Schneider Electric South Africa recently celebrated its fifth annual Global Environment event at the Pastoral Centre Pre-School and Crèche, in Soweto. Joining the movement to support Earth Overshoot Day, the company has taken the pledge to #MovetheDate. Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when, according to Global Footprint Network, humanity’s demand for ecological resources and services exceeds the amount the planet can regenerate in that same year.
“As a company, we are doing what we can to #MovetheDate of Earth Overshoot Day to December 31,” says Zanelle Dalglish, Schneider Electric Anglophone Africa head of sustainable development. “We are very aware of our responsibility to support economic and social development while reducing environmental footprint, leveraging green innovations and taking action towards a responsible industrial economy.
“Our focus for this year’s Global Environment Day will be to contribute positively while addressing the needs of the underprivileged, and providing them with access to a sustainable economy and food sources.”
Highlighting this commitment to access to energy and education, Schneider Electric South Africa returned to the Pastoral Centre Pre-School and Crèche where it previously donated a solar solution to provide energy for appliances required to operate the school, as well as solar lighting. This extension of the project provides Mobiya charging stations, made from repurposed wood pallets from its warehouse. The stations consist of twelve cubes to hold Schneider Electric Mobiya solar lamps with the solar panels used to charge them located at the top.
The company also donated seedlings and gardening tools, while the Sustainability Fellows gave a lesson on planting seedlings and vegetable gardening to the children. Further donations included stationery and mini scooters and a toy drive.
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