ENGIE launches an awareness-raising campaign to renew and strengthen its support for combating violence against women

For the third year running, ENGIE is supporting the actions of the French Ministry for Gender Equality and Combating Discrimination by including “3919”, the emergency number for female victims of violence, on all its customers’ energy bills.

As part of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on 25 November, ENGIE is rolling out an awareness-raising campaign in the mainstream French media and on social networks.

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Every three minutes, a woman is victim to domestic violence in France. ENGIE is one of the first French companies to join with the government to help combat violence by displaying the phone number “3919” on its customers’ bills. This 24/7 helpline provides listening, information and guidance for victims of gender-based and sexual violence.

With more than 8 million customer households and 96,000 employees, ENGIE is firmly rooted in French daily life. It thus has a strong capacity to reach a wide audience and to raise awareness of this issue at its own level.

This year ENGIE is going a step further and rolling out a communication campaign entitled “more than 200,000 reasons to support 3919” in the mainstream French media and on social networks.

“Violence against women is a scourge that requires action from everyone: citizens, civil society, public authorities and companies. At ENGIE we are taking action through our bills, and through this campaign, to make sure that everyone knows the number to call if they are the victim of violence: 3919. Under Catherine MacGregor’s leadership, ENGIE is strengthening its commitment to women’s rights and their place in the company and in society” says Dominique Wood, ENGIE’s Communications and Brand Director.