Ethnicity

As a truly global business with employees in 61 countries around the world, it is critical that our employee base is made up of people from all ethnic backgrounds, representing the communities in which we operate.

As a truly global business with employees in 61 countries around the world, it is critical that our employee base is made up of people from all ethnic backgrounds, representing the communities in which we operate.

To ensure this, we have focused on driving improvements in ethnic representation through initiatives such as sponsorship to make sure we are succeeding in key regions around the globe.

Our Positively Ethnic Network (PEN) was set up in 2006. PEN is the business resource group that promotes the inclusion and representation of ethnic minorities at bp. It does this through mentoring, professional development and cultural awareness.

For example, the UK PEN has formed the Widening Participation Programme which aims to promote the recruitment and advancement of UK-based ethnic minority employees, by teaching students how to use science, technology, engineering or mathematics to pursue careers in companies like ours.