Jakarta 2022 Innovation Summit: Schneider Electric Calls For Acceleration Of Action Realization Sustainability

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Schneider Electric, the leader of digital transformation in energy management and automation, today, Wednesday 2 November will host the 2022 Jakarta Summit Innovation with the theme "Innovation for Sustainable Indonesia" which is part of the 2022 Innovation Summit World Tour. The event calls for enthusiasm to address three crises -- energy, economy and climate -- facing governments, businesses and consumers around the world, and establish approaches and solutions on how to achieve sustainability goals. In its two-day implementation, Innovation Summit Jakarta discussed steps to address global climate challenges and provide insights to customers, partners, regulators, and policymakers on ways to quickly reduce emissions to decarbonize the economy. Participants will also be able to listen to the stories of business people who have started and successfully carried out their sustainability actions, discussed with experts and witnessed firsthand various innovative solutions that could support carbon emission reduction efforts that include digital solutions and automation for buildings, data centers, industries, automotives and grids. "In an effort to achieve the goal of sustainability, it is important for stakeholders to have comprehensive visibility towards their actions including energy consumption, have the ability to process and analyze data accurately and in real time for decision making that is more targeted," said Roberto Rossi, Country President Schneider Electric Indonesia & Timor Leste at the opening of Innovation Summit Jakarta, Hotel Mulia, Jakarta. "Digital technology adoption that focuses on software in the open ecosystem, combined with electrification, the use of renewable energy will be able to improve energy security, resilience and decarbonization," he added. Furthermore, Roberto also invited all customers and partners to move together and be part of the #GREEHENEROESForLife Movement, Schneider Electric's initiative to share the inspiration for the journey of its customers and partners in achieving sustainability goals and building communities for dialogue in finding solutions to accelerate the realization of its climate action. Manish Pant, East Asia & Japan Zone President Schneider Electric stressed the importance of immediately switching to electrification and digitization. "Our energy system is currently highly carbonized, consuming about 150,000 TWh of energy annually, with 80% of which comes from fossil fuels (oil, natural gas, coal). Currently, energy represents about 80 percent of total CO2 emissions, fossil fuel reserves are not evenly distributed throughout the world, and it is highly inefficient if 60 percent of extracted fossil fuels are wasted. These problems continue to create imbalance and great risks for our planet," said Manish. “Digitalization is important to help companies reduce their dependence on natural resources and reduce their carbon emissions without compromising profit performance. This is crucial to achieve target sustainability and boost company value. On the other hand, electrification will significantly change the way energy usage, the fastest vector in decarbonization," added Manish. In Jakarta's 2022 Innovation Summit, Schneider Electric announced a number of the company's latest innovations and initiatives in supporting and encouraging the acceleration of the realization of the sustainability of its customers and partners, including: - SM AirSet: Modular air-insulating switchgear innovation for MV secondary distribution installations in the building sector and commercial and industrial utilities, without using SF6, harmful greenhouse gases. SM AirSeT is the latest green and digital solution that utilizes pure water, enabling industry and utilities to reduce their environmental impact and optimize maintenance and operations. - EcoStruxure Automation Expert 22.1, the latest release of the world's first software-centric industrial automation system, is further integrated with the AVEVA System Platform so that users can design graphs with Operations Management Interface and access AVEVA's asset list based on applicable standardizations. Designing AVEVA graphics and control apps in the same environment reduce engineering efforts by nearly 50 percent, minimize training times, and eliminate quality problems. - GAPMMI - Schneider Electric Sustainability Award, Schneider Electric's initiative with GAPMMI (Indonesian Food and Beverage Manufacturers Association) to give appreciation to food and beverage companies, GAPMMI members, who have carried out sustainability practices in their business activities. In its first implementation, PT Kalbe Morinaga Indonesia, PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk and PT Tirta Investama (Danone Aqua) were selected for their initiative and leadership in carrying out its sustainability commitments including the existence of a clear digital & sustainability roadmap, application of digital technology in energy management, application of renewable energy, waste management, and commitment to the environment as well as climate change. - Schneider Electric Sustainability Impact Awards, which are designed to reward customers and suppliers for presenting a more resilient and sustainable world. Understanding that our successful partners and suppliers will be an example for others to follow in their footsteps, this program is expected to have a significant impact through sustainable and efficient practice. The Sustainability Impact Award in Indonesia will premiere on the second day of Jakarta's Innovation Summit. - University Student Talkshow program with the theme Career Opportunities in the Green Industry Era, which aims to encourage active participation from the younger generation and prepare them to pursue careers in the green industry era. In the program, Schneider Electric will share a trend around the needs of future industries, the expertise and skills needed, and the career development program at Schneider Electric. There are about 38 sessions and discussion topics with more than 50 speakers who will review topics related to industry of the future, data center of the future, building of the future, grid of the future, sustainability and much more. The event will be held in a hybrid manner and will be attended by more than 3000 participants both online and offline.