Schneider Electric has been named the World’s Most Sustainable Company by TIME Magazine and Statista for the third consecutive year, a recognition that comes as energy efficiency, electrification, and digital infrastructure become increasingly central to global growth.
The 2026 ranking assessed 5,000 of the world’s largest and most influential companies, with Schneider Electric taking the top spot once again. For the company, the recognition reflects a strategy built around electrification, automation, digitalization, and energy intelligence—areas that are becoming increasingly important to data centre operators facing rising demand, grid constraints, and pressure to reduce emissions.
“As energy becomes increasingly central to growth, competitiveness, and progress, the need to use it more intelligently continues to grow,” said Emily Heitman, president of Schneider Electric Canada. “We believe energy intelligence is a key enabler of both efficiency and decarbonization, helping our customers create lasting value while reducing emissions.”
Schneider Electric’s technologies are used across buildings, factories, infrastructure, grids, and data centres, where energy management and operational efficiency have become critical priorities. The company’s portfolio includes intelligent devices, software-defined architectures, AI-powered systems, digital services, and advisory services designed to help customers operate more efficiently and sustainably.
The recognition follows the launch of Schneider Electric’s new sustainability roadmap, Impact 2030. The plan is built around four strategic pillars: electrifying the world, reinventing industry, unlocking human potential, and empowering local communities. Schneider Electric says it will track performance quarterly through measurable indicators.
In the first quarter of 2026, the company reported that its Scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions were down 82.5 percent compared with its 2017 baseline. It also reported 47.5 million megawatt-hours of energy saved or electrified for customers during the quarter, along with 20 million tonnes of carbon emissions saved and avoided.
Schneider Electric said it has also engaged more than 1,100 suppliers through its Zero Carbon Pathway initiative, extending climate accountability further into its value chain. The company reported that 2.8 million people benefited from sustainable electricity through community-focused solutions in the first quarter, while 113,000 people were upskilled through energy, electrification, and automation training programs.
The latest recognition adds to Schneider Electric’s sustainability track record. The company is the only organization to have secured the number one position in Corporate Knights’ Global 100 ranking twice, in 2021 and 2025, and has been named to the CDP Climate A List for 15 consecutive years.
For the data centre industry, Schneider Electric’s continued focus on energy intelligence arrives at a time when operators are trying to balance growth in AI, cloud computing, and digital services with the realities of power availability, efficiency, resilience, and decarbonization.
Headquartered in France with a major Canadian presence, Schneider Electric has 160,000 employees and one million partners in more than 100 countries.