Sustainability Impact to my Enterprise

 

 

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC

SUSTAINABILITY IMPACT AWARDS

Terms & Conditions

 

 
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SUSTAINABILITY IMPACT AWARDS PROGRAM IS SPONSORED BY SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES SAS AND IS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET BELOW.

 

(a) YOU ARE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE AWARDS PROGRAM; 

 

(b) YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTOOD AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS; AND

 

(c) YOU WILL BE BOUND BY THE DECISIONS OF SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC IN ALL MATTERS RELATED TO THE AWARDS PROGRAM.

 

IF YOU DO NOT AGREE, YOU MUST NOT AND CANNOT PARTICIPATE IN THE AWARDS PROGRAM.

 

PLEASE PRINT AND RETAIN A COPY OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR YOUR FUTURE REFERENCE.

 

1. Schneider Electric

 

Schneider Electric’s purpose is to empower all to make the most of our energy and resources, bridging progress and sustainability for all. We call this Life Is On. Our mission is to be your digital partner for Sustainability and Efficiency. We drive digital transformation by integrating world-leading process and energy technologies, endpoint to cloud connecting products, controls, software, and services, across the entire lifecycle, enabling integrated company management for homes, buildings, data centers, infrastructure, and industries. We are the most local of global companies. We are advocates of open standards and partnership ecosystems that are passionate about our shared Meaningful Purpose, Inclusive, and Empowered values.

 

 

2. The Awards Program

 

2.1 Objective: The Awards Program is a promotion/incentive program made available to eligible entrants (as described in clause 3 below). It aims to support the emergence of innovative solutions to meet future challenges in intelligent energy. Through the Awards Program, Schneider Electric seeks to identify and promote ideas, solutions, and/or technologies that contribute to the furtherance of intelligent energy including in the areas of energy efficiency and environmental performance.

 

2.2 Timeline:

 

2.21. The timeline for the Awards Program is set according to the category of entrant as described in clause 2.2.4 (Timeline for Customers and Channel Partners) and clause 2.2.5 (Timeline for Suppliers) below. It starts with the opening of the registration process and ends with the Global Awards ceremony.

 

2.2.2. Dates may be changed at the sole discretion of Schneider Electric. Entrants will be notified of any change by a notice published on the Website or by an email using the contact details registered on the Account.

 

2.2.3. All winners will be notified using the contact details provided in their Application or registered on the Account.

 

2.2.4. Timeline for Customers and Channel Partners:

 

Table	PHASES	START DATE	END DATE
Entry	Online Registration and Application	24 July 2023	8 December 2023
Selection   process	Phase 1*	9 December 2023	9 February 2024
	Phase 2**	10 February 2024	1 March 2024
Winners   Notified	Phase 1*	10 February 2024	1 March 2024
	Phase 2**	2 March 2024	29 March 2024
Global   Awards   Ceremony	Global winners will be invited to a   Global Awards Ceremony	Invitations will be sent to   the global winners  during March 2024	The Global Awards   Ceremony will be   held in April 2024   (date to be notified  in the invitation)

 

2.2.4.1. *Phase 1: National/Regional Selection – Phase I involves a period of review, assessment and selection to decide which Applications will move to Phase 2. During Phase 1 a Schneider Electric jury will select national/regional winners. All National/Regional winners will automatically go on to Phase 2 unless they withdraw or are eliminated from the Awards Program. All entrants will be notified of their selection status by email using the contact details provided in their Application or registered on the Account.

 

2.2.4.2. **Phase 2: Global Finals Selection and Awards - Phase 2 involves a period of review, assessment and selection to decide who will be the Global winners. During Phase 2 a new Schneider Electric jury will select Global winners from the National/Regional winners. 

2.2.5. Timeline for Suppliers:

 

 

Table	PHASES	START DATE	END DATE
Entry	Online Registration and Application	24 July 2023	8 December 2023
Winners   Notified	Global Winners	2 March 2024	29 March 2024
Global   Awards   Ceremony	Global winners will be invited to a    Global Awards Ceremony	Invitations will be sent to   the global winners  during March 2024	The Global Awards   Ceremony will be   held in April 2024   (date to be notified   in the invitation)

 

 

2.3. Administrator: The Awards Program is administered by a third party Administrator on behalf of Schneider Electric (see clause 19.1 below) and is hosted on the Website.

 

 

3. Eligibility

 

3.1 There is no joining fee to participate in the Awards Program. Participation is voluntary.
 

3.2 The Awards Program is open to entrants from all corners of the globe who meet the following eligibility criteria:

 

3.2.1. You are an eligible Customer, Channel Partner or Supplier (as defined in clause 19.1 below).

 

3.2.2. You participate in the Awards Program solely in the ordinary course of, and for, your business. Participation is not available to consumers.

 

3.2.3. You accept these Terms and Conditions.

 

3.2.4 In addition:

3.2.4.1. If you are a Channel Partner, your Application must satisfy all of the following conditions: (a) Schneider Electric components must make up at least 80% of the overall solution. (b) The solution must have delivered growth and success for your customer in the last 12 months. (c) You must provide suitable customer references for your Application upon request from Schneider Electric. 

 

3.2.4.2. If you are a Supplier, you must have qualifying revenues according to your chosen category of Application – Large Supplier or Medium Supplier (see clause 4.3.3 and clause 19.1 below).

 

3.2.5. You must satisfy all other criteria and accept all conditions on the Awards Program webpage: https://sustainability-impact-awards.se.com

 

3.3 Absent any evidence to the contrary, Schneider Electric will have the right to assume that any person submitting an Application on behalf of an Account Owner is an employee of the Account Owner and has been authorized by the Account Owner to do all of the following on its behalf:

 

3.3.1 Use the Account credentials to submit the Application.

 

3.3.2 Have access to and the right to use the Website through the Account.

 

3.3.3 Submit the Application and participate in the Awards Program; and

 

3.3.4 Accept these Terms and Conditions.

 

4. Registration and Application

 

4.1 You must satisfy the eligibility criteria specified in clause 3 above and submit your Application in accordance with these Terms and Conditions before the end date for entry specified in clause 2.2.4 above. Late Applications will not be accepted.

 

4.2 Your Application may be in English or in your local language. It must be made in one of these formats:

 

4.2.1 Infographic: .ppt or .pdf format, file size max. 50 MB; or

4.2.2 Video: mp4 format, up to 2 minutes in length, file size max 50 MB.

 

4.3 You must register and complete the entire application form(s) available online at these links according to your chosen category – Customer, Channel Partner, Large Supplier, Medium Supplier - and submit a detailed proposal for your solution (“Application”):
 

4.3.1. Customer: 

https://sustainability-impact-awards.se.com/en/challenges/impact-to-my-enterprise-2023

 

4.3.2. Channel Partner:

https://sustainability-impact-awards.se.com/en/challenges/impact-to-my-customers-2023

 

4.3.3. Large Supplier: 

https://sustainability-impact-awards.se.com/en/challenges/large-suppliers

 

4.3.4. Medium Supplier: 

https://sustainability-impact-awards.se.com/en/challenges/midsize-suppliers

 

 

4.4. Applications by Suppliers must relate to “How you have achieved decarbonization in your own operations through The Zero Carbon Project”.

 

4.5. Your Application must contain your original solution and expertise. It must clearly state your objectives and original ideas for a solution either through your sustainable activities in your own day-to-day operations or through the impact that you have made possible for your customers.

5. Judging & Selection/Assessment Criteria

 

5.1. All Applications will be subject to review, assessment and selection by a panel of at least 4 judges comprised of various members of the Schneider Electric leadership community.

 

5.2.1. For Phase 1 and Phase 2 for Customers and Channel Partners: You must show you “Strategize, Digitize, and Decarbonize” as follows. You must submit backup justification with you Application (for example,  your customer data platform (CDP) report, external sustainability report and/or a summary report from your reporting software platform):

 

5.2.1.1. Strategize -  Create a decarbonization roadmap. 

Option for Channel Partners to complete Sustainability School.

 

5.2.1.2. Digitize – Measure and monitor energy and carbon.

 

5.2.1.3. Decarbonize – Reduce energy use, decrease carbon emissions, improve energy efficiency and/or purchase or install renewable

 

You may earn more points by submitting proof of any three of the following with your Application:

 

5.2.1.4.Measure and monitor energy and carbon.

 

5.2.1.5. Implement strategies to reduce energy use, decrease carbon emissions, improve energy efficiency.

 

5.2.1.6. Purchase or install renewables.

 

5.2.1.7. Track embodied carbon.

 

5.2.1.8. Electrify transportation.

 

5.2.1.9. Electrify operations and upgrade electrical infrastructure.

 

5.2.1.10. Limit embodied carbon.

 

5.2.1.11. Offset residual carbon.

 

5.2.1.12. Reduce water usage.

 

5.2.1.13. Deploy innovations to maximize efficiency, reduce caron and energy, maximize electrification, replace energy sources with renewable, reduce water usage and/or adopt circularity business models.

 

5.2.2. For Suppliers: According to the following quantitative and qualitative criteria:

 

5.2.2.1. Quantitative criteria

 

(a) Active participation in the Zero Carbon Project 

• Carbon emission baseline, and current year accurately reported via SSPSRM
• Corresponding turnover figure accurately reported via SSPSRM
• All other requirements of The CO2 Footprint Declaration Form filled completely

• Emission reduction (% reduction in carbon intensity with respect to revenue vs baseline) achieved so far (more reduction will give higher points)
• Public reporting (provide link)

• Emission reduction target + by year
• Public commitment (provide link) 

• Reference: Explain the bodies that provide oversight, for example,  board/functional level, any external reporting, integration into the annual financial report, audited results etc.

• Reference: explain the actions implemented at site level that have resulted in the emission reduction

• Reference: Describe if carbon emissions is a factor in critical business decisions for example,  supplier selection, transportation mode, investment into new facility etc.

• Reference: Provide the name of the external partners you have worked with to support your decarbonization journey and the nature of that support i.e., what they did to support you

5.3. Judges’ decisions are final and binding.

 

 

6. Awards

 

6.1. Winners will receive Awards as follows:

 

6.1.1. All Winners at National, Regional and Global level will: 

• Be included in a PDF booklet with other winners that will be published on www.se.com 
• Receive a trophy and certificate
• Receive a co-marketing kit for use by the winner to promote its success, at winner’s cost, on agreed media and social posts subject to clause 10 below (for example, , badges, logo, press release)

 

6.2. Awards are intended strictly for the use and benefit of the winning Account Owner and shall not under any circumstances be sold, transferred, offered to any other person or traded.

 

6.3. Awards do not have a cash value and cannot be exchanged for cash.

6.4. If there are any costs, expenses, taxes, duties and/or other obligations arising out of your participation in the Awards Program (including those resulting from your receipt or use of or participation in any Award), you shall be responsible for their payment and fulfilment and you must have to inform all authorities and third parties of this responsibility.

 

7. Confidentiality

 

7.1. Schneider Electric does not require you to provide any confidential or sensitive information relating to your business, customer or solution as part of your Application.

 

7.5.1. You understand the potential impact of the non-confidential nature of your Application and such communications, and they shall not be treated as confidential or secret information.

7.5.2. Schneider Electric and the Administrator acting on its behalf may use and disclose your Application, such communications and any document based on or derived from them without restriction. This includes the right to make public disclosures.

7.5.3. You will not assert any claim of breach of confidentiality against Schneider Electric or the Administrator for any use or disclosure of any information provided to them under these Terms and Conditions.

7.5.4. You waive any claim relating to confidentiality against Schneider Electric and the Administrator under or in connection with any use and/or disclosure of any information provided by you to Schneider Electric or the Administrator under or in connection with your Application.
 

8. Intellectual Property Rights

 

8.1 Entrant’s Consent: By submitting an Application you consent to the following and grant Schneider Electric the limited rights in these Terms and Conditions:

 

8.1.1. You consent to the use by Schneider Electric of all images, text, videos, and other materials you submit, for any purpose, in any media under or in connection with your Application, for an unlimited period, without payment, under these Terms & Conditions.

8.1.2. You consent to the use by Schneider Electric of your company/business name, likeness, image, biographical information, award information (for example, , selection for advancement and Award Winner) and any other data submitted with your Application (including all content and any created works), in connection with the Awards Program, in any media or format worldwide, without any compensation to or further approval from you, including, without limitation, listing you as a Awards Program entrant on the Website and in materials related to Schneider Electric’s promotion of the Awards Program.

 

8.1.3. You agree that your consent is perpetual and cannot be revoked.

 

8.2 Ownership and Intellectual Property

 

8.2.1. You are not granting Schneider Electric any rights to any existing Patents related to the technology described in your Application or to any Patents which may appear in the future issue.

8.2.2. Schneider Electric may, at its sole discretion, publish a document based on your Application and/or any derivatives thereof, such as a paper, report, presentation, or summary. You agree to cooperate with Schneider Electric to prepare any such document, including completing any requested documentation related to the document, such as an assignment of copyrights to Schneider Electric.

8.2.3. You agree that nothing in the Terms and Conditions or otherwise in relation to the Awards Program grants you a right or license to use Schneider Electric’s name, trademarks, or service marks without the advance written authorization of Schneider Electric.

 

9. Privacy

 

9.1. By submitting an Application, you agree:

 

9.1.1. Schneider Electric may process any personal data provided in connection with your Application for the purposes in these Terms and Conditions and subject to the Privacy Policy available on the Website.
 

9.1.2. Schneider Electric may process and share your personal data with third parties (including the Administrator) for the Awards Program, as stated in these Terms and Conditions.

 

9.1.3. Schneider Electric may transfer your data to, and have it processed in, the EU under these Terms and Conditions, our Privacy Policy and subject to applicable laws and regulations.

 

 

10. Media and PR

 

You agree that you will make no direct or indirect contact with the media regarding the Awards Program, your Application or any information in your Application (including your proposed solution) without first obtaining the written consent of Schneider Electric’s national or global Marketing Department.

 

 

11. Termination

 

11.1. You may stop your participation in the Awards Program at any time by contacting Schneider Electric at  [impactawards.partner@se.com].

 

11.2 Schneider Electric may permanently stop your participation in the Awards Program and disqualify your Application if any of the following occur:

11.2.1. You no longer satisfy the eligibility criteria in clause 3.

 

11.2.2. You breach any of these Terms and Conditions.

 

11.2.3. You become insolvent.

 

11.2.4. You are abusive or offensive to any of Schneider Electric’s or the Administrator’s staff or act in any manner that could bring you, Schneider Electric, the Administrator or the Awards Program into disrepute.

 

11.2.5. Schneider Electric knows or reasonably suspects fraud, dishonesty or other misconduct in relation to your participation in the Awards Program.

 

11.2.6. There has been no activity on the Account for twenty-four (24) months.

 

11.2.7. The Account is permanently closed.

 

11.2.8. Otherwise permitted under these Terms and Conditions.

11.3. If Schneider Electric receives or obtains any proof of fraud or dishonesty or other misconduct, we will have the right to terminate your participation in the Awards Program with immediate effect and affecting no other rights available to Schneider Electric.

 

 

11.4. In the above cases, Schneider Electric will also have the right to disqualify your Application(s).

11.5. Schneider Electric may cancel or suspend the Awards Program at any time, without liability, by giving notice to that effect with no explanation being required. Schneider Electric will endeavour to give advance notice of any such cancellation or suspension.

11.6. Termination of your participation in the Awards Program for any reason shall not affect the application and validity of clauses 8, 9 and 10.

 

12. Terms and Conditions:

 

12.1. By submitting an Application,

 

12.1.1. You agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions.

 

12.1.2. You agree to be bound by all decisions of Schneider Electric, which are binding and final.

 

12.1.3. You waive any right to claim any ambiguity or error in these Terms and Conditions, or the Awards Program.

 

12.1.4. You represent and warrant that all information provided by you is correct and complete and that you have the right and authority to submit the Application.

 

 

13. Ethics and Compliance.

 

 

13.1. You must avoid being, or giving the appearance of being, in a position which may result in an actual or perceived detriment to Schneider Electric's or any of its Affiliates’ reputation and/or interests. Consequently, you must disclose your participation in the Awards Program (for example, to the customer whose solution is the subject of your Application):

13.1.1.Where required to do so by law.

 

13.1.2. If there is or could be an actual or perceived conflict of interests.

 

13.2. You represent and warrant to Schneider Electric that you will:

 

13.2.1. Comply with all applicable Anti-Corruption Laws.

 

13.2.2. Implement and maintain all suitable policies required under the Anti-Corruption Laws.

 

13.2.3. Perform and participate in the Awards Program in a lawful and ethical manner.

 

13.3. You represent and warrant to Schneider Electric that you will not take any action in relation to your performance and participation in the Awards Program that would be a violation of any applicable Anti-Corruption Laws, or would otherwise cause Schneider Electric, its Affiliates or their officers, directors, and/or employees to violate any applicable Anti-Corruption Laws, including but not limited to, making any offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the giving of any advantage (including the Awards or other benefits arising from participation in the Awards Program) to any person:

 

13.3.1. To induce or reward that person or any other person to perform their role or function improperly.

 

13.3.2. Where receipt of that advantage would result in that person or any other person performing their role or function improperly.

 

13.3.3. That is otherwise for the purpose of improperly obtaining or keeping business or a business advantage of any kind.

 

13.4. To avoid doubt, you acknowledge that it is strictly prohibited to offer, promise, give or authorize any improper advantage to any person, including any customers, Public Officials, or other persons, involved in any transaction relating to the Application or your participation in the Awards Program.

13.5. You shall promptly notify us of any known or suspected violations of this clause 13 or of applicable Anti-Corruption Laws in connection with your participation in the Awards Program. This notice may be given through Trust Line which is Schneider Electric’s global helpline for external stakeholders. It is available at: