HCM City’s Power Corporation gets global gender equality certification
The Ho Chi Minh City Power Corporation under the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN HCMC) has been presented an Economic Dividends for Gender Equality (EDGE) Certification, making it the first enterprise in Vietnam to receive the certification.
Hanoi (VNA) - The Ho Chi Minh City Power Corporation under theElectricity of Vietnam (EVN HCMC) has been presentedan Economic Dividends for Gender Equality (EDGE) Certification, making it thefirst enterprise in Vietnam to receive the certification.
The certification will be valid until November 2020. It recognises EVN HCMC’s commitmentto gender equality in the company, its efforts in managing equality betweenmale and female employees and effective implementation of genderequality-related policies and action programmes.
The assessment was carried by FLOCert GmbH - an audit and certification company of Germany fromAugust 2018, with the involvement of all labourers working at EVN HCMC throughonline surveys.
Thefirm plans to focus on fine-tuning policies for female labourers, buildinggender equal working environment and improving the quality of its labour force,towards promoting the firm’s sustainable development.
Previously, in February 2018, the Electricity of Vietnam founded the Vietnam BusinessCoalition for Women’s Empowerment (VBCWE). The group aims to promote genderequality and development of women’s power within EVN and its subsidiaries.
EVN has also worked with VCBWE to invite the EDGE Certificated Foundation of Switzerlandto assess the implementation of gender equality policies at EVN HCMC.
EDGE Certification is the leading global assessment methodology and business certification standard forgender equality. It was developed by the EDGE Certified Foundation and launchedat the World Economic Forum in 2011.
It has been designed to help organisations not only create anoptimal workplace for women and men, but also benefit from it. It helps fosterequal opportunities for women and men in the workplace.
EDGE Certification is currently workingwith nearly 200 organisations, in 50countries and 23 industries.-VNA
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The certificate (Source: sggp.org.vn) 
