ESCP Business School and Schneider Electric, a French multinational specializing in sustainable energy management and automation, celebrated the renewal of their partnership in support of the Chair “Digital Transformation for Sustainable Impact.”
In its third edition, the joint Chair focuses on analyzing digital levers that foster responsible economic performance through applied research, teaching, and dialogue with companies.
Through this partnership, Schneider Electric and ESCP facilitate exchanges between academia and business to train a new generation of international leaders, including Indian students, capable of using technology for positive impact on the economy, society, and the environment. Schneider Electric operates in India with more than 37,000 employees and 30 factories, while ESCP hosts over 600 Indian students across its campuses and maintains active partnerships with eight Indian universities.
Co-founded with Schneider Electric in 2016, the IoT Chair enabled ESCP to establish itself as a leading institution in digital transformation and sustainable development. Since its creation, the Chair has supported students, researchers, and companies in exploring the opportunities offered by the Internet of Things (IoT) as a lever for value creation and new business models. Through courses, study trips, publications, teaching cases, conferences, and collaborations with the professional world, the Chair has trained over 300 students, closely connected to organizational realities.
The new edition, “Digital Transformation for Sustainable Impact,” broadens its scope to examine how digital technologies advance corporate sustainability. It will also diversify its teaching formats in France and across Europe, emphasizing experiential learning and immersive initiatives such as learning expeditions.
On this occasion, Léon Laulusa, Dean and Executive President of ESCP, said, “We are proud to continue this shared adventure, launched in 2016. Schneider Electric and ESCP follow the same compass and share the same convictions, summarized by these key words: Innovation. Internationalization. Inclusion. Diversity. Sustainability. Digitalization. Excellence.”
Xavier Demilly, VP Business Transformation at Schneider Electric, added, “We are honored to partner with ESCP, a school recognized for its academic excellence and its commitment to responsible leadership. This partnership brings together academic knowledge and business expertise to train the leaders of tomorrow.”
Emmanuelle Le Merrer, VP Recruitment and Employment Strategy, Schneider Electric France, said, “As a company committed to sustainable transformation, we have the responsibility to prepare young talents to meet the challenges of tomorrow. This Chair embodies our determination to share our expertise, foster dialogue with younger generations, and develop leaders capable of combining technological innovation and positive impact.”
Sandrine Macé, Scientific Director of the Chair and Professor at ESCP, added, “The adventure began in 2016 with the first IoT Chair. Since then, we have multiplied initiatives: conferences, white papers, student interventions, the launch of a new course option… Our objective remains the same: to generate strong impact and place digital innovation at the heart of the sustainable transition. Today, a new chapter opens with the Chair Digital Transformation for Sustainable Impact, which will offer our students rich and fruitful exchanges. We share essential values: to learn, to transmit, to grow, and to contribute to a better world.”
