In 2025, Arkema was certified Top Employer in France, China, the United States and Brazil for the fourth year running, and for the second year running in Spain, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Italy, Germany and the Philippines.
The Top Employers Institute is an international company that certifies the excellence of HR practices of major groups and companies worldwide. This certification gives participating organizations the recognition of being "benchmark employers" in their own countries. It attests to rigorous human resources management practices. Arkema is certified in ten countries, which account for more than 82% of our workforce.
The Top Employers Institute's analysis grid is based on the "HR Best Practices" reference framework, built around 350 questions and checkpoints based on the following 20 themes: Corporate strategy, HR strategy, Leadership, Organization & change management, HR digitization, Working conditions, Employer brand, Recruitment, Integration of new employees, Performance and salary, Career management, Training, Quality of working life, Commitment, Recognition at work, Departure support, Raison d'être & Values, Ethics & integrity, Diversity & Inclusion and finally Corporate social responsibility.
"Putting people back at the heart of the company is essential. That's why managing our human capital in the best conditions and with the best tools is one of our priorities to attract new talent and retain our employees. To obtain this certification, local teams in the countries concerned went through a strict evaluation process, auditing all aspects of our human resources. Each certification obtained locally attests to the quality of our human resources practices in these countries where Arkema operates and has a significant number of employees.”
Mélanie Jourdain, Arkema Global Talent Director
In 2024, Arkema recruited 1,900 permanent employees worldwide and anticipates the same level of recruitment in 2025.
Founded over 30 years ago, the Top Employers Institute has already certified over 2,400 organizations in 123 countries.