Renowned for its tight grasp on the environmentally responsible digital transformation of energy management and automation, Schneider Electric has honoured global efforts towards creating a more sustainable and electric future in its annual awards.
This year’s awards, which were revealed at Schneider‘s Innovation Summit in Paris last week, spotlighted companies in the Pacific region, such as the University of New South Wales’ (UNSW) efforts to reduce its campus’ environmental footprint and subsequently emerge as a sustainability leader.
UNSW Sydney won the coveted ‘Impact to My Enterprise’ Award that celebrates partner, customer and supplier organisations that demonstrate sustainability leadership and staunch willingness to decarbonise operations. Pacific-based data centre specialist Airtunk won this award alongside UNSW, in light of building energy and water-efficient data centres.
UNSW – guided by an inspiring Environmental Sustainability Plan – shines as one of only six enterprises worldwide to be awarded this honour at Schneider’s awards, and the only Australian organisation to take out this title.
Working harder and faster in the sustainability movement
Schneider launched these awards in 2022 to communicate its pledge towards contributing to a more sustainable and electric world by relying on collaboration and cooperation to work faster and smarter.
This year’s award criteria was expanded to celebrate organisations aiming for net-zero greenhouse gas emission targets via electrifying and digitising operations.
Schneider Electric’s Pacific zone president Colette Munro highly commends the innovative sustainability endeavours showcased in the awards.
“We saw four exemplary wins locally and it was a remarkable achievement for the University of New South Wales to also secure global recognition,” says Munro.
Pacific Energy and Quasar Systems Ltd are co-winners of the ‘Sustainability Impact to my Customers’ award, which salutes those who assist customers in accomplishing their decarbonisation goals. Pacific Energy’s power systems are being transported to one of the world’s largest grids in a bid to slash carbon emissions and refine reliability and safety.
Additionally, Quasar’s EcoStruxure Power Monitoring expert system covers more than 200 sites across New Zealand.
Schneider a pillar of guidance for decarbonisation efforts
Munro calls on Australian businesses to derive inspiration from the precedents set by UNSW, AirTrunk, Pacific Energy, and Quasar, and to strongly consider Schneider Electric as a reliable digital partner for sustainability and efficiency.
“For those unsure how to navigate the initial steps of decarbonisation, there is support available from Schneider Electric to help them commence their journey to sustainability through digitisation and energy efficiency,” says Munro.
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