TO BOSTON’S WINTHROP CENTER, WHICH
IS THE WORLD’S LARGEST PASSIVE HOUSE-CERTIFIED OFFICE
BUILDING, USING ADVANCED TECH TO DRASTICALLY CUT
ENERGY USE (150 PER CENT BETTER THAN TYPICAL CLASS A)
AND IMPROVE AIR QUALITY. CREDIT: BRUCE T. MARTIN.
We’re so proud of being named the world’s most sustainable company by Time
Magazine and Statista, and Corporate Knights. We don’t take these awards lightly.
At the same time, we’re not satis昀椀ed. It’s the beginning of a journey we’ve
been on for 15 years, but there’s still a path ahead of us. We’re taking a threepronged approach. First, circularity around our products; that means both
with recycling and reusability of the product itself. Second, there’s the endto-end supply chain that includes our suppliers and our entire ecosystems, our
transportation companies that we work with, and our shipping companies that
ship to our customers. We work with our top suppliers to make sure that they
have the same targets, the same goals, and are putting the same rigorous actions
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