Home » Industrial relations » Transnational industrial relations » Engie enters into a new Global Framework Agreement on Fundamental Rights and ENGIE’s Social Responsibility Engie enters into a new Global Framework Agreement on Fundamental Rights and ENGIE’s Social Responsibility On 20 January 2022 the French multinational utility company, which operates in 70 countries, signed a global framework agreement (GFA) with three global union federations IndustriALL, BWI, and PSI. The agreement, which runs for a period of four years, commits the group to a global social protection programme, Engie Care, to prioritise sustainable employment, and to the creation of a ‘World Forum’, a joint dialogue body which will be responsible for monitoring the duty of vigilance. This text reinforces the company's commitment to international social dialogue after a first GFA was concluded in 2010. Through Antoine Piel. Published on 20 January 2022 à 15h59 - Update on 18 January 2023 à 14h41 Resources For Engie, it is a question of actively supporting the principles of a ‘Just Transition’ in accordance with its guiding principles ‘to accelerate the transition to a carbon neutral economy.’ The company thus intends to combine social commitments, respect for fundamental rights, particularly trade union rights, inclusion and ‘skills development’ with its set of environmental commitments. For the group’s HR Director Jean-Sébastien Blanc, it is a question of a “social ambition” that can spur other companies to “move towards an alternative way of globalisation.” Compared with the group’s first GFA in 2010 (c.f.… Antoine Piel Corporate sustainability due diligenceGlobal Framework Agreements Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst name Last name Organization Function email* Object of the message Your messageRGPD J’accepte la politique de confidentialité.EmailThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les dernières publications Supporting parenthood in the workplace: a win-win strategy Supporting employee carers: a CSR challenge Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels