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Credit to Author: Employee Voices| Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2018 10:31:17 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n

Written by Sonali Sathpaty,\u00a0Vice President Diversity and Inclusion at Schneider Electric<\/strong><\/p>\n

Company is a microcosm of the world <\/strong><\/p>\n

I heard actor Asia Kate Dillon<\/a> speak at the Bloomberg Gender Equality summit<\/a> in New York recently. Dillon, who identifies as both transgender and gender non-binary made a powerful case for equality at the workplace: They said and I quote, \u201cYour company is a microcosm of the world as you see it, the way you want it to be. Do you want to live in a more free and inclusive world because you have a desire to be included, to be truly equal, to be free? No one is free until we all are free. Until the most marginalized amongst us; black, indigenous, people of color especially trans, intersex and gender queer folks and differently abled folks are held up as essential assets for the survival of us all, no one will be free\u2026When we work to make the world more safe and free for others, we are ultimately making the world more safe and free for ourselves\u201d.<\/p>\n

This is the spirit and sentiment that we are striving to achieve at Schneider Electric. We believe that \u201cAccess to energy is a basic human right\u201d \u2013 our aspiration is to improve the lives of people everywhere in the world by developing sustainable energy solutions for our customers. This belief also extends to our Diversity & Inclusion philosophy. Our ambition is to offer equal opportunities to everyone everywhere, and we want our employees \u2014 no matter who they are, or where in the world they live \u2014 to feel uniquely valued, and safe to contribute their best. For us diversity of people and an environment of inclusion generate greater engagement, performance, and innovation.<\/p>\n

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Creating a bias free and inclusive culture<\/strong><\/p>\n

Diversity is challenging because it highlights our differences. Sometimes the differences are visible and sometimes not.\u00a0 This makes it even more important to create a culture which is bias free and inclusive. By signing the UN Free & Equal Standards of Conduct for Business<\/a> on Tackling Discrimination against Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans & Intersex People we made a global commitment to go above and beyond the diversity challenge.<\/p>\n

By adopting these Standards, we as a company pledge to:<\/p>\n