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.
• While 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.

A culture of inclusion

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. The nearly 200 nationalities of our employees are reflected throughout the company.

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.

LGBT+ diversity

We strive to foster a culture where employees who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or nonbinary are encouraged to be their authentic selves and are respected as valued members of the SLB team.

Age diversity

We value the perspectives and the breadth of experience of all our employees regardless of age. SLB is dedicated to supporting employees in their growth journey at every step of their career through continuous learning and knowledge sharing.

Disability and caregivers

SLB aims to provide support that empowers and equips people who have different needs, because of visible or non-visible disabilities or health conditions, to achieve their full potential—and to support those who care for others. Read our commitment to improving the workplace for our employees with a disability.

Country-specific diversity