Transform your business with bold carbon reduction strategies that boost efficiency, cut costs, and drive sustainability
A blueprint for 2025
Corporate strategies for achieving carbon footprint reduction
As climate change becomes an increasingly urgent concern, businesses are taking measurable steps towards carbon footprint reduction. In fact, 83% of companies report R&D investment in low-carbon products and services, a commitment that often pays off with products featuring sustainability attributes, achieving a revenue increase of 6% to 25%+ over those without such emphasis.
It's no longer a buzzword but a critical component of corporate responsibility. By reducing carbon emissions, companies contribute to global climate goals, improve operational efficiency, and enhance brand value.
As sustainability becomes integral to business strategy, Schneider Electric continues to empower businesses with scalable, data-driven solutions aligned with international efforts to cut emissions and transition to a cleaner future.
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Top Strategies for Carbon Footprint Reduction
To meet near-term net-zero targets, companies are implementing a range of integrated strategies:
- Energy-efficient infrastructure: Buildings account for nearly 40% of global energy-related CO₂ emissions. Retrofitting with smart HVAC systems, LED lighting, and insulation can significantly reduce energy use.
- Electrification of operations: Electrifying industrial processes and vehicle fleets can cut emissions by up to 70% over the lifecycle of electric vehicles compared to internal combustion engines.
- Smart automation and IoT: Automation and real-time monitoring tools help optimize energy use, reduce waste, and improve efficiency across business functions.
- Renewable energy adoption: Switching to solar, wind, or hydroelectric power can significantly reduce emissions. Renewable energy sources have substantially lower CO2 emissions per kilowatt-hour (kWh) (estimated at about 50g or less of CO2/kWh) compared to fossil fuels (coal: 1000g CO2/kWh, natural gas: 475g CO2/kWh).
- Carbon offsets and circular economy models: Companies are embedding carbon offsets and sustainable sourcing into long-term decarbonization plans, reducing overall waste and resource consumption.
Some practical tips to reduce carbon footprints include:
Practical ways to reduce carbon footprints for businessesTo meet near-term net-zero targets, companies are implementing a range of integrated strategies:
- Switching to clean electricity, electrifying fleets, and enhancing supply chain visibility are effective ways to reduce carbon emissions.
- Real-time energy monitoring platforms help track progress and promote accountability.
- Solutions that integrate data and automation enable businesses to streamline processes and achieve meaningful reductions in their carbon footprint across operations.
What’s next: future ideas for reducing carbon footprints
Leveraging sustainability consultancy services to help companies define their vision, analyze their current environmental footprint, and set ambitious, data-backed roadmaps for emission reduction.
Implementing Schneider Electric's cutting-edge software solutions to gain real-time visibility into energy consumption, monitor emissions, and optimize operational efficiency across facilities and supply chains.
Deploying Schneider Electric's advanced equipment and technologies, including renewable energy integration, energy efficiency upgrades, and smart grid solutions, to directly reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions.
A customer story
Driving decarbonization
Schneider Electric partnered with Roca Group, a global leader in bathroom products, to accelerate their decarbonization efforts. Through a collaborative, multi-phase approach, Schneider Electric's climate change consulting services helped Roca Group define a new, unified global strategy for reducing their carbon footprint.
This involved analyzing their operations across 85 factories in 170 countries, setting more ambitious goals, and implementing digitalization and sensorization to monitor and optimize energy consumption.
Schneider Electric also assisted Roca Group in identifying opportunities for sustainable energy generation and emissions reduction projects. This partnership demonstrates how strategic guidance, digital tools, and targeted solutions can empower large enterprises like Roca Group to achieve significant environmental improvements.
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