World's Top Disability Inclusive Business in 10 countries
More Information HereL'Oréal Groupe has been recognised as a World's Top Disability Inclusive Business based on its performance on the Disability Index® 2026, a leading global benchmark for disability inclusion in business. This recognition reflects L'Oréal Groupe's progress towards building a workplace where employees with disabilities can contribute and drive long-term business.
The Disability Index is the world's leading third-party benchmarking tool for evaluating corporate disability inclusion and is used by hundreds of leading companies across the globe.
L'Oréal Groupe has received the highest proficiency levels in the Disability Index in 10 countries: Brazil, Canada, Colombia, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom and United States. This represents an increase of three additional countries reaching this level compared to 2025 results.
Jean-Claude Le Grand
Chief Human Relations Officer
"L’Oréal Groupe started to develop a policy for the inclusion of people with disabilities in France at the end of the 1990’s and launched a global policy in 2008. Disability inclusion is more than just good corporate citizenship; it is at the heart of who we are and what we believe. Diversity drives innovation and delivers better business outcomes".
Jean-Claude Le Grand
Chief Human Relations Officer
Advancing disability inclusion
"L’Oréal Groupe started to develop a policy for the inclusion of people with disabilities in France at the end of the 1990’s and launched a global policy in 2008. Disability inclusion is more than just good corporate citizenship; it is at the heart of who we are and what we believe. Diversity drives innovation and delivers better business outcomes".
As part of the the initiatives led across the organisation:
United States
In 2016, L’Oréal Groupe United States launched the #BreakTheSilence campaign to raise awareness about disability and create a safe space to encourage employees to self-disclose. The campaign is now being rolled out globally, reaching more than 40 countries to date. Discover more about this initiative in our 2025 report.
Latin America Zone
First piloted in Brazil in 2022, L’Oréal Groupe Latin America’s disability inclusion program is now scaling in six countries across the continent. Through targeted recruitment and manager training, the representation of employees with disabilities in L’Oréal Groupe's Brazil headquarters surged from 0.9% in 2020 to 5.8% in 2025.
France
Since 2019, L’Oréal Groupe in France has integrated autistic workers with intellectual disabilities across three of its plants, securing 18 permanent contracts by late 2025. The Lassigny site introduced a skills framework in 2025 to formally certify the practical expertise of vulnerable employees.
Advocacy beyond L'Oréal walls
L’Oréal Groupe signed the first International Labour Organisation Global Business Charter for Disability in 2015 and in 2024, the “Business Leaders’ Pledge on Disability-Inclusive Sustainability Practices” from the ILO Global Business and Disability Network (GBDN), aspiring to greater disability inclusion.
Updated October 2026