Schneider Electric™ has a proven record of leading companies to thriving sustainability programs across economic, environmental, and social dimensions. As a global leader in sustainability services, we provide an end-to-end solution that truly sets us apart from others and integrates strategies, technologies, and implementation capabilities.

1. Solutions for
Sustainability
in Mining
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2. The mining industry has come under tremendous pressure to improve its social,
developmental, and environmental performance. Like other parts of the corporate
world, it is now routinely expected to perform at ever-higher standards of stewardship,
going well beyond simply achieving the best rate of return for shareholders. Being
constantly scrutinized by the market and society in general, and increasingly required
to be more and more transparent, mining enterprises have to proactively improve their
commitment and performance regarding sustainability.
The key to success is achieved through the development and integration
of practices that reduce their environmental impact, such as:
• Reducing water and energy consumption
• Minimising land disturbances and waste production
• Preventing soil, water, and air pollution at their sites
• Enabling successful mine closure and reclamation
A path toward sustainable mining
Achieving the Social Licence to Operate
In practice, the Social Licence to Operate arises from the community’s
perception of a mining project or company. It is granted by the local
community. It is intangible, informal, nonpermanent, and dynamic. It has
to be earned and then maintained. It is an expression of the quality of
a ‘relationship’.
Environment People Communities
Social Licence to Operate
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3. Helping mining companies with
their sustainability strategies
Schneider Electric™ has a proven record of leading
companies to thriving sustainability programmes across
economic, environmental, and social dimensions. As
a global leader in sustainability services, we provide
an end-to-end solution that truly sets us apart from
others and integrates strategies, technologies, and
implementation capabilities.
Our approach helps mining companies accelerate their
business performance.
• Environmental metrics (tracking and reporting)
• Corporate sustainability reporting
• Carbon disclosure project support — Investor, Water and Supply Chain
• Sustainability site assessment (and gap analysis: strategy vs. execution)
• Supply chain sustainability — GHG emissions, water, waste disclosure
• Conflict minerals compliance
• GHG emissions management
• Life cycle analysis (carbon footprint)
Mining enterprises require comprehensive
solutions that integrate energy and
sustainability data into a single, global view.
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4. Energy management
Implementing energy and cost reduction measures
is not extremely difficult as long as you establish
accountability for their results and have the ability to
track their progress.
As the global leader in energy management, Schneider Electric looks
at energy differently. We start by developing a comprehensive energy
strategy that treats improvements as a continuous process that goes
beyond sporadic actions that only produce a one-time benefit.
Our energy action plan is your long-term roadmap
to energy savings and efficiency.
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5. Environmental management
Environmental management is necessary at every stage of the mine life cycle in
order to ensure that the local environment is protected every step of the way, and
Schneider Electric can provide the services, expertise, and technologies to help
you address many of your environmental strategies:
• Real time software for data acquisition and alerts (air quality, dust, noise, water)
• Data management/telemetry/field sensor integration network
• Weather monitoring
• Environmental reports
• Mobile inspection technologies
• Business Process Management (BPM) tools (procedures/incidents)
Water management
The water cycle in mining is complex and needs to
be aligned with the mine life cycle. To create a
successful water management strategy, procedures,
best practices, and technologies can be leveraged
to achieve successful water management during the
operations phase:
• Water awareness (visibility under production context/benchmarking)
• Optimisation
• Water monitoring (quality, flow, levels)
• Water balances
• Data collection, management, and reporting
• Analytics
• Advanced weather tools
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6. Renewable energy
Schneider Electric is committed to helping mining companies use energy wisely, and
as part of that commitment we can provide cost-effective renewable energy solutions.
We leverage our expertise, experience, and life cycle services, from the initial
feasibility study all the way through to project execution and sustainability, for every
renewable energy project we undertake.
Secure a sustainable future
• Reduce carbon footprint by cutting down on harmful emissions and greenhouse gases
• Improve relationships with local communities
• Promote facilities that could be a legacy asset for local communities after mine closure
• Create awareness of renewable and energy efficiency in general
Bottom line improvement
• Include revenue streams from carbon credits and carbon trading
• Reduce electrical costs or even generate revenue by selling energy surplus,especially in remote locations
• Mitigate anticipated increases in energy costs, offset future carbon taxes, and reduce dependence on
volatile fuel prices and unreliable supplies
Increase energy security
• Reduce dependency on single energy sources
• Can be used as a back-up for weak grid
• Suitable for increasing remote (off-grid) projects
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7. Partner with
Schneider Electric
for community
development
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8. Let Schneider Electric help you succeed
when working with the community
Schneider Electric BipBop programme
1.3 billion people in the world have no access to energy. That is the equivalent of the population of the
United States and Europe combined.
Schneider Electric accepts this challenge by providing needed equipment, financial resources, and skills
where they are most needed through the BipBop programme (Business, Innovation & People at the Base of the
Pyramid), a programme aimed at eradicating fuel poverty and enabling the economic and social development
of affected countries.
BipBop focuses its efforts on three complementary initiatives:
Sustainability affects
more than just the
physical environment
— it affects every person
in the community.
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Business
Manage a socially driven
investment fund to
financially support
companies dedicated to
the electrical business at
the Base of the Pyramid
Base of the Pyramid
Expression commonly
used to define the
populations with
the lowest income
in a country
People
Train young people from
the Base of the Pyramid
in energy management
related skills and
sponsor them
Innovation
Build adequate
offers/solutions and
business models to be a
champion in the access
to energy field for the
Baseof the Pyramid
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9. Let Schneider Electric help you succeed
when working with the community
The case for evolving the mining industry has never
been stronger. As demand for natural resources
continues to grow, mining companies face
complex challenges in meeting that demand
while maintaining their licence to operate through
strengthening local communities and reducing
their impact on the environment.
The Development Partner Framework is a bold, new approach for mining
companies to build sustainable, long-term value by repositioning
themselves from isolated actors to regional development partners.
Schneider Electric is a founding member of the initiative behind this
movement, known as the KIN Catalyst: Mining Company of the Future.
KIN is a cross-sector collaboration between leaders from mining companies,
contractors, suppliers, researchers, academics, nonprofits, and representatives
from indigenous communities.
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10. Ranked 9th by Corporate
Knights in the 2015 Global 100
Most Sustainable Corporations
in the World.
Named a leader in the Verdantix
2013 Green Quadrant Energy
Management Software (Global) report.
2014, “Schneider Electric Continues
Its Reign As Leader of Energy Supply
Management,” Verdantix Green
Quadrant Energy Management
Software (Global) Report.
September 2015
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