ENGIE launches “Women in the Energy Transition” award
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In partnership with the French Embassy, this Monday (October 10), ENGIE is launching the “Women in the Energy Transition” award for promoting the role of women in research and engineering in Brazil and in France, more especially those actively working in the energy transition sphere. The successful candidates will have the benefit of a transformative experience involving a week’s trip to France with a full agenda of activities directed towards their professional development, this to take place in the week of February 11 in commemoration of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science (UNESCO).
“This award is in line with ENGIE’s purpose, which is to accelerate the transition to a carbon-neutral world by reconciling performance with a positive impact on people and the planet. We are convinced that this exchange of experiences between Brazilian and French leadership will be rich and inspiring, reinforcing our action for gender equity, especially in our sector,” says Sophie Quarré de Verneuil, People and Culture Officer at ENGIE Brazil.
There are to be three awards: one for researchers, another for engineers and a third focused specifically on professional engineers at ENGIE Brasil. To take part in the “Woman Researcher in the Energy Transition” requirements are to have been a researcher for less than ten years in the area (discounting the period of research for obtaining a doctorate or PhD) as of the closing date for enrollment and in the case of the “Woman Engineer in the Energy Transition”, to have been an engineer with less than 10 years in the profession. In both cases, the candidate must be resident in Brazil, regardless of nationality, and to be working actively on the domestic energy transition.
For the “ENGIE Brasil Women Engineers in the Energy Transition” award, women engineers with less than 10 years’ experience and who have been employed by ENGIE for at least 3 months may apply. It is also essential that their professional activity has contributed to the objectives of Brazil’s energy transition.
Enrollments may be made up to November 22 and applications should be submitted via the LINK: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSernZplzSwyBzAvn2ioX6fjDEQNHgRox9Owsy8GsR6x9loEjw/viewform?usp=sf_link
Candidates should complete a form and attach a CV, a cover letter, a letter of commitment, a description of the projects in the energy transition area, a description of the possible benefits that the immersion might bring to the projects plus a supporting letter from a personality in the area of research or industry.
The applications shall be reviewed by a panel of in-house specialists from ENGIE Brazil, the French Embassy as well as academic experts involved in the energy transition. ENGIE’s female employees shall be selected internally, without the participation of the French Embassy, adopting the same criteria as the external call for candidates and together with an evaluation of the Company’s Executive Committee.
The result will be announced in early December. Successful candidates will receive return tickets to France and 7 nights’ full board and lodging. During their visit, they will have meetings with French stakeholders, a meeting with the French Energy Transition Ministry, a visit to ENGIE’s R&D center, as well as meetings with the company’s teams and experts.
ABOUT ENGIE
ENGIE is a global reference in low-carbon energy and services. With its 97,000 employees, its customers, partners and stakeholders, the Group is committed to accelerate the transition towards a carbon-neutral world, through reduced energy consumption and more environmentally-friendly solutions. Inspired by its purpose (“raison d’être”), ENGIE reconciles economic performance with a positive impact on people and the planet, building on its key businesses (gas, renewable energy, services) to offer competitive solutions to its customers. Turnover in 2022: 82.6 billion Euros.
In Brazil, ENGIE, leader in 100% renewable power generation in the country, operates in generation, commercialization and transmission of electric power, gas transport and energy solutions. The Company
has in the country an installed capacity of 12,5 GW, originated from renewable sources and with low GHG emissions, such as hydro, solar and biomass power plants, and windfarms.
With the acquisition of Transportadora Associada de Gás – TAG, ENGIE now also owns the largest natural gas transportation network in the country, at 4,500 km and transecting 10 states and 191 cities.
The Group has a complete portfolio of integrated solutions focused on reducing costs and improving the infrastructure for companies and cities, such as energy efficiency, public lighting, energy monitoring and management.
With 2,800 employees, ENGIE’s turnover in Brazil in 2023 was of R$ 11.7 billion. ENGIE trades on the B3 through its energy generation and trading company, ENGIE Brasil Energia, under the ticker EGIE3. In addition to being a B3 Novo Mercado component, the Company is one of the very few companies that have been listed in the Business Sustainability Index since its creation in 2005. In 2021, ENGIE Brasil Energia was included in the Carbon-Efficient Index (ICO2), made up of IBrX 100 companies that are most transparent in terms of GHG emissions reporting and how they are preparing for a low-carbon economy.
The company also received in May 2024 the certification Great Place to Work, a recognition which validates the continuous commitment of the company to create a positive and inclusive work environment for all.
The Group is listed on the Paris and Brussels stock exchanges (ENGI) and is represented in the main financial indices (CAC 40, Euronext 100, FTSE Euro 100, MSCI Europe) and non-financial indices (DJSI World, Euronext Vigeo Eiris – Europe 120/France 20, MSCI EMU ESG screened, MSCI EUROPE ESG Universal Select, Stoxx Europe 600 ESG-X).