Technip, a world leader in project management, has announced that its entities in five additional countries have been certified to the EDGE (Economic Dividends for Gender Equality) global standard for gender equality in the workplace.

The five countries include Australia, Malaysia, the UK, United Arab Emirates and the US. These five additional certifications follow those obtained last year by Technip in Brazil, France and Italy, a statement said.

EDGE is the leading global assessment methodology and business certification standard for gender equality applicable across all industries and countries. This independent certification, verified by a third party auditor and subsequently awarded by the EDGE Certified Foundation, underlines Technip’s commitment to gender diversity as one of the strategic priorities.

Thierry Pilenko, Technip chairman & CEO said: “We want to offer all our employees the same opportunities because it is about “doing the right thing”, one of our values. We also know that greater gender diversity drives performance, global competitiveness and team spirit. In today’s challenging business environment, it is even more important to promote inclusive practices and make our commitment and strategy a reality.”

To reach this achievement, Technip in Australia, Malaysia – including the flexible pipe and umbilical manufacturing plant, UK, United Arab Emirates and the US has undergone an extensive analysis of each local entity’s policies, practices and data in terms of gender equality. The study was complemented by a survey of employees in each of these entities.

Katrine Sharp, Technip’s vice president, Group Head of Sustainable Development & Gender Diversity, said: “It is a real achievement to have increased the number of EDGE certified countries from three to eight this year.”

“This means that we have an excellent picture of our current situation group-wide, clear measurement of progress against existing action plans and new actions identified to take our strategy forward. We are proud to be the first company to be certified in Malaysia and UAE, and amongst the first in the UK, second in Australia, second in the USA and still first in our sector. This is a clear demonstration of our ongoing commitment to this journey,” she added. – TradeArabia News Service