• 4Sight OT Automation wins award for outstanding efforts in turning sustainability ambition into action over the past year.
• The award is part of Schneider Electric’s ongoing initiative to empower its partners, customers and suppliers to become more sustainable and commend noteworthy contributions on the journey to net zero.
Schneider Electric, the leader in digital transformation of energy management and automation, today announced 4Sight OT Automation as a winner of the Schneider Electric Sustainability Impact Award, in South Africa.
4Sight OT Automation, affiliate of 4Sight Holdings Limited, received the award for commendable efforts made to support their customers with their decarbonisation efforts this year. This included the Load Curtailment Response project at the Tharisa Mine, where the implementation of real-time power monitoring and the automation of six 1.6MVA generators reduced both their runtime and load, resulting in a saving of approximately 2,000 kg of CO2 emissions for each hour of runtime reduced.
The awards are part of Schneider Electric’s efforts to support partners, customers and suppliers who are under pressure to reach their sustainability goals from their shareholders, customers, employees, and the younger generation.
Schneider Electric facilitates sustainable practices with initiatives that transfer knowledge and build expertise towards executing a sustainability strategy. Digital tools to assess and address operations, and to enhance the efficiency of project functions throughout product life cycles and technology solutions and ESG practices to accelerate decarbonisation throughout the value chain.
Ahmed El-Besary, Vice President, Channel Sales and Marketing, Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric said: “I would like to extend my congratulations to 4Sight OT Automation for their remarkable achievement in transforming sustainability ambitions into tangible actions. It’s vital for businesses to not only focus on their own operations but also consider the broader impact they have across their value chain. Equally important is identifying those they can support along the journey. Achieving net zero is a shared objective, and it requires a collective effort. By collaborating to share best sustainable practices, we can help our customers on their path to decarbonisation.”
Christa Dowd, Digital Energy Lead at 4Sight OT Automation said: “We are incredibly proud to be recognized for the shared commitment between our teams at 4Sight and Tharisa in driving sustainable progress. This recognition from Schneider highlights our strong focus on collaborating with customers to achieve their sustainability targets. We understand the increasing pressure on businesses to demonstrate tangible progress toward net zero as we approach 2050. By providing innovative Digital Energy solutions and working closely with our customers, we are committed to guiding them through this journey and helping them reach their sustainability goals. This award is a testament to the vision and dedication we bring to every partnership.”
JC du Preez, Digital & Automation Manager at Tharisa Mine added: “The ‘i’ in Tharisa stands for Innovation. Through our partnership with 4Sight OT Automation and their implementation of Schneider Electric Power Monitoring Expert, our Digital Energy Platform, we’ve gained crucial operational insights that have significantly reduced carbon emissions. This award validates that our innovative approach is delivering measurable value to the sustainable mining charter, with approximately 2,000 kg of CO2 emissions saved for each hour of reduced generator runtime.”
The Schneider Electric Sustainability Impact Awards were launched in 2022 to celebrate and recognise the pivotal role that Schneider’s extensive network of partners play in delivering a more resilient and sustainable electric world. Now in its second year, participants continue to be carefully assessed on how they are leveraging energy and digital & automation solutions in operations, reducing energy usage, increasing operational efficiency, and embracing circularity across the value chain.
“Innovation is in the DNA of 4Sight, with the focus on Automated Intelligence driven on all the pillars of Digital Transformation: People, Stakeholders, Operations, Finance and Innovation. Data today has become any company’s most valuable asset, and the process of structuring the data to go from hindsight to foresight and the automation of the processes and value add around every case, guarantees cost savings and real-time decision support for business”, says Tertius Zitzke, Group CEO 4Sight Holdings Limited – winner of the Innovator of the Year Award at the 12th All African Business Leaders Awards 2024.
Winners from South Africa will participate in further selection for awards at regional and global levels. Global level winners will be announced on Q2 2025.
