Climate Policy Engagement Analysis
Climate Policy Engagement Overview: Schneider Electric appears to be strategically engaged with climate policy in Japan, the US and the EU, taking supportive positions on energy efficiency and renewable energy policies and the transition of the energy mix. However, it appears to retain memberships to several industry associations which are negatively engaged with climate policy in the EU, including BusinessEurope and the European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC).
Top-line Messaging on Climate Policy: Schneider Electric has communicated strong support for ambitious climate policy. In a Sustainability Magazine published in November 2024, the company supported limiting global warming to 1.5°C. In the same Magazine Schneider Electric supported the need for climate policy, referencing the EU Green Deal and the Fit for 55 Package. In an October 2024 joint letter the company supported developing more ambitious Nationally Determined Contributions in the lead up to COP29.
Engagement with Climate-Related Regulations: Schneider Electric’s engagement with climate-related regulations in the EU and US is mostly positive. The company broadly supported emissions trading systems in its 2023 Sustainability Report, published in March 2024. Schneider Electric’s CEO has consistently expressed support for energy efficiency policies and targets, including in an October 2024 joint letter. In July 2024, the company advocated to triple the renewable targets by 2035 to the Japanese government within the 7th Strategic Energy Plan in an open statement. Schneider Electric broadly supported the Carbon Removals Certification Framework in its 2023 Sustainability Report, published in March 2024.
Positioning on Energy Transition: Schneider Electric strongly supports the transition of the energy mix. In the US, the company has consistently supported the Inflation Reduction Act’s climate investments, including the tax incentives for clean energy, electric vehicles, solar energy and storage, for example in a September 2024 press release, a February 2025 joint letter to policymakers and as reported by a March 2025 article in Ceres LEAD. Schneider Electric supported the phase out of fossil fuel subsidies in an October 2024 joint letter. In the same joint letter, the company supported transitioning to a renewables based energy system alongside the electrification of transportation, heat and industry, and policy instruments to decarbonize industry. Schneider Electric signed a letter to Congressional Leadership in July 2023, promoting policy to facilitate clean energy development, but also appeared to support pipeline infrastructure for CO2 sequestration and low-emission products, a position with unclear alignment with IPCC guidance on the role for fossil fuels and renewables in the energy mix up to 2050. In the EU, Schneider Electric’s CEO supported provisions in the EU Net-Zero Industry Act and the EU Electricity Market Design reform to phase out GHG emission-intensive technologies in a July 2023 CEO Alliance Letter.
Industry Association Governance: Schneider Electric disclosed a list of industry associations of which it is a member, but excluded multiple industry associations which are actively engaged on climate policy. The company has not published a review of its industry association memberships and climate policy engagement. Schneider Electric is a member of BusinessEurope and the European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) which advocate with negative positions on key EU policies such as the EU Emissions Trading System.
InfluenceMap collects and assesses evidence of corporate climate policy engagement on a weekly basis, depending on the availability of information from each specific data source (for more information see ourmethodology). While this analysis flows through to the company’s scores each week, the summary above is updated periodically. This summary was last updated in Q1 2025.