Sustainability

At Sonepar, we can help accelerate these changes. Our business is at the very heart of the electrical ecosystem, and we control our destiny – our family of shareholders strongly support Sonepar standing up and playing its part in the energy transition. As a result, we can act with confidence and decisively.

We want to create a ripple effect – where the actions we take on sustainability multiply outwards, resulting in a wider and wider impact on the world. Our guiding principles are to:

• Embed our sustainability strategy within our corporate strategy.
• Align our efforts with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
• Focus on behavioral change as well as achieving targets.

Leading The Energy Transition

Today, Sonepar is the leading distributor of energy-efficient products, pioneering the energy transition and making sustainability a priority.

Electricity is the clean energy of the future, and we are at the heart of its ecosystem.

Championing A Cleaner Tomorrow

Sonepar is uniquely positioned at the heart of the electrical ecosystem. As the world leader in the B2B distribution of electrical products, solutions and services, we champion a more responsible future, nurture best environmental practices, and encourage the transition to low waste, clean energy solutions.

We’re Already Making A Difference

At Sonepar, we control our own destiny. The actions we take today have an impact on our shared future, and together with our family of shareholders, we stand up and play our part decisively and with confidence. Drawing on the skill and passion of our 44,000 associates, we are accelerating the energy transition, away from a system based on wasteful consumption, and towards a circular system centered around clean and infinitely available electrical energy.

With the scale of our business, decentralized structure, and local presence, we aim to create a ripple effect – where the actions we take multiplies out across hundreds of countries, thousands of businesses, and countless projects.

Our Vision

As the leader in our industry, we want to be an example to others.

We have accelerated our own transition to efficient generation and use of electrical energy across our business and are working with our suppliers to nurture and champion the innovation of sustainable solutions in the market.