Schneider Electric, a global energy technology leader, has been recognized by the World Economic Forum (WEF) with two new Global Lighthouse Network designations for its El Paso (U.S.) and Beijing (China) manufacturing sites.

The Global Lighthouse Network is a World Economic Forum initiative recognizing best-in-class operational sites and value chains that have achieved exceptional performance in productivity, supply chain resilience, customer centricity, sustainability, and talent. The latest cohort emphasizes how AI is transforming manufacturing and supply chains, enabling smarter, more resilient, and more sustainable operations. Schneider Electric's El Paso and Beijing sites exemplify this transformation by combining digital innovation, operational excellence, and measurable business impact.

"This recognition from the World Economic Forum reflects our continued commitment to transform our supply chain through the combined power of people, digital, and sustainability," said Mourad Tamoud, Schneider Electric's Chief Supply Chain Officer. "El Paso and Beijing demonstrate how we can leverage advanced technologies, including AI, to deliver greater customer value while accelerating decarbonization across our operations and ecosystem."

El Paso, United States - Advancing customer-centric, Engineer-to-Order innovation

The El Paso site has been recognized as the first Engineer-to-Order (ETO) Lighthouse facility within Schneider Electric's global network, with distinction in the Customer Centric category, and the first site in the United States to receive this distinction since 2021. The recognition highlights the site's leadership in customer centricity, enabled by advanced digital tools and AI-driven solutions that enhance agility, customization, and responsiveness.

The facility produces customized low- and medium-voltage electrical solutions that enable the safe distribution of power from the grid across industrial, commercial, and residential applications. By digitizing complex ETO processes end-to-end, the El Paso plant has significantly improved operational visibility and execution precision while managing increased product customization. Amid rapid growth in data center demand, the site increased on-time delivery from 61% to 97%, reduced lead times by up to 35%, and eliminated $43 million in backorders by deploying IoT and advanced AI solutions across its engineer-to-order value chain. The site leverages advanced analytics and connected systems to align engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain operations, ensuring faster and more reliable delivery of tailored solutions to customers.

This achievement demonstrates how Schneider Electric is redefining industrial performance by putting customer needs at the core of its digital transformation. As Schneider Electric's largest manufacturing operation in the United States, the El Paso campus underscores the company's continued investment in domestic manufacturing and resilient, U.S.-based supply chains.

Beijing, China - Advancing end-to-end sustainability at scale

The Beijing site has been recognized for its leadership in sustainability, demonstrating how advanced technologies and innovation can drive decarbonization across the entire value chain. Integrating both Engineer-to-Order and discrete manufacturing, the site focuses on delivering SF₆-free solutions supported by EcoStruxure.

Amid 30% business growth, increased insourcing, and stricter sustainability requirements, the site implemented a comprehensive end-to-end decarbonization strategy to support expansion while reducing its environmental impact. By deploying more than 50 advanced use cases-including SF₆-free product design, supplier decarbonization programmes, AI-enabled energy optimization, and SF₆ circularity initiatives-the site has achieved measurable results across all emission scopes.

These initiatives enabled a 65% reduction in Scope 1 emissions, the elimination of Scope 2 emissions, and a 43% reduction in Scope 3 emissions, while improving energy efficiency by 36%. Through green logistics transformation and ecosystem collaboration, the site is extending decarbonization beyond its own operations to address emissions across the full value chain.

This recognition highlights Schneider Electric's ability to scale sustainable manufacturing with tangible, data-driven impact-supporting its Net Zero ambitions while delivering lower-carbon solutions to customers.

The future of intelligent and sustainable supply chains

As manufacturers worldwide face increasing pressure to become more agile, resilient, and sustainable, these new Lighthouse designations demonstrate that it is possible to simultaneously drive business growth, meet evolving customer expectations, and significantly reduce environmental impact-setting a benchmark for the future of intelligent, sustainable supply chains.

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