ENGIE pledges to accelerate gender balance in leadership in the UAE

ENGIE pledges to accelerate gender balance in leadership in the UAE

- The pledge includes 4 main commitments: equal pay, employment and promotion based on gender equality including senior leadership positions, integrating gender balance in the companies’ policies and programs, and transparency.

ENGIE, the global low-carbon energy company, and long-term energy partner to the region, recently signed a voluntary pledge to accelerate gender balance and raise the percentage of women in leadership positions to 30 percent by 2025. The pledge was made in a ceremony organized by the UAE Gender Balance Council.

The initiative further cements ENGIE’s commitment to incorporate a gender balanced management at the company level, with the aim to increase the rate of women in leadership positions to 30% by 2025. Furthermore, according to the pledge, ENGIE will need to ensure the alignment and delivery of four main pillars: equal pay, employment and promotion on the basis of gender equality including senior leadership positions, integrating gender balance in the companies’ policies and programs, and transparency.

ENGIE will apply several initiatives and policies to ensure equal pay for equal work for both genders within the workplace and equal opportunities for leadership positions with a balanced consideration for candidates free of gender bias. ENGIE, will also sustain the gender equality mainstream within the