ENGIE opens call for proposals for social projects with a focus on education
The Covid-19 pandemic has had innumerous impacts on education, among which the difficulty of access to remote learning and the learning deficit. By way of a contribution to the improvement of this scenario over the short term, especially when set against a background of the resumption of onsite classes, ENGIE Brasil Energia is opening the 1st edition of the Energy Social Responsibility Call for Proposals with a Focus on Education (Responsabilidade Social Energia à Educação), in particular involving a reduction in truancy or the development of new competencies and skills for teachers and/or students.
ENGIE is to allocate a total of R$ 500 thousand of investments to the program with the aim of reaching out to eight thousand students. Eligible for participating in the call for proposals are associations, schools, teachers and students. Their actions will have as beneficiaries, children and adolescents at elementary and/or junior high school level as well as those projects with actions which have a range of beneficiaries involved with professionalizing studies and/or directed towards the development of teachers for example. Resources may be applied to the acquisition of equipment or inputs/materials; construction or retrofitting; training and qualification; outsourced services; and other expenses, conditional on the latter being duly justified and itemized in the proposal.
“Social responsibility is a factor which is directly associated to our corporate strategy. In this context, our understanding is that growth only makes sense if it penetrates broadly throughout the communities in which we are present. Fostering educational projects is one of the pillars of our operation as we continue preparations for the future. It is in this scenario that there is an urgent need to maximize learning and help adolescents and children to reach their absolute potential”, says Luciana Nabarrete, Chief Administrative Officer at ENGIE Brasil Energia.
Enrollments must be made through the website www.engie.com.br/editaleducacao., by November 17. Up to 30 initiatives will be chosen in the regions where the company has operations, 20 in the first category and up to 10 in the second, each one of which will be eligible to receive the maximum amount of up to R$ 30 thousand. Successful entrants of the call for proposals will be announced on November 23.
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1st edition of the Energy Social Responsibility Call for Proposals with a Focus on Education
Open for projects focused on reducing truancy or for the development of new competencies and skills for teachers and/or students.
Enrollments through the website www.engie.com.br/editaleducacao
Investments: up to a maximum individual value of R$ 30 thousand per project
Schedule:
Enrollment period: 10/28 to 11/17/2021
Regional selection: 11/18 and 11/19/21
National selection: 11/21 and 11/22/2021
Announcement of the elected proposals: 11/23/2021
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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).