From carbon-heavy to climate-ready

The race to decarbonize is no longer just about installing greener hardware; it is about how intelligently we manage the flow of energy and data that underpins modern operations. Sustainability today depends on visibility — and visibility depends on digital integration.

Too many organizations are still running on fragmented systems that cannot talk to each other. This leaves them piecing together emissions data from disparate sources, slowing down reporting and limiting their ability to act. Integrated digital platforms change the game. By consolidating product, energy, and CO₂ data in one place, they create a single source of truth that makes sustainability transparent, actionable, and comparable across entire value chains.

Once this foundation is in place, technologies such as AI and IoT reveal their full potential. Predictive analytics can uncover patterns in consumption, while connected sensors enable real-time monitoring of factories, fleets, and offices. Electrical distribution is rapidly becoming digitalized. In this context, Sonepar is transforming into a digital company and aims to become the world's leading B2B electrical equipment distributor offering an omnichannel experience to all its customers.

We are investing €1 billion between 2022-2026 to accelerate our digital transformation. We already see how AI-driven systems improve inventory management, accelerate financing approvals, and enhance customer experience. The same principles can be applied to energy: learning algorithms that anticipate demand, identify inefficiencies, and propose immediate adjustments.

Bringing these advances together can be transformative. Since 2022, Sonepar has invested more than €2.5 billion to modernize our supply chain: construction, distribution and transportation networks, state-of-the-art technologies, automation, and robotics. Our global distribution centers now have automated picking and sorting systems and intelligent energy management systems. Our facilities not only improve throughput and accuracy but also reduce their environmental impact and improve resource efficiency.

The Siemens Infrastructure Transition Monitor (ITM) is a biennial research study launched in 2023. Now in its second edition, the ITM tracks the evolving state of the world's transition toward net zero over time, highlighting the most urgent priorities and the path ahead for businesses and governments. The ITM is based on a global survey of 1,400 leaders and senior executives from both the private and public sector. In 2025, survey respondents were drawn from 19 countries and 37 sectors (grouped into eight major industry segments for reporting purposes). The research also draws on insights from in-depth interviews with a select group of leaders and experts.