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15/9/2026 Comment / Nick Turton FEI

The culture war has no place in our energy workplaces

With National Inclusion Week under way, Pride in Energy board member Nick Turton FEI digs into the advocacy group’s new 2026 survey, which finds some UK energy employers ‘pinkhushing’ and a quarter of LGBTQIA+ people in the sector retreating back towards the closet. But there are glimmers of hope.

Diversity

Two women discussing document together in sun lit office

11/1/2023 News

‘Leave no woman behind’: New alliance to support women in the energy workforce

The Women’s Energy Network Alliance (WENA) is a new umbrella group of initiatives and member organisations that specialise in supporting careers for women in energy.

Diversity

Pride Flag flying in front of building

16/8/2023 News

Pride in Energy 2023 LGBTQI+ survey results express importance of industry role models and dissatisfaction with corporate ‘pinkwashing’

Pride in Energy has published its third annual survey results, revealing positive trends towards gender identity and sexual identity inclusion in the UK’s energy sector. Nevertheless, more progress needs to be made with respondents calling for real inclusivity in the form of advocacy and visible role models and shunning empty ‘pinkwashing’ PR and marketing.

Diversity

Head and shoulders photo of Jinan El Hajjar

6/9/2023 Comment / Jinan El Hajjar

A brighter, gender diverse future for the Middle East’s energy sector

Several factors are leading Jinan El Hajjar, Community & Sustainability Coordinator at CAFU, a mobile energy provider and tech company in Dubai, to see positive developments for women working in the Middle East’s booming energy industry.

Solar

Two engineers installing solar panels on roof

4/10/2023 News

Big rise in solar jobs across the globe

The number of people employed in the solar power sector has grown substantially in Europe in the past year, according to SolarPower Europe. Meanwhile, two thirds of India’s power generation growth in the next 10 years looks set to come from solar and wind, plus the UK has had a record-breaking year in solar rooftop installations. There are also new solar projects in Kazakhstan, the US and Indonesia.

Human resources

Guilherme Castro and Luiz Miranda

4/5/2022 Comment / Guilherme Castro and Luiz Miranda

A snapshot of the generation that will lead Brazil’s energy sector

What is the profile of young Brazilians working in the energy sector? Data on this was virtually unknown until EnergyC created its Young Energy survey last year. Guilherme Castro (left), Project Innovation Manager at Octopus Energy and Chair of the EI London Young Professionals Network, and Luiz Miranda (right), Co-Founder of EnergyC, report.

Diversity

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15/6/2022 Comment / Katie Jackson

Why the triple energy crisis means we need a step change on gender diversity

Katie Jackson, Chair of POWERful Women and Executive Vice President for Acquisition, Divestment and New Business Development at Shell, discusses the gender inequality that still prevails in the energy industry.

Diversity

Head and shoulders photo of Joshua Atkins, Chair, Pride in Energy

8/2/2023 Comment / Joshua Atkins

Is societal LGBTQ+ discrimination spilling into the energy industry?

To mark LGBT+ History Month and in advance of speaking at International Energy Week*, Pride in Energy Chair Joshua Atkins outlines the latest survey findings and what they tell us about inclusion in our industry.

Diversity

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10/9/2025 Comment / Nick Turton

Energy leaders must redraw lines in the sand on LGBTQIA+ inclusion

The fifth Pride in Energy survey finds that charged social and political rhetoric is compounding the sector’s poor perception among LGBTQIA+ people and allies. It’s a difficult but salutary read for its leaders, says Pride in Energy committee member Nick Turton FEI.

Human resources

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2/11/2022 Comment / Dugald McIntosh

How young talent can transform the energy sector from the inside out

Dugald McIntosh, Energy & Utilities Practice Director at Grayce, suggests that the employment of enthusiastic Generation Z people into energy industry workforces is an essential part of both success for the company and the achievement of sustainability targets.

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