The Lighthouse Operating System 2025

Maturity model excerpt – embedded sustainability FIGURE 8 Schneider Electric advocates sustainability throughout the entire product life cycle with its design, make, use and recover framework. By embedding circular-economy principles in the design phase and incorporating eco-friendly materials, Schneider ensures a sustainability-first mindset from the outset. Throughout the manufacturing process, real-time environmental monitoring and optimized resource management in packaging, material usage and logistics work together to minimize operational impacts. Furthermore, Schneider extends product life cycles through strategic refurbishment initiatives. This synchronized approach to sustainability across all production stages fosters an intelligent ecosystem that not only reduces environmental impact but also upholds the highest standards of operational excellence.Production strengthens industrial symbiosis clusters with minimal lossEcosystem-leading 5 Maximized efficiency level; waste and byproducts are at absolute minimumBusiness-shaping Plant is operating on zero-waste basis – all discharges are accounted for Technology-enabled 7+1 types of waste mastered, and production waste minimizedProcess-optimized Cost-driven initiatives for material efficiency StandarizedMake with less Demonstrating: Embedded sustainability Excerpt from capability: Material efficiency 4 3 2 1 Source: Scheider Electric. (2024). Embedded sustainability case study2.5.4 Embedded sustainability Sustainability is woven into every stage of the operating system, from designing recyclable products to optimizing resource use and reducing emissions. By adopting circular economy practices and tracking environmental impact, manufacturers can achieve both regulatory compliance and long-term competitive advantage while creating a positive impact on the environment. Within three years, 65% of businesses expect a positive impact on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and 56% a positive impact on cost.3 Sustainability is one of our most important societal needs where manufacturing companies can have a huge impact. Most companies underestimate the impact of their own segment of the value chain, especially if considered from an end-to-end perspective, from product design to end-of-life. In operations, key sustainability areas are: –Sustainable by design: Designing products with sustainable materials and for multiple life cycles, enabling repair, reuse and remanufacturing models –Make with less: Running operations as efficiently as possible in terms of energy, water and material use, reducing emissions and capturing value from materials otherwise considered waste –Use longer and better: Redesigning business models around circular principles and supporting customers to extend the useful product life as much as possible to maximize value capture –Recover and use again: Ensure recirculation and recycling of products and materials at their end of life to close the resource cycle and extract value otherwise lost The Lighthouse Operating System: Driving Responsible Transformation 18