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Key Figures
Measuring our commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Gender Equity
Gender pay gap analysis in France
Since 2007, L’Oréal has carried out an annual gender pay gap analysis in France in collaboration with INED (Institut National d’Études Démographiques). This analysis focuses on the median, average (mean) and adjusted average pay gap between women and men.
Analysis of average/mean gender pay gap
The “average” or “mean” pay gap for 2025 was 5% in favour of men (9% for top executives, 2% for senior management, 4% for middle management, 2% for professional and -4% for support).
The “adjusted” average pay gap, once structural effects are taken into account (all things equal), was 1.8%. The structural effects considered are, for example, level of responsibility, age and seniority.
Parental Leave
14 weeks
minimum of paid leave for mothers / primary parents
6 weeks
minimum of paid leave for other new parent (fathers and co-parents)
Gender Equity Certifications
(41 countries)
For several years L'Oréal has put in place an ambitious policy on gender equity. In order to measure and assess its practices and policies, L’Oréal relies on two independant standards: Equity, Diversity and Gender Equality Certification (EDGE) and Gender Equality European & International Standard (GEEIS). In 2025, 41 countries have received the EDGE or GEEIS certification, which represents more than 60 % of the Group’s workforce.
Australia, Brazil, Canada, India, Indonesia, Russia, Singapore, United States |
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Morocco, Norway, The Netherlands, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and Vietnam |
Disability
L'Oréal employees worldwide with disabilities
2,062
Total L’Oréal employees with disabilities* as at 31st December 2025
(*Direct employment)
2.1%
of the Group’s global workforce
Focus on France - direct employment of people with disabilities
in 2010
in 2025
Nationality & Multicultural Origins
169
nationalities represented amongst our employees
Global figures regarding the Multicultural Origins of our employees are not available. Aligned with UN recommendations, each country investigating ethnic characteristics of its population must carefully define terms such as “race”, “origin” or “tribe” which may have differing connotations. By nature of the topic, categories and their definitions will vary widely from country to country; therefore no internationally accepted criteria are possible.
Age & Generations
38
Average age of our employees
16%
of our employees aged 50 years old and over
25,000+
professional opportunities for people under 30 in 2025
Inclusive Sourcing with suppliers
L’Oréal’s global Inclusive Sourcing programme, launched in 2010, extends L’Oréal’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion across its entire value chain.
Fully integrated within the Group’s responsible and sustainable Sourcing policy, the programme harnesses the Group’s purchasing influence to promote social inclusion by allocating part of L’Oréal’s global purchases to committed suppliers that give durable access to employment and income to people from socio-economically vulnerable communities who are often excluded from the labour market. The programme also supports suppliers who face challenges accessing business opportunities from multinational companies.
(2025 data)
Projects linked to Women's economic empowerment
beneficiaries of projects specifically related to the emancipation of women
of beneficiaries of overall Inclusive Sourcing program are women
encompassing 64 local initiatives in
19 countries
initiatives on Women Owned Businesses
LGBTQIA+ inclusion with our suppliers
people employed full-time via suppliers who are certified LGBTQIA+-owned companies in the USA
Employment of people with disabilities
people with disabilities working for our suppliers
since 2020
worldwide encompassing
211 initiatives
in 36 countries
Inclusion of people of all ages
people hired over the age of 50 working for our suppliers
worldwide encompassing 272 initiatives in 41 countries
Including people of all socio-economic and multicultural origins
full time jobs supported in classified rural and urban socio-economic vulnerable zones (such as ZRR and QPV in France, Distressed Zones in the USA, aspirational districts in India)
full time jobs supported for minorities through equal opportunity practices and 18 initiatives on Minority Owned Businesses
full time jobs supported for refugees
Previous Publications
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at L’Oréal Groupe – 2023 Report