Be Yourself

We are open to talent of every kind. The global TotalEnergies community is multicultural and diverse by nature, made up of close to 170 nationalities in some 120 countries. We are careful to ensure the diversity and internationalization of our teams and to prevent any form of discrimination, to build a respectful collective where everyone can express their full potential. Be yourself: that’s what makes us strong.

Talent diversity, a performance lever

Diversity in talent and management is a decisive driver of progress for a company like TotalEnergies, making us more competitive, more innovative and more attractive. Your many skills, acquired in many fields, have allowed us to face the challenges of the past and will do the same for the challenges we face today. We balance our teams by gender and nationality at all levels of our organization and in all business lines, during recruitment and throughout people’s careers.

Cultivating women’s talent

We have various programs supporting women’s ambitions, such as "The A Effect" at Exploration & Production, a 100-day inter-company development program, and the international TWICE network, TotalEnergies Women’s Initiative for Communication and Exchange, consisting of 5,000 members. In 2024, women held almost 26% of senior management positions and over 29% of the Company’s executive positions. We are also paying close attention to getting more women into technical and business careers: at the end of 2024, over 25% of senior positions in these fields were held by women.

In Marketing & Services, the percentage of women in charge of an affiliate grew from 10% to 25% between 2010 and 2024, thanks to the implementation of career plans and training courses to develop women’s talent, in technical, business and support roles and get those women into positions of major operational responsibility.

Evolution of diversity

Aligning our policy with international standards

In terms of diversity, the signing of international agreements and charters testifies to our commitment at the highest levels of decision-making. In 2010, TotalEnergies signed the Women’s Empowerment Principles – Equality Means Business defined by the United Nations Global Compact. We also signed the World Economic Forum’s Closing the gender gap – a call to action, in 2016. This joint declaration is based on seven guiding principles, including the work environment and work-life balance, and two decisive objectives: diversifying recruitment and ensuring that technical and executive roles are more open to women.

A global footprint and talent all over the world

It's in our DNA: we are a resolutely global company. Operating in some 120 countries, with around 170 nationalities; our teams are international and multicultural. In 2024, over 85% of people we recruited were non-French nationals, as are over 36% of our senior managers and 38% of our executives. We have taken various measures to pursue this internationalization: international career pathways, expatriate assignments for employees of all nationalities (nearly 3,300 employees representing more than 100 nationalities are posted in about 100 countries) and the implementation of integration and personal development programs organized in our major regional hubs (e.g. Houston, Johannesburg, and Singapore).

Evolution of internationalization

Understanding and respecting people’s differences

We want to foster a culture of respect where everyone can fulfil their potential. In 2024, an awareness-raising kit was distributed to all managers across the globe for them to arrange a conversation with their teams. The aim was to understand and respect people’s differences to create the conditions that would allow everyone to express their talent, their ideas and their energy. Also in 2024, we held awareness days to help people understand and respect people’s differences, featuring videos of scenes from working life shared with all employees. These initiatives allow TotalEnergies to prevent all forms of discrimination, in line with its values of Respect and Stand Together.

Guides and tools available to everyone

We base our diversity awareness-raising and training on a certain number of documents that are accessible to all, including the Code of Conduct, Human Rights Guide, Practical Guide to dealing with religious issues and, more recently, the Guide to neurodiversity. Our training platform also offers access to e-learning courses and training on themes related to diversity, unconscious bias and non-discrimination.

Disabilities concern us all

One person out of two is confronted with disability during their lives. We promote integration, support and continued employment for disabled individuals throughout their careers, whatever the legal obligations in each country. In 2018, we signed the International Labour Organization’s Global Business and Disability Network Charter. Around forty of our affiliates have voluntarily signed up to the policy. This new dynamic is reflected in the regular exchange of best practices and the supply of awareness-raising tools.

The Company ensures the diversity and internationalization of its teams and prevents any form of discrimination to build a respectful collective within which everyone can express their full potential.

Julien Benito, a disabled employee at TotalEnergies, and his manager talk about their experience.

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