Together with its members, the Equality platform for the energy sector aims to strengthen equality in the sector by creating workplaces that are more diverse and inclusive.
The platform and its members promote a commitment to inclusion and equality in all its dimensions, including sex, gender, ethnic origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief, and the intersections between them.
How to become a member
The following stakeholders in the energy sector can apply for membership
- national, regional and local authorities in EU countries
- EU institutions and agencies, and international organisations;
- companies, federations, associations, foundations, non-governmental organisations, trade unions, universities, research institutes, law firms and consultancies based in an EU country
Energy stakeholders can join the equality platform
- as full members by filling in the application form, signing the platform’s declaration and submitting examples of specific actions to promote equality in their workplace
- as signatories by filling in the application form, signing the platform’s declaration and committing to submit within a year examples of specific actions to promote equality in their workplace
All entities that sign the declaration voluntarily commit to promote diversity and equal opportunities in their workplace through diverse actions, such as the installation of specific facilities for women or persons with disabilities, the development of diversity strategies or action plans.
Members will be expected to report on the progress of implementing their actions in the equality platform meetings.
Examples of member’s work
Learn from – and get inspired by – examples of ongoing efforts and initiatives managed by the Equality in the Energy Sector Platform members.
Members and signatories
Since its launch in October 2021, the Equality Platform has grown into a thriving network of equality champions, now boasting 43 members-28 full members and 15 signatories-listed below by country.
gaswaerme / fernwaerme / gruenes-gas
Full member
As the legally commissioned industry representative, Association of Natural Gas and District Heating Supply works to ensure that the common interests of its members - regardless of size or position - are protected to a maximum extent. Additionally, FGW negotiates legally recognised collective agreements for the industry with employee representatives.
FGW sees its main function in developing, formulating and representing the Austrian natural gas and district heating and cooling industries' points of view in interactions with the general public, the government, the Chambers of Labour and political parties. To this end FGW provides information to decisionmakers and engages itself in targeted public relations and lobbying. FGW collects data, informs its members about international developments and coordinates internal discussion processes. Objectivity, transparency, consistency and sustainability are FGW's guiding principles.
Global Women's Network for the Energy Transition (GWNET)
Full member
GWNET aims to advance the global energy transition by empowering women in energy through interdisciplinary networking, advocacy, training, and mentoring. GWNET seeks to address the current gender imbalances in the energy sector and to promote gender-sensitive action around the energy transition in all parts of the world. GWNET is a membership organization and currently has over 2,800 member from 140+ countries.
Full member
Wiener Stadtwerke Group is the most important infrastructure service provider in the Greater Vienna metropolitan area with a focus on energy (production, distribution, sales) and transport (public transport, local rail and car parks). It is wholly owned by the City of Vienna. Austria’s largest municipal infrastructure service provider is a major economic driving force in Vienna with a turnover of €3.4 billion and approximately 15,000 employees.
Association of the European Distribution System Operators (E.DSO)
Full member
E.DSO promotes and enables customers empowerment and the increase in the use of clean energy sources through electrification, the development of smart and digital grid technologies in real-life situations, new market designs and regulation. The Association gathers 39 leading electricity distribution system operators (DSOs) in 24 countries, including 3 national associations, cooperating to ensure the reliability of Europe’s electricity supply for consumers and enabling their active participation in our energy system. How? By shaping smarter grids for your future.
Full member
Elia Group is a key player in electricity transmission. We ensure that production and consumption are balanced around the clock, supplying 30 million end users with electricity. Through our subsidiaries in Belgium (Elia) and northeastern Germany (50Hertz), we operate 19,276 km of high-voltage connections, meaning that we are one of Europe’s top 5 transmission system operators. With a reliability level of 99.99%, we provide society with a robust power grid, which is important for socioeconomic prosperity. We also aspire to be a catalyst for a successful energy transition, helping to establish a reliable, sustainable and affordable energy system. For our almost 3000 employees and future recruits, we want to create a diverse, equitable and inclusive (DEI) environment.
Full member
ENGIE Impact leverages multi-disciplinary expertise to accelerate the sustainability transformation of organizations around the world, from corporations and cities to power system operators, utilities and public authorities. We independently help these types of organizations embed sustainability into their operational strategies. With a wholehearted commitment to support the Energy Sector on its decarbonization journey, our experts are deeply engaged in power system consulting, market design & regulatory economics, supported by Advanced Analytics services including simulation, optimization and data analytics.
Full member
SolarPower Europe is the award-winning link between policymakers and the solar PV value chain. Our mission is to ensure solar becomes Europe’s leading energy source by 2030 with a vision to lead our members to make solar the core of a smart, sustainable, secure and inclusive energy system.
Full member
The Council of European Energy Regulators (CEER) is the voice of Europe's national energy regulators at EU and international level. Through CEER, the national regulators cooperate and exchange best practice.
Signatory
CEN and CENELEC are international nonprofit organizations officially recognized in the EU Reg. 1025/2012. We provide voluntary European Standards for related products, services, technologies and systems across a wide range of sectors. European Standards (ENs) contribute to better energy management by supporting the spread of best practices and providing energy users with the necessary tools to analyse and adapt their energy consumption patterns. ENs facilitate the successful integration of the European energy market in support of key European legislations for the green transition.
Full member
REScoop.eu is the European federation of citizen energy cooperatives. We are a growing network of 1.900 cooperatives operating across Europe and jointly represent over 1,25 million citizens. Our federation has four well-defined objectives:
- We represent the voice of citizens and energy cooperatives to European policy makers
- We support starting and established energy cooperatives and provide them with tools and contacts to help them grow and prosper
- We facilitate international exchanges and cooperation between energy cooperatives
- We promote the cooperative business model in the energy sector
Full member
XEnergy is a non-profit organisation that brings together all stakeholders in the energy transition and promotes the affirmation of women in the sustainable development. XEnergy is a platform for strengthening the role and visibility of women in the energy industry through interdisciplinary networking. Our activities are diverse – mentoring programmes, trainings, various forms of networking through round tables, panel discussions and conferences. We create an atmosphere in the public sphere that is sensitive to issues of gender equality and and obstacles that women face on their career paths.
Full member
Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech) is Estonia’s leading institution for engineering, IT, and technology-focused education, offering degrees across engineering, IT, economics, science, and maritime fields. TalTech’s mission is to be a promoter of science, technology, and innovation and a leading provider of engineering and economic education in Estonia. At TalTech, engineering and IT go hand in hand. This is reflected in the curricula combining the fields. Engineers who have graduated from TalTech have created significant solutions for Estonia. This practical contribution will continue, becoming increasingly intelligent in the future. TalTech has the highest number of foreign students (16%) and lecturers (17%) compared to Estonian universities. Compared to other Estonian universities, TalTech has taken the most vigorous steps to attract top researchers. We also work on a daily basis with universities and research institutions around the world.
Full member
The European Youth Energy Network (EYEN) is the think tank placing youth at the heart of the European energy transition. We believe in a future where the European youth is instrumental in shaping a just and sustainable energy transition. We unite 25 youth energy-focused organisations (our Members) consisting of +2000 young professionals and students operating in more than 15 countries at European, national, and local levels.
HDRI
Full member
HDRI is a think tank dedicated to promoting equality, sustainable development, and human rights. Through research and advocacy, HDRI works to build inclusive workplaces, especially in the energy sector, fostering environments that reflect diversity and equity.
Full member
Amprion is one of four transmission system operators in Germany. Our extra-high-voltage power lines are lifelines of society - they carry electricity to 29 million people in an area that extends from the North Sea to the Alps. We keep the network stable and safe – and prepare the way for a climate-compatible energy system.
Signatory
FuseNet is the European Fusion Education Network. The role of FuseNet is to provide a platform for the coordination of European fusion education activities, the initiation, development and implementation of new EU-wide actions, and for the exchange and dissemination of fusion education information. Additionally, we believe that tertiary and higher education have a critical role in social mobility (incl. addressing gender & ethnic biases). That is, a more diverse community starts with younger education.
Full member
We are an independent non-profit research institution working towards a future with 100 % Renewable Energy in our three research units Transformation of Energy Systems, Mobility with Renewable Energy and Off-Grid Systems. Since 2010 we have conducted applied research to give scientific support to a long-term energy transition.
Signatory
The Renewables Grid Initiative (RGI) is a non-profit member organisation that brings together NGOs, transmission system operators (TSOs) and other relevant stakeholders from across Europe, to exchange knowledge and experiences on the decarbonisation of the energy system via the rapid deployment of renewable energy infrastructure (specifically the grid), theprotection and restoration of nature and biodiversity and the due consideration of people in a fair energy transition.
Signatory
WECF Germany e.V., is a network organisation that addresses the interdependence of gender, environmental and climate justice in the areas of climate, water and sanitation, chemicals, biodiversity and energy. Energy is one of WECF's core issues - in national and international projects we try to improve access to affordable renewable energy and mobilise citizens for energy system transformation. Our activities include policy advocacy, capacity building through training on the gender-energy nexus, scientific research and implementation of concrete actions, including in international projects. We look forward to working with the actors of the Equality Platform to build a more inclusive energy transition!
Read more about WECF's recent work here: https://www.wecf.org/de/publikationen/
Full member
The Greek Association of Women Entrepreneurs – S.E.G.E – is a national non-governmental and non-profit organization founded in 1997, and is addressed to women who are active in business in Greece. The empowerment for the entrepreneurial and interpersonal development of every woman is the central core of the philosophy of the Greek Association of Women Entrepreneurs – S.E.G.E. The mission of S.E.G.E. is the development of women and the support of the sustainability of their business through the implementation of actions such as Consulting, Education, Mentoring, etc. The SEGE consists of 1,500 active registered members and holds a wide range of network organizations across Europe. So far, more than 10,000 women have been training and 20 European projects have been implemented. One of SEGE's flagship initiatives is WEnCoop the first women’s energy community in Europe, consisting of 73 women entrepreneurs, created by women from diverse backgrounds and cultures from crafts to services, commerce and hotels, which aims to develop and promote women’s entrepreneurship, through which its members will be able to operate in the energy sector, utilizing clean energy sources.
Signatory
The mission of Aer Soléir – Irish for “clear air” – is to develop, construct, own, and operate a multi-gigawatt portfolio of onshore wind, solar and energy storage projects that will provide material, long-term economic benefits to local landowners and communities throughout Europe. We strive to supply safe and reliable clean energy to our customers while delivering robust returns for our investors.
Full member
The Italian Regulatory Authority for Energy, Networks and Environment (ARERA) carries out regulatory and supervisory activities in the sectors of electricity, natural gas, water services, waste cycle and district heating. ARERA is an independent administrative authority that operates to ensure the promotion of competition and efficiency in public utility services and protect the interests of users and consumers. On the international level, ARERA partakes in many International Associations and cooperates with the European Agencies.
CEI - Comitato Elettrotecnico Italiano
Signatory
CEI – the Italian Electrotechnical Committee is a private, non-profit Association operating, at national level, for technical standardisation in the electrotechnical, electronic and telecommunication field. CEI represents Italy in the European activities (CENELEC – Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique) and International activities (IEC – International Electrotechnical Commission). Founded in 1909, formally recognized by the Italian Government and later confirmed by the European Union (see EU Regulation no. 1025/2012).
Full member
Edison is the oldest energy company in Europe, with 140 years of history. It is one of the leading players in the energy sector in Italy and operates across the entire value chain from the energy production to the management and maintenance of generation parks, to the sales for end customers, with business activities dedicated to renewable energy, with the aim to double the renewable capacity installed and bring decarbonized generation to 40 percent of its production mix by 2030 and 90% by 2040.
Considering diversity as an opportunity to foster innovation and development, thanks to open dialogue and the exchange of opinions, ideas and experiences, Edison is committed to guaranteeing respect for the principles of diversity and inclusion, combating all forms of discrimination and ensuring an inclusive and fair working environment that enables the expression of the talent and active participation of each person in projects and company life.
EUI Florence School of Regulation (Energy)
Full member
In 2017, the Florence School of Regulation (FSR) launched the Lights on Women initiative (LoW) to advance economically and socially-inclusive energy policy and regulation.
Through the years, the initiative has managed to:
- Offer scholarships providing specialised training for women in energy and climate
- Advocate for women in these sectors and boost their visibility, representation, and careers via our blog
- Create opportunities and space for women to meet and exchange views during our dedicated panels and online events
Full member
The Research Institute on Population and Social Policies is an interdisciplinary organization which carries out studies on 3 main lines: Study of the relationships between demographic trends, social and economic development; social dynamics and welfare policies; change in society linked to the dissemination of knowledge and information technologies; and makes the wealth of research carried out responsive to the needs of society. Focus on population dynamics, migration policies, social and demographic behaviors, gender studies, welfare, social integration, research policy, innovation.
Signatory
Next Energy Consumer is a policy consultancy focusing on the social aspects of energy and climate transitions. It bridges the needs and experience of civil society, scientific communities, businesses and policymakers, and help build a just transition. The work of Next Energy Consumer spans different aspects of the energy and climate transitions, focusing, for instance on energy poverty, consumer rights, access to justice, the social impacts of digitalisation and energy access in developing countries.
Full member
RETE ASSIST is an Italian network of actors and operators set up to consolidate, strengthen and continue the work undertaken in the framework of the European H2020 project - ASSIST. RETE ASSIST aims to be a reference point for all actors involved in promoting the just energy transition and addressing energy poverty.
Full member
WiN Italy is the Italian chapter of Women in Nuclear Global, an international non-profit organization supporting and promoting the role of women in the nuclear field. WiN Italy fosters visibility, exchange and professional growth for women working in nuclear sciences and technologies, with a particular focus on younger generations. The association is committed to building a more inclusive and diverse nuclear sector through outreach, mentorship, and public engagement.
Signatory
75inQ works to accelerate the transition to sustainable energy by promoting gender equality in line with the Sustainable Development Goals developed by the United Nations. 75inQ specifically focuses on the convergence of two of these goals, namely SDG7 and SDG5; the crossroads of the transition to sustainable and affordable energy and gender equality.
ENERGIA International Network on Gender & Sustainable Energy
Full member
ENERGIA is an international network of like-minded organisations and professionals, active in Africa and Asia, with one common vision: Women and men have equal and equitable access to and control over sustainable energy services as an essential right to development. To achieve this, we:
- contribute to energy access for all by scaling up the delivery of energy services through women-led micro and small businesses,
- advocate for and provide technical support to mainstream gender approaches in energy policies and programs,
- provide the evidence base for improving energy investment effectiveness through research,
- raise awareness and enhance knowledge of issues related to gender and energy through networking and knowledge products
Signatory
Energy Traders Europe is the voice of Europe’s energy traders. We represent more than 160 member companies from across Europe, working to promote the role of energy traders in the European energy market.
We think that competitive, continent-wide energy markets help Europe's energy customers because they: create more choice and greater competition; improve security of supply; and make it easier and cheaper to decarbonise.
Our mission is to make Europe's energy markets work even more effectively.
Full member
The Institute for European Energy and Climate Policy (IEECP) is a non-for-profit, independent research organisation sharing pragmatic results, innovative ideas and science-based independent expertise towards the energy transition and a sustainable future. Working, since 2015, on science-based climate change mitigation, energy efficiency and renewable energy policy, its international interdisciplinary team of experts generates and disseminates scientific knowledge through a set of projects.
Signatory
Deloitte is one of the world's leading companies delivering advisory and consultancy services to the energy industry. Within Deloitte’s Global ER&I, our specialists provide integrated solutions to the Energy & Chemicals, Power, Utilities & Renewables, Mining & Metals, and Industrial Products & Construction sectors offering deep industry knowledge and a global network. Importantly, Deloitte has a holistic, integrated approach to energy, understanding that industry clients need to be supported through strategy, implementation, innovation and social value.
Signatory
Private, non-profit NGO, recognized of Public Interest, established in 1988 with the mission of stimulating the reflection and debate on energy related themes, within the broder value chain, promoting the sector’s contribution for economic and social development, and the quality of life in Portugal and represents the country on the World Energy Council.
Signatory
Cleanwatts (CW) is a clean and climate tech company with decades of experience developing and deploying smart digital turnkey solutions to monitor, optimize, manage and control energy consumption, generation, storage, balancing and trading.
CW have developed an Operating System (OS) for local energy communities that has been implemented and tested in different markets, including Portugal, Spain, the UK, and Brazil. CW is now expanding into other markets in Europe and the US.
We are building a world in which resilient clean energy is decentralized, digitalized and democratized.
Full member
Biriș Goran is a well-established, well known law firm in Romania, addressing all areas of practice - Tax, Competition and Antitrust, Dispute Resolution, Real Estate, Energy and Sustainability, Banking & Finance, Commercial, Corporate and M&A, Labour, Transfer Pricing, IP, IT & Data Protection. We are engaged and consult in various organizations and companies regarding the Romanian tax system, energy regulations, sustainability, diversity, equity and inclusion, as well as on preventing and combating violence and harassment in the world of work. We believe that equal rights and fair treatment are the essential drivers for the sustainable development of society and economic activities and we are confident that we can make a relevant contribution to this through our specialized professional expertise.
Slovenian Association for energy economics (SAEE)
Full member
Slovenian Association for energy economics (SAEE) was established on 15 July 2015. In September 2015, the SAEE Association was granted a status of the 30th national affiliate of International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE). The main objectives of IAEE are to enable worldwide information flow and exchange of ideas on energy issues (connecting and networking), to enable high quality research and development and education of students and energy professionals.
AEMENER, Spanish Association of Women for Energy
Full member
AEMENER is the Spanish Association of Women for Energy. A non-profit association that unites a group of professionals, women and men, mostly from the Energy World, committed, in a personal capacity, to improve and ensure presence of women with balanced and diversed teams in all areas of the company by promoting female vocations in the STEM areas. Helping to employability by strengthening the presence of women in the Energy Sector at all levels, especially those with greater difficulties. Finally promoting women's professional careers in the Energy Sector towards Sustainability.
Full member
We are a non-profit strategic innovation consultancy specialising in energy. Since 1992, we have been working to bring energy closer to society by promoting a fair and sustainable energy model. We identify society’s energy needs, provide solutions and build bridges between the public and technology, the market, research and innovation.
Signatory
ETRA Investigación y Desarrollo (ETRA I+D)
Signatory
ETRA Investigación y Desarrollo, S.A. (ETRA I+D) is the hi-tech unit within ETRA Group, one of the leading industrial groups in Spain. Its mission is putting in the market the most advanced solutions and services either directly or through the 10 companies of the Group. ETRA I+D has signed in 2021 a Gender Equality Plan in order to promote gender balance and guarantee equal gender opportunities. One of the main pillars in access to social equality is employment, and therefore much of the legislation in this regard is related to this topic.
Full member
Redeia is a global operator of strategic electricity and telecommunications infrastructure and a key player in the green and the digital transformation for a sustainable future.
37 years ago, the company was born as the world's first Transmission System Operator (TSO). Since then, Redeia has grown with a firm commitment to serving society, promoting technological excellence and has consolidated a culture based on diversity and equal opportunities. Today Redeia is a robust and diversified group with a sole purpose: to guarantee the electricity supply and ensure connectivity, while driving a green transition that is fair and based on sustainability criteria, showcasing its neutrality and contributing to social and territorial cohesion.