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FrançaisGender Equality: a fundamental goal
A cornerstone of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, gender equality aspires to build a world free of discrimination—where women and men walk side by side in balance and dignity.
More than a matter of human rights, gender equality is a key to global sustainability. It intersects deeply with essential domains like health, education, and economics, shaping a more just and thriving world for all.
Health: empowerment begins with care
Access to healthcare is a fundamental right. And gender equality plays a vital role in ensuring that right is upheld. When women are empowered to make informed decisions about their health, entire communities benefit—infant and maternal mortality decrease, and wellness flourishes.
True equality means healthcare is not a privilege—but a promise for all
Education: The first light of change
In many corners of the world, barriers still keep girls from accessing education. By removing those obstacles, we ensure that every child, regardless of gender, has the opportunity to learn, grow, and shape their future.
Education opens doors to independence, to employment, and to the economic strength of entire nations.
Economy: equality is prosperity
Women are increasingly shaping the workforce of today and tomorrow. When they are given space to thrive and lead, economies grow more rapidly, more sustainably, and more equitably.
Gender parity in the workplace—and in leadership—reduces poverty, builds peace, and strengthens democracy. Equality, then, is not just a goal—it is a lever for global progress.
Working toward a shared future
By standing together against inequality, we can help shape a fairer, more balanced, and more luminous world.
When we support gender equality, we invest in resilience, in peace, in the promise of generations to come.
Quintessence Paris and the sustainable development goals
Ten candles, one box. One planet. One poetic call to action.
This is the soul of our collaboration with the 2030 Agenda—a limited-edition circular box inspired by the Earth itself, containing ten scented candles, each symbolizing one of the urgent planetary themes: water, biodiversity, climate...
Each candle is a metaphor, a message, a spark of awareness.
The collection is joyfully brought to life by ELYX, the digital ambassador of the United Nations—a universal, hopeful little character imagined by artist Yacine Aït Kaci.
Our Candle for 2023: A fragrance for gender equality
In 2023, our signature candle celebrates gender equality, echoing the mission of the “10TOGO” initiative:
Ten years to act. Ten candles to light the way.
This creation is not just a fragrance—it’s a gesture, a symbol, a whisper for change.
Discover it now—on its own, or nestled within the complete decade-long scented calendar, featuring all ten fragrances dedicated to the United Nations’ global goals.
Together, let us light a candle for a world of balance, beauty, and justice.
