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more energy from cleaner sources. A lot of the utilities are so busy solving for the supply side of the equation, and we need to be solving for the
demand on the system too. Why not come at it from all sides?
What are your goals for the company for the next three to 昀椀ve
years in terms of staying competitive for your customers and
advancing growth while maintaining high ESG standards?
It’s a confusing time in the Canadian industrial sector around the
world. How are you helping your team navigate current geopolitical
tensions and ongoing tariff turmoil?
We recognize that climate change takes a village. It’s not just
Schneider Electric, it’s not just private companies or public
companies, concerned citizens or government o昀케cials. Our
mission at Schneider Electric is to build smart and sustainable
homes, cities and industries in Canada. If you need power, you
are probably working with Schneider Electric; we’re in one
out of every two homes and one out of every three commercial
buildings. We are interested in helping Canada move to the
forefront of the conversation around sustainability. I like to
say sustainability is still in fashion in Canada, but we want to
transition that conversation: sustainability isn’t just purely
altruistic anymore. In fact, if you’re tackling the conversation
around sustainability from the standpoint of energy e昀케ciency, it
reduces your power bill, it lowers maintenance costs, it improves
up time and it improves the overall resiliency of your operation.
Let’s change the narrative. What’s good for the planet is also good
for the pocketbook!
For us, the priority is our customers, we want to make sure that they
are supported, no matter what’s happening in the world. That’s why
we have invested heavily in Canada to strengthen resilience and keep
supply 昀氀owing without disruption. For example, we’ve expanded
manufacturing capacity at our three Canadian factories. We’ve also
grown our local technology and R&D centers to stay close to customer
needs.
But one of the things that we are most proud of is opening a new
distribution center in the Greater Toronto Area this year. We had the site
fully operational within six months. In the current climate, that speed
matters because we want our customers to be able to count on us for
timely delivery and zero hiccups in supply.
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