Empower the young generation to accelerate the ecological and social transition

There are currently 1.2 billion 15- to 24-year-olds worldwide, representing 16% of the global population. Fully 90% of these young people live in emerging or developing countries, where the consequences of climate change are the most direct, and where the need for ecological and social transition is becoming more and more urgent each day. These regions are also home to the largest pool of innovation, be it technological, economic, political, social or cultural. Today’s global youth, very conscious of the challenges of the ecological, social and sustainable transition, is choosing to take action worldwide. To successfully secure a sustainable future for humanity, younger generations express the same need for guidance, training and recognition. At the Schneider Electric Foundation, our goal is to support these young people and empower them to get involved and innovate, so that they can take their rightful place in the world of tomorrow being built before our eyes today. We go about fulfilling this objective each and every day, all over the world, through concrete initiatives and programs.