Sustainability: The Hitachi Energy women factor

What does sustainability mean to women, and how do they contribute to this movement? Is there a women perspective to it?

Sustainability has become a major priority for governments and corporations across the world and the Middle East, with ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) indexing becoming a norm to measure growth rather than an exception these days. What does sustainability mean to women, and how do they contribute to this movement? Is there a women perspective to it?

Speaking in the context of the International Women’s Day, Dr. Mostafa AlGuezeri, Managing Director of Hitachi Energy for the UAE, Gulf, Near East and Pakistan, said, “I believe that we should all actively involve ourselves in the efforts to level up sustainable leadership for both women and men in the society. All of us should work towards identifying our own strength and capabilities and use that for the benefit of the humanity by enhancing the quality of people’s life.“

“At Hitachi Energy, we empowered our women leaders by creating higher visibility of their contribution. Their role has been massive in leading the sustainability practices and transforming Hitachi Energy into an environment-conscious company with a carbon-neutral energy strategy,“ he added.

The global energy leader is committed to advancing a sustainable energy future for al, with electricity as the backbone. Combined with this, the company is committed to a Diversity 360 mindset, which encompoasses not only gender equality but all areas of diversity & inclusion.

For Christina Avdou of Solution Line Sales (SLS) Grid Edge Solutions of Hitachi Energy, women take to sustainability naturally as strength and compassion blend in them. “With our strength today meshed with our underlying compassion and nurturing nature, we can play a selfless role and do out of the box thinking.“

From a professional point of view, Christina’s role in Hitachi Energy allows her to contribute to the cause. She works on their Grid Edge Solutions portfolio, which is highly linked to renewables and sustainability across all market segments, facilitating integration with a range of microgrids including wind, solar and hydro to electric mobility.

”Our collective actions influence our future. To me personally, sustainability means the act of sustaining. We possess finite resources, but we tend to treat it as if our resources were infinite,“ says Miriam Jarrouj, who is a Global marketing and sales specialist in Hitachi Energy.

She says that attention must be paid on how we handle the resources and influence time, energy, emotions and thoughts beyond talks about sustainable practices in the context of saving the planet and the environment.