Diversity and inclusion

One of our greatest strengths is the diversity of our workforce, with people of many nationalities and backgrounds working together and sharing common objectives. SLB does not have a 'nationality' that describes its culture but operates in a truly global manner throughout the world. As a company, we encourage fair employment practices worldwide and offer equal opportunities to all our employees.

We recognize that our ability to attract, develop, motivate, and retain a highly competent and diverse workforce has been the key to our success for many decades. By creating a variety of perspectives that stimulate productive creativity and innovation, we maintain our competitive edge.

We believe that a culture of diversity and inclusion is not just the right thing to do—it is a business imperative. Our guiding principles to enable an inclusive culture are three-fold:

• Employees are expected to treat one another professionally, with mutual respect, trust, and individual dignity. They must also display respect when interacting with customers, contractors, and others involved in our operations, including members of local communities. SLB does not tolerate any discrimination based on race, color, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, disability, religion, marital status, or union membership.
• Meritocracy drives our actions, decisions, and employee advancement.
• It is a competitive advantage that our workforce communicates in a multitude of languages. English is the common language of our internal management communication.

For additional information on global workforce diversity, view our proxy.

Our inclusive culture

At SLB, we recruit where we work and have done so for almost 100 years—creating a rich and diverse culture that differentiates us from most companies. Almost 200 nationalities are represented among our employees.

Our diversity has created the foundation for an inclusive culture. We value the unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences of our people, and foster a supportive environment that enables each of us to thrive. We work to engage and empower our team of exceptional, creative people in order to deliver innovation and outperformance.

Employee resource groups

Our employee resource groups (ERGs) help us build a diverse and inclusive environment by providing a safe space for employee-led conversations while increasing a sense of belonging. They also support actions that drive improvements in representation for the groups they support. The ERGs support under-represented groups where there is a differential in the representation of a particular subgroup in society and within the company. ERGs are present in every country where SLB operates.

Connect Women
Connect Women is our oldest ERG. Since 2007, Connect Women has supported global networking and gender balance across the company. The community has created a culture of promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) through panel discussions, live sessions, coffee talks, and employee engagements covering professional and personal topics.

LGBT+ Allies
For more than five years, our LGBT+ Allies ERG has supported members in more than 45 countries. The company participates in the Workplace Pride Global Benchmark, an online tool that measures the LGBT+ policies and practices for internationally active employers.

The ThisAbility Network
Created in 2021, the ThisAbility Network seeks to empower people with disabilities, long-term conditions, and caregivers. Each year, the ERG marks the UN International Day of Persons with Disabilities Day by holding multiple internal awareness events.

Black Organization for Leadership and Diversity (BOLD)
BOLD runs an awareness campaign for the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, hosts book clubs, and builds awareness around Black health and wellness. BOLD has strengthened our diverse talent pipeline through increasing African American or people of African descent applicant flow and hires, by focusing on three Historically Black Colleges and Universities for field and function positions.

Country-specific diversity