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Ethics & Business Sustainability

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Page 1: Ethics & Business Sustainability

open up

Here’s to celebrating growth and success:

New manufacturing and solutions centre - The Engine Room.

A company’s strength lies in its people

A new journey begins at our new factory

To accompany OPEN Magazine, Issue #5

South A

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Another year has passed and I’m still a firm believer that as an organization, balance and success are achieved by firmly placing one leg on the customer and the other on our business. As with every organization, looking after our people and servicing our customers plays an important role in our growth!

This is evident through our investment in the building on Old Pretoria road, the new home for the manufacturing, mining, sustainable development and education divisions. It boasts the latest Schneider Electric building standards whilst promising excellent business collaboration and proper customer interaction and training.

It is truly world-class!

Eric Leger,

Country President, Southern Africa

3 Roles Field Services and Human Resources

on another level

4 Focus on A changing world: Ethics and business

sustainability

6 User guide Things that keep employees motivated

to stay in an organization

7 Success stories From good to Great - New Cool Site

for our Factory Employees

8 Good news Dream. Believe. Achieve – Empowering

the next generation of leaders

Contents

Open is published by Schneider Electric SE – Director of publication: Kim Beddard- Fontaine – Editor-in-chief: Simona Radu – Open Magazine Coordination: Cristina Vaduva – Open Up Magazines Coordination: Madalina Aldea – Design and production: Publicis Activ Lyon and teams at Global Marketing - Photos: Schneider Electric picture library, all employees who contributed to this magazine - ©2014 Schneider Electric. All Rights Reserved. Schneider Electric, APC by Schneider Electric, Odace, Ovalis, Wiser, EVlink, Nova, and Kinos are trademarks owned by Schneider Electric Industries SE or its affiliated companies. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. Schneider Electric South Africa, 1 Riverview Office Park, Janadel Avenue, Halfway Gardens, Midrand, Phone: +27-11-254-6400 - Fax: +27--11-254-6746www.schneider-electric.com

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Look after your people and they’ll look after your customersOver the years, companies have shifted their focus on valuing people and servicing customers. Both customer and people are viewed as being significant to an organisation’s growth and survival. Human Resources and Field Services roles are huge players in this!

Phindokuhle Mohlala VP Human Resources - Africa & Caribbean Zone

Bongani Twala Field Services Director

Phindo has more than 20 years of solid experience in Human Resources

and joined Schneider Electric in May. She spent the last 7 years at ABB as Executive Board Member and the Regional Senior Vice President Human Resources, responsible for 12 countries in Africa. Prior to that she held HR leadership roles in including BP and Air Chefs.

Her role was focused on developing the talent pipeline, implementing graduate programs and developing innovative talent accelerator schemes to attract and maintain skills. Her strong background and passion for people and business will bring us a lot of innovation in the Africa & Caribbean Zone.

As Director for the Service business, Bongani is tasked with

providing leadership to the Services business of Schneider Electric in Southern Africa. This encompasses all tasks from Products Installation and Commissioning to end of life services across all Schneider business units servicing Industry, Utilities and Buildings.

Bongani has held engineering, project management and senior management roles in leading multinational engineering companies, spanning over 15 years serving the Utilities and Industry. In his last role prior to joining Schneider Electric, he was Senior Vice President, Service, at ABB for South Africa and Southern Africa.

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A Changing World Ethics and Business SustainabilityA company’s attitude towards governance in general, it’s various policies concerning the environment, the way in which it treats its employees and the way in which it treats its partners and the communities in which it operates in, are all part of its overall ethical behavior. This behavior is the principle factor in determining a company’s public image which in turn represents the way in which the public views the company and any brand associated with it.

Unethical behavior may irreparably damage a company’s reputation and make it less appealing to stakeholders. Business has come to realize that there is a critical need for companies to act in a way which goes beyond profit-based motivations, towards a more sustainable model which works for all stakeholders. Amongst others, ethical companies with strong public images enjoy the following benefits;

• protection from being acquired by competitors,• reduced employee turnover,• improved productivity,• attractive places to work, attracting talent,• improved sales and profits,• improved growth and business sustainability,• higher share prices, and ultimately• happier shareholders.

Schneider Electric, internationally, certainly acknowledges this and makes its stance on ethics very clear in its Mission Statement;

Responsibility and People are foremost in Schneider Electric’s strategy for growth, profitability and ultimate sustainability. We as employees of Schneider Electric should be proud of the fact that we have a formalised ethic code of conduct, which speaks to our five key stakeholders; employees, shareholders, business partners, the planet and society.

Our Principles of Responsibility together with a sound Corporate Governance Framework enabled Conlog and Schneider Electric to both be

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awarded anti-corruption compliance certification in March 2014. The certification was awarded by the “ETHIC Intelligence Certification Committee”. Ethic Intelligence, a French organization has since 2006, been providing third-party assurance of the effectiveness of their company’s anti-corruption compliance management systems, processes and procedures. ETHIC Intelligence relies on their sound knowledge of anti-corruption legislation as well as their understanding of day-to-day business realities to help companies strengthen and promote their respective anti-corruption compliance programs through such certification.

Being certified, we can now use our compliance efforts, not only to effectively mitigate the risks of

bribery and corruption in our business dealings, but also to differentiate ourselves positively vis-à-vis partners, employees and other stakeholders. We need to communicate and embrace initiatives such as our Responsibility & Ethics Dynamics Programme, Our Principles of Responsibility and our Governance Framework, using them as tools to support us in strengthening our public image and taking the Schneider Electric brand from strength to strength.

Schneider Electric has a zero tolerance stance on unethical behaviorw.

For assistance, challenge your Manager,interrogate the management System orvisit “Our Principles of Responsibility” onthe intranet

Familiarise yourself with themain Documents supportingGovernance in Schneider Electric:

- “Our Principles of Responsibility”- Corporate Governance Framework- Fraud, Corruption & Business Ethics Policy- Gift & Hospitality Policy- Moonlighting Policy- Competition Compliance Policy- Limits of Authority Instruction- Intellectual Property, Copyright & Data Protection Policy

Workplace ethics and behavior are a crucial part of employment, as both are aspects that can assist our company in its efforts to be profitable. In fact, ethics and behavior are just as important to most companies as performance as high morale and teamwork are two ingredients for success. Every business in every industry has certain guidelines to which its employees must adhere, and frequently outline such aspects at inductions and townhall meetings.

Ethics is everyone’s responsibility

Tackling the stakes of today and tomorrow to support Responsible & Profitable Growth, keeping People at the Heart of our Strategy”.

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Luthando Makiwane:I’m motivated by the passion I have for what I do and also having a good manager that allows me to be creative in my work and is always supportive. My colleagues are very engaging and the

training opportunities available have contributed to my retention here.

Nozibele Ntabekwana:I have had a chance to view the organisation from different perspectives while working from a receptionist, to my current position in Business Development. At the end of it all,

it does boils down to the passion one has and the positive attitude you bring each day to work.

Carel Scheepers:Schneider Electric has evolved in an explosive way. This is what motivates me, the global commitment to being the best. We are an organisation with diversity on so many levels. The challenges

presented push one to grow, to exceed your own expectations and the working environment is solid.

Jenny van Rooyen:I was particularly attracted to working for Schneider because of its strong global presence. There are many opportunities in terms of personal and career development and the work-life balance is

a plus. Collaboration amongst sales teams and support from other the bFO stewards is a huge motivator.

Employee motivation: What drives the workforceWhen it comes to job satisfaction, financial rewards are not enough. A motivated employee is a valuable employee – and also among the hardest to find. In this complex working environment, employees are looking for inspiring leaders who let them shine and provide training to sharpen their skills.

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Our awesome new 12,000 square metre factory on Old Pretoria road opened recently! The building is not only be used for manufacturing, but also houses our mining team, Sustainable Development business unit and the Schneider Electric Academy. Employees that have also relocated to the factory are those from the Capital Hill, Bartlett and Germiston sites. The building and the move shows a major commitment to Schneider Electric’s long-term investment in South Africa and will provide us with more local capabilities to fully servicing our customers by being closer to their needs. The collocation will also assist in greater collaboration.

From good to Great - New Cool Site for our Factory Employees

Employee motivation: What drives the workforce

A graffiti artist was hired to bring creativity and splashes of colour in the office working areas of the building

The quarterly Townhall meeting was held in the warehouse area and employees got to tour around the new mutualized centre

The main boardroom has been named the “Signature Room” and boasts of custom-made oil paintings of Nelson Mandela

The factory is equipped with a state-of-the-art canteen where employees can collaborate and enjoy the ambiance of the new facility

Success stories

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Dream. Believe. Achieve!Schneider Electric South Africa took part in the Cell C Take a Girl Child to Work Day which targets Grade 10 to 12 South African girl pupils, with the opportunity to visit a place of work and experience first-hand what a specific career entails. It encourages the students to participate in discussions to fully understand their role in the country’s socio-economic development. The campaign celebrates its 12th anniversary this year under the theme: Dream, Believe, Achieve. This year’s event aimed to remind young female students that they possess the power to make their dreams real by believing in themselves. In recognition of this, 20 girls from a local school in Tembisa were selected to shadow various leaders across the organization. This initiative is also in line with the company’s Diversity and inclusion Policy.

The next generation of leaders. Bold and determined!

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