ACT FOR A JUST TRANSITION
The transition to a Net Zero Carbon economy requires support so that it is as just as possible.
ENGIE works within this framework to limit the impacts for its various stakeholders through
its just transition plan.
How to move from one world to the
other? How to support each person in
the ecological and energy transition?
How to meet the societal and human
challenges of a decarbonized world?
While the energy transition is a positive
trend, it must be implemented with care.
If not, it risks not only exacerbating
existing societal challenges, but also
weakening the most exposed employees,
supply chains, communities and
consumers, slowing the zero-carbon
transition and aggravating environmental
problems. ENGIE is convinced that
the success of the energy transition
is much more than a technological
adventure. This idea is echoed
in its purpose:
“To act to accelerate
the transition to a carbon-neutral
economy […] and reconcile economic
performance with a positive impact
on people and the planet.”
It is also
based on the preamble of the Paris
Agreement (December 2015) and on
the reflections of the International
Labour Organization on the just transition,
defined as a strategy to mitigate the
negative consequences to mitigate the
negative consequences of the transition
to sustainable economic models,
while maximizing its positive its
positive effects.
As such, ENGIE has joined the
35 companies that make up the
Collectif
d’entreprises pour une économie plus
inclusive
in France to jointly develop
the unified mission carried out by these
companies with local stakeholders.
“The success of the energy transition
is not only a technological
adventure, its societal and human
dimensions are also crucial
and we must be attentive to
all our stakeholders: employees,
local communities, customers,
suppliers. This is the objective
of our just transition plan.”
Catherine MacGregor,
Chief Executive Officer
36 - OUR IMPACT