- New research on reliable energy access and smart water management to guide business and policy action
- Company leaders to outline future readiness with electrification, digitalization, and AI-ready infrastructure that supports growth and jobs
NEW YORK, Sept. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, today outlined its plans for Climate Week NYC 2025, unveiling new research and initiatives focused on keeping power reliable, affordable, and resilient as demand surges from AI, advanced manufacturing, and electrification. At Climate Week NYC, Schneider Electric will convene leaders across industries to translate energy technology into competitive advantage, powering the future of productive industries and resilient local economies. The company will debut new analysis on reliable energy access and smart water infrastructure and will showcase practical strategies that help organizations harden operations, reduce risk, and improve efficiency.
“The world is entering an energy supercycle as AI, cars and mobility at large, buildings and industries electrify fast while infrastructure in many regions strains to keep pace,” said Jean-Pascal Tricoire, Chairman, Schneider Electric. “Our focus this week is on practical steps across demand, grid and supply that improve reliability, keep costs predictable, and add capacity faster for cities, industries, and communities worldwide.”
Strengthening Reliable Energy Access with Distributed Solutions
Schneider Electric’s Sustainability Research Institute has published a white paper, Energy Poverty: Schneider Electric’s global vision for sustainable energy for all, reframing energy poverty as a triple challenge of access, affordability, and reliability. The paper highlights that between 685 million and 3.3 billion people could currently be considered energy poor, with an average global estimate of 1.3 billion. The paper proposes practical pathways centered on solar-plus-storage microgrids, and inclusive local governance—approaches that increase uptime, create local economic value, and reduce exposure to fuel volatility.
Water Resilience and Business Priorities
Schneider Electric also released findings from a U.S. C-Suite survey on water management, revealing where smart water infrastructure ranks among corporate and municipal priorities and exploring the disconnect between ambition and action. The report highlights the growing role of water in business resilience and urban planning, providing insights for leaders navigating resource scarcity.
Schneider Electric partners with Makersite to advance product sustainability through lifecycle intelligence
As part of its commitment to accelerating sustainable innovation, Schneider Electric has launched LC-Analytics (Life Cycle Analytics), a pioneering initiative that leverages artificial intelligence to generate digital twins for thousands of products. This solution enables the automated creation of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) data—including product carbon footprints—and Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs), significantly streamlining ecodesign decision-making.
By embedding product-lifecycle intelligence into its portfolio through this partnership with Makersite, Schneider Electric is unlocking new capabilities to reduce the environmental impact of its products. LC-Analytics serves as a powerful catalyst in the company’s journey to decarbonize its offerings and drive measurable progress toward a more sustainable future.
Schneider Electric at Climate Week NYC
Schneider Electric will have a robust presence across Climate Week NYC, including at the following events:
- Schneider Electric at Climate Week on Tuesday, September 23, from 9:00 AM-7:00 PM EST, including:
- Trailblazers of Change: Harnessing Sustainability for Innovation and Impact from 9:00-10:30 AM, where Esther Finidori, CSO Schneider Electric, will discuss how embedding sustainability into business strategy strengthens value chains, accelerates climate action, and drives meaningful change.
- Future-Ready with Schneider Electric: Advancing Sustainability Through Energy Resilience from 12:00-1:30 PM (Lunch Reception), where Jean-Pascal Tricoire, Chairman of Schneider Electric, and Steve Wilhite, President of Sustainability, will discuss how electrification, digitalization, and energy resilience are helping businesses turn disruption into long-term advantage.
- Raising the Bar: How Business and Policy is Shaping Carbon Markets from 5:00-7:00 PM, exploring the evolving landscape of carbon markets.
- Semafor Next 3 Billion Summit on Wednesday, September 24, where Jean-Pascal Tricoire will join other leaders to discuss accelerating access to energy and AI infrastructure for the next three billion people.
- The Nest (S&P) Climate Campus on Wednesday, September 24, from 1:00-5:45 PM at the Javits Center, where Jean-Pascal Tricoire will participate in a fireside chat at 1:00 PM.
Further, Schneider Electric executives will be on hand to discuss the company’s latest news, supply chain emission reduction efforts, automation in the water sector, enabling industrial decarbonization, and reliable energy access. These executives include:
- Jean-Pascal Tricoire, Chairman
- Esther Finidori, Chief Sustainability Officer
- Steve Wilhite, President, Sustainability Business
- Gilles Vermot Desroches, Senior Vice President, Corporate Citizenship and Institutional Affairs
- Rafael Segrera, South America Zone President
- Vanessa Miler Fels, Senior Vice President, Global Supply Chain, Safety, Environment, Real Estate, and Sustainability
- Amit Chaturvedy, Global Head and Managing Partner, SE Ventures
- Vincent Petit, Senior Vice President, Climate and Energy Transition Research
- Asha Devasia, Senior Vice President, Innovation and Sustainability
- Michele Hix, Vice President, Strategic Customers, North America
- Jeannie Salo, Chief Public Policy Officer, North America
- Lisa Wee, Chief Sustainability Officer, AVEVA
- Sophie Borgne, President, Water & Environment, Automation
- Steve Carlini, Vice President, Innovation and Data Centers
- John Powers, Vice President, Renewable Energy & Cleantech
- Erin Decker, Senior Director, Renewable Energy & Carbon Advisory
- Thomas Kwan, Vice President, Sustainability Research
- William Theisen, Global Commercial Head of Nature & Tech-Based Solutions
- Mathilde Mignot, Group Director of Nature & Tech Based Solutions
As part of Climate Week NYC, Schneider Electric and its partners will have additional announcements related to decarbonization, which will be shared via the company’s global and U.S. online newsrooms.
About Schneider Electric
Schneider’s purpose is to create Impact by empowering all to make the most of our energy and resources, bridging progress and sustainability for all. At Schneider, we call this Life Is On.
Our mission is to be the trusted partner in Sustainability and Efficiency.
We are a global industrial technology leader bringing world-leading expertise in electrification, automation and digitalization to smart industries, resilient infrastructure, future-proof data centers, intelligent buildings, and intuitive homes. Anchored by our deep domain expertise, we provide integrated end-to-end lifecycle AI enabled Industrial IoT solutions with connected products, automation, software and services, delivering digital twins to enable profitable growth for our customers.
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