Welcome to Diversity Leaders, an inaugural ranking of the extent to which 700 companies in 10 European countries offer a diverse and inclusive workplace.

This exercise, conducted with our research partner Statista, assesses companies’ success in promoting all types of diversity. These include gender balance, openness to all forms of sexual orientation, disability as well as an ethnic and social mix that reflects wider society. We surveyed the performance of 10,000 privately held and publicly listed companies employing at least 250 people in the following countries: Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK.

(For full methodology, scroll past the ranking)

FT Diversity Leaders 2020
Rank Employer brand Final score Headquarters* Sector
1 Booking.com 9.14 Netherlands Travel and leisure
2 Colgate-Palmolive 8.57 Switzerland Packaged goods
3 Willmott Dixon 8.47 UK Construction
4 Infineon 8.42 Germany Semiconductors, electronics, electrical engineering, hardware
5 Helsana 8.37 Switzerland Insurance
6 Biocoop 8.31 France Retail
7 IKEA 8.3 Netherlands Retail
8 Tesla 8.23 Netherlands Automotive (producers and suppliers)
9 Solvay 8.23 Belgium Oil and gas operations, mining, and chemicals
10 ZF Friedrichshafen 8.22 Germany Automotive (producers and suppliers)
11 Groupe Rocher 8.22 France Packaged goods
12 Google 8.21 Ireland IT, internet, software and services
13 Würth Group 8.21 Germany Wholesale
14 CNH Industrial 8.19 UK Automotive (producers and suppliers)
15 American Express 8.17 UK Banking and financial services
16 Lindt & Sprüngli 8.17 Switzerland Food, soft beverages, alcohol and tobacco
17 Aramark 8.16 Ireland Business services and supplies
18 TI (Texas Instruments) 8.15 Germany Semiconductors, electronics, electrical engineering, hardware
19 RAG 8.14 Germany Oil and gas operations, mining, and chemicals
20 Lilly 8.12 UK Drugs and biotechnology
21 Pinsent Masons 8.12 UK Consulting and accounting
22 DATEV 8.12 Germany IT, internet, software and services
23 Rolls-Royce Motor Cars 8.11 UK Automotive (producers and suppliers)
24 Cancom 8.11 Germany IT, internet, software and services
25 BMW 8.11 Germany Automotive (producers and suppliers)
26 Berliner Sparkasse 8.09 Germany Banking and financial services
27 Debeka 8.09 Germany Insurance
28 AbbVie 8.07 Germany Drugs and biotechnology
29 Cisco 8.07 Netherlands IT, internet, software and services
30 Hochtief 8.06 Germany Construction
31 Arcadis 8.06 Netherlands Consulting and accounting
32 McKinsey & Company 8.06 Germany Consulting and accounting
33 Sephora 8.05 France Retail
34 Linde 8.04 Germany Oil and gas operations, mining, and chemicals
35 Microsoft 8.04 France IT, internet, software and services
36 Huawei 8.03 Belgium Semiconductors, electronics, electrical engineering, hardware
37 Anliker 8.03 Switzerland Construction
38 MTU Aero Engines 8.02 Germany Aerospace, defence, manufacture of transport equipment
39 Asos 8.02 UK Clothing and accessories, sports equipment**
40 BP 8.01 UK Oil and gas operations, mining, and chemicals
41 Schneider Electric 7.99 France Semiconductors, electronics, electrical engineering, hardware
42 Helping Hands homecare 7.97 UK Healthcare (social)
43 Auto Trader 7.97 UK Retail
44 Ericsson 7.96 Sweden Semiconductors, electronics, electrical engineering, hardware
45 Disneyland Paris 7.95 France Travel and leisure
46 Autoglass / Carglass 7.95 UK Business services and supplies
47 Ubisoft 7.94 France IT, internet, software and services
48 Lloyds Banking Group 7.94 UK Banking and financial services
49 Orange 7.93 France Telecommunications services, cable supplier
50 Legrand 7.92 France Semiconductors, electronics, electrical engineering, hardware
51 Cineworld Group 7.92 UK Travel and leisure
52 Superdrug 7.91 UK Retail
53 Signal Iduna 7.91 Germany Insurance
54 Oberbank 7.91 Austria Banking and financial services
55 Ocado Group 7.9 UK Retail
56 Lufthansa 7.88 Germany Transportation and logistics
57 J.P. Morgan 7.88 UK Banking and financial services
58 FedEx 7.88 France Transportation and logistics
59 STMicroelectronics 7.86 Switzerland Semiconductors, electronics, electrical engineering, hardware
60 SABIC 7.86 Netherlands Oil and gas operations, mining, and chemicals
61 RWE 7.86 Germany Utilities
62 Essilor 7.86 France Health care equipment and services
63 Autodistribution 7.85 France Wholesale
64 Apple 7.85 Ireland Semiconductors, electronics, electrical engineering, hardware
65 Fnac Darty 7.85 France Retail
66 Santander 7.84 Spain Banking and financial services
67 Adhap Services 7.84 France Healthcare (social)
68 Chiesi 7.84 Italy Drugs and biotechnology
69 SAP 7.84 Germany IT, internet, software and services
70 Knapp 7.84 Austria Engineering, manufacturing
71 Ferrero 7.83 Italy Food, soft beverages, alcohol and tobacco
72 Telefónica 7.83 Spain Telecommunications services, cable supplier
73 Procter & Gamble 7.81 Switzerland Packaged goods
74 Louis Vuitton 7.81 France Clothing and accessories, sports equipment**
75 SKF Group 7.8 Sweden Manufacture and processing of materials, metals and paper
76 Air Liquide 7.8 France Oil and gas operations, mining, and chemicals
77 BLG Logistics 7.8 Germany Transportation and logistics
78 Pflegen & Wohnen 7.8 Germany Healthcare (social)
79 Taylor Wimpey 7.79 UK Construction
80 Poco 7.79 Germany Retail
81 Zürcher Kantonalbank 7.79 Switzerland Banking and financial services
82 Dr. Oetker 7.79 Germany Food, soft beverages, alcohol and tobacco
83 Sika 7.79 Switzerland Oil and gas operations, mining, and chemicals
84 PUMA 7.78 Germany Clothing and accessories, sports equipment**
85 Pirelli 7.78 Italy Automotive (producers and suppliers)
86 L'Oréal 7.77 France Packaged goods
87 Wiener Gebietskrankenkasse 7.76 Austria Insurance
88 Henkel 7.76 Germany Packaged goods
89 EWE 7.76 Germany Utilities
90 JOWA 7.76 Switzerland Food, soft beverages, alcohol and tobacco
91 Deutsche Telekom 7.76 Germany Telecommunications services, cable supplier
92 Accenture 7.75 Ireland Consulting and accounting
93 Costco 7.75 UK Retail
94 EE 7.75 UK Telecommunications services, cable supplier
95 Kaufland 7.74 Germany Retail
96 Investec 7.74 UK Banking and financial services
97 Otto 7.74 Germany Retail
98 Hugo Boss 7.73 Germany Clothing and accessories, sports equipment**
99 AEGON 7.73 Netherlands Insurance
100 Yorkshire Water 7.73 UK Utilities
101 Pets at Home Group 7.73 UK Retail
102 Lush 7.72 UK Retail
103 Vodafone 7.72 UK Telecommunications services, cable supplier
104 E.on 7.72 Germany Utilities
105 BLS 7.72 Switzerland Transportation and logistics
106 CSS Versicherung 7.71 Switzerland Insurance
107 Argos 7.71 UK Retail
108 Caffè Nero 7.71 UK Food, soft beverages, alcohol and tobacco
109 DuPont 7.71 Netherlands Oil and gas operations, mining, and chemicals
110 Pret A Manger 7.71 UK Restaurants
111 Boehringer Ingelheim 7.71 Germany Drugs and biotechnology
112 Allianz 7.7 Germany Insurance
113 Sky 7.69 UK Media and advertising
114 Eaton 7.69 Ireland Semiconductors, electronics, electrical engineering, hardware
115 John Lewis Partnership 7.69 UK Retail
116 Merck 7.69 Germany Drugs and biotechnology
117 Nationwide 7.69 UK Banking and financial services
118 TUI 7.69 Germany Travel and leisure
119 Engineering 7.68 Italy IT, internet, software and services
120 Sun Chemical 7.68 UK Oil and gas operations, mining, and chemicals
121 B. Braun Melsungen 7.68 Germany Health care equipment and services
122 ASDA Stores 7.68 UK Retail
123 Galliker 7.67 Switzerland Transportation and logistics
124 Samsung 7.67 Germany Semiconductors, electronics, electrical engineering, hardware
125 Bank of Scotland 7.67 UK Banking and financial services
126 BayWa 7.67 Germany Utilities
127 Volkswagen 7.66 Germany Automotive (producers and suppliers)
128 Bertelsmann 7.66 Germany Media and advertising
129 3M 7.66 UK Semiconductors, electronics, electrical engineering, hardware
130 Rehau 7.66 Germany Manufacture and processing of materials, metals and paper
131 Lloyd's of London 7.66 UK Insurance
132 Johnson & Johnson 7.65 UK Drugs and biotechnology
133 Crédit Agricole 7.65 France Banking and financial services
134 Ineos 7.65 UK Oil and gas operations, mining, and chemicals
135 Unilever 7.64 UK / Netherlands Food, soft beverages, alcohol and tobacco
136 Abbott 7.64 Ireland Health care equipment and services
137 PageGroup 7.64 UK Business services and supplies
138 PULS 4 7.64 Austria Media and advertising
139 Salus 7.64 Germany Food, soft beverages, alcohol and tobacco
140 Ford 7.64 Germany Automotive (producers and suppliers)
141 ams 7.63 Austria Semiconductors, electronics, electrical engineering, hardware
142 Bosch 7.63 Germany Automotive (producers and suppliers)
143 Commerzbank 7.63 Germany Banking and financial services
144 Raiffeisen Schweiz 7.62 Switzerland Banking and financial services
145 Arnold Clark Automobiles 7.62 UK Retail
146 Warburtons 7.62 UK Food, soft beverages, alcohol and tobacco
147 Deichmann 7.62 Germany Clothing and accessories, sports equipment**
148 Decathlon 7.62 France Clothing and accessories, sports equipment**
149 Audi 7.62 Germany Automotive (producers and suppliers)
150 Bonduelle 7.62 France Food, soft beverages, alcohol and tobacco
151 ArianeGroup 7.61 France Aerospace, defence, manufacture of transport equipment
152 AVL 7.61 Austria Automotive (producers and suppliers)
153 Rossmann 7.61 Germany Retail
154 Mars 7.61 UK Food, soft beverages, alcohol and tobacco
155 Thales Group 7.61 France Aerospace, defence, manufacture of transport equipment
156 Royal BAM Group 7.61 Netherlands Construction
157 Wacker Chemie 7.61 Germany Oil and gas operations, mining, and chemicals
158 Fujitsu 7.61 UK IT, internet, software and services
159 Givaudan 7.6 Switzerland Packaged goods
160 Hilton Hotels & Resorts 7.6 UK Travel and leisure
161 IBM 7.6 UK IT, internet, software and services
162 Miele 7.6 Germany Semiconductors, electronics, electrical engineering, hardware
163 Mondelēz International 7.59 Switzerland Food, soft beverages, alcohol and tobacco
164 Jaguar Landrover 7.59 UK Automotive (producers and suppliers)
165 Zalando 7.59 Germany Clothing and accessories, sports equipment**
166 Groupe Bigard 7.59 France Food, soft beverages, alcohol and tobacco
167 Daimler 7.59 Germany Automotive (producers and suppliers)
168 Skanska 7.59 Sweden Construction
169 AT & S 7.58 Austria Semiconductors, electronics, electrical engineering, hardware
170 Medtronic 7.58 Switzerland Health care equipment and services
171 RATP 7.58 France Transportation and logistics
172 Hutchinson 7.57 France Manufacture and processing of materials, metals and paper
173 Schindler 7.57 Switzerland Engineering, manufacturing
174 Greiner 7.57 Austria Manufacture and processing of materials, metals and paper
175 Baloise Group 7.57 Switzerland Insurance
176 Wüstenrot & Württembergische 7.57 Germany Insurance
177 Intel 7.57 UK IT, internet, software and services
178 Roche 7.57 Switzerland Drugs and biotechnology
179 Rhenus 7.57 Germany Transportation and logistics
180 McLaren Automotive 7.56 UK Automotive (producers and suppliers)
181 Migros 7.56 Switzerland Retail
182 Merkur Versicherung 7.56 Austria Insurance
183 Eurowings 7.55 Germany Transportation and logistics
184 Amazone 7.55 Germany Aerospace, defence, manufacture of transport equipment
185 Dell Technologies 7.55 Ireland IT, internet, software and services
186 eBay 7.55 Germany Retail
187 Groupe Latécoère 7.55 France Aerospace, defence, manufacture of transport equipment
188 Brakes 7.55 UK Wholesale
189 Nordsee 7.55 Germany Restaurants
190 Scania 7.54 Sweden Automotive (producers and suppliers)
191 Aerzener Maschinenfabrik 7.54 Germany Engineering, manufacturing
192 Cdiscount 7.54 France Retail
193 Aviva 7.54 UK Insurance
194 PORR 7.54 Austria Construction
195 GAME 7.53 UK Retail
196 Metro 7.53 Germany Wholesale
197 Evonik Industries 7.53 Germany Oil and gas operations, mining, and chemicals
198 NatWest 7.53 UK Banking and financial services
199 Hutchison Drei 7.53 Austria Telecommunications services, cable supplier
200 Sainsbury's 7.53 UK Retail
201 Beiersdorf 7.53 Germany Packaged goods
202 Bayerische Landesbank 7.53 Germany Banking and financial services
203 Foot Locker 7.52 Netherlands Clothing and accessories, sports equipment**
204 Energie AG 7.52 Austria Utilities
205 Kursana 7.52 Germany Healthcare (social)
206 Bridgestone 7.52 Belgium Automotive (producers and suppliers)
207 DCC 7.52 Ireland Business services and supplies
208 Linklaters 7.52 UK Consulting and accounting
209 BBDO 7.52 UK Media and advertising
210 STEF 7.52 France Transportation and logistics
211 Dräger 7.51 Germany Health care equipment and services
212 Ferchau 7.51 Germany Engineering, manufacturing
213 Fraport 7.51 Germany Transportation and logistics
214 Specsavers 7.51 UK Retail
215 Gebr. Heinemann 7.51 Germany Wholesale
216 Honda 7.51 UK Automotive (producers and suppliers)
217 hmv 7.5 UK Retail
218 Laboratoires Pierre Fabre 7.5 France Drugs and biotechnology
219 Coop 7.5 Switzerland Wholesale
220 KFC 7.5 UK Restaurants
221 Barmenia Versicherungen 7.5 Germany Insurance
222 EVN 7.5 Austria Utilities
223 CSL Behring 7.5 Switzerland Drugs and biotechnology
224 Dassault Group 7.49 France Aerospace, defence, manufacture of transport equipment
225 Aptiv 7.49 Ireland Automotive (producers and suppliers)
226 Iceland Foods 7.49 UK Retail
227 GrandVision 7.49 Netherlands Retail
228 Amazon 7.49 UK Retail
229 Hermes Europe 7.49 Germany Transportation and logistics
230 Die Schweizerische Post 7.49 Switzerland Transportation and logistics
231 KONE 7.48 Finland Engineering, manufacturing
232 Techniker Krankenkasse 7.48 Germany Insurance
233 Goodyear Dunlop 7.48 UK Automotive (producers and suppliers)
234 Nissan 7.48 Switzerland Automotive (producers and suppliers)
235 Dachser 7.48 Germany Transportation and logistics
236 TK Maxx 7.48 UK Clothing and accessories, sports equipment**
237 dm-drogerie markt 7.47 Germany Retail
238 Computacenter 7.47 UK IT, internet, software and services
239 A.T. Kearney 7.47 Germany Consulting and accounting
240 Zurich 7.47 Switzerland Insurance
241 Banque CIC 7.47 France Banking and financial services
242 Motorola Solutions 7.46 Poland Semiconductors, electronics, electrical engineering, hardware
243 Leroy Merlin 7.46 France Retail
244 Mace 7.46 UK Construction
245 Marks & Spencer 7.46 UK Retail
246 Novartis 7.46 Switzerland Drugs and biotechnology
247 The Body Shop 7.45 UK Retail
248 Bigpoint 7.45 Germany IT, internet, software and services
249 Keolis 7.45 France Transportation and logistics
250 OMV 7.44 Austria Oil and gas operations, mining, and chemicals
251 New Look 7.44 UK Clothing and accessories, sports equipment**
252 Avis Budget Group 7.44 UK Travel and leisure
253 GAP 7.44 UK Clothing and accessories, sports equipment**
254 Bijou Brigitte 7.44 Germany Retail
255 Handtmann 7.44 Germany Engineering, manufacturing
256 HSBC Bank 7.44 UK Banking and financial services
257 Bain & Company 7.44 UK Consulting and accounting
258 Fleury Michon 7.44 France Food, soft beverages, alcohol and tobacco
259 APRR 7.44 France Aerospace, defence, manufacture of transport equipment
260 Bureau Veritas 7.43 France Consulting and accounting
261 Siemens 7.43 Germany Semiconductors, electronics, electrical engineering, hardware
262 Visana 7.43 Switzerland Insurance
263 Home Instead 7.43 UK Healthcare (social)
264 RELX Group 7.43 UK Media and advertising
265 Crédit Suisse 7.42 Switzerland Banking and financial services
266 Hofer 7.42 Austria Retail
267 Swiss Life 7.42 Switzerland Insurance
268 Amadeus 7.42 Spain IT, internet, software and services
269 Generali 7.41 Italy Insurance
270 Lacoste 7.41 France Clothing and accessories, sports equipment**
271 Scout24 7.41 Germany IT, internet, software and services
272 Reed 7.41 UK Business services and supplies
273 JD Sports Fashion 7.41 UK Clothing and accessories, sports equipment**
274 Atlas Copco 7.41 Sweden Manufacture and processing of materials, metals and paper
275 Expedia 7.4 UK Travel and leisure
276 Bershka 7.4 Spain Clothing and accessories, sports equipment**
277 Airbus Group 7.4 Netherlands Aerospace, defence, manufacture of transport equipment
278 Barclays Bank 7.4 UK Banking and financial services
279 Rolex 7.4 Switzerland Clothing and accessories, sports equipment**
280 CYBG 7.4 UK Banking and financial services
281 Vapiano 7.4 Germany Restaurants
282 William Hill 7.39 UK Travel and leisure
283 Hilti 7.39 Liechtenstein Wholesale
284 BT Group 7.39 UK Telecommunications services, cable supplier
285 Guy Hoquet 7.39 France Business services and supplies
286 Bellway 7.39 UK Business services and supplies
287 Gestamp 7.39 Spain Automotive (producers and suppliers)
288 United Biscuits 7.39 UK Food, soft beverages, alcohol and tobacco
289 Benteler 7.39 Austria Automotive (producers and suppliers)
290 BERGER 7.39 Germany Construction
291 Philip Morris 7.38 Switzerland Food, soft beverages, alcohol and tobacco
292 RAUCH 7.38 Austria Food, soft beverages, alcohol and tobacco
293 Deutsche Bank 7.37 Germany Banking and financial services
294 MAIF 7.37 France Insurance
295 Liebherr 7.37 Switzerland Aerospace, defence, manufacture of transport equipment
296 Bayer 7.37 Germany Drugs and biotechnology
297 Shell 7.36 Netherlands Utilities
298 NTT Data 7.36 UK IT, internet, software and services
299 Dyson 7.36 UK Semiconductors, electronics, electrical engineering, hardware
300 Aberdeen Standard Investments 7.35 UK Banking and financial services
301 ERGO 7.35 Germany Insurance
302 Willis Towers Watson 7.35 UK Consulting and accounting
303 Whitbread 7.35 UK Travel and leisure
304 Lactalis 7.35 France Food, soft beverages, alcohol and tobacco
305 KPMG 7.35 Netherlands Consulting and accounting
306 HP (Hewlett-Packard) 7.34 Switzerland Semiconductors, electronics, electrical engineering, hardware
307 ASAP 7.34 Germany Business services and supplies
308 Erste Bank 7.34 Austria Banking and financial services
309 Air Products 7.34 UK Oil and gas operations, mining, and chemicals
310 LVM Versicherung 7.34 Germany Insurance
311 BNP Paribas 7.34 France Banking and financial services
312 Christian Dior 7.34 France Packaged goods
313 Tenneco 7.34 Germany Automotive (producers and suppliers)
314 AKKA Technologies 7.34 Belgium Engineering, manufacturing
315 ACURA Kliniken 7.34 Germany Healthcare (social)
316 Direct Line 7.33 UK Insurance
317 Carnival 7.33 UK Travel and leisure
318 Rolls-Royce Group 7.33 UK Aerospace, defence, manufacture of transport equipment
319 John Deere 7.33 Germany Aerospace, defence, manufacture of transport equipment
320 Pfizer 7.33 UK Drugs and biotechnology
321 R+V Versicherung 7.33 Germany Insurance
322 Bobst Group 7.33 Switzerland Manufacture and processing of materials, metals and paper
323 SIG 7.33 Switzerland Manufacture and processing of materials, metals and paper
324 Marriott Hotels International 7.33 Switzerland Travel and leisure
325 Privatklinikgruppe Hirslanden 7.33 Switzerland Healthcare (social)
326 Fresenius 7.32 Germany Health care equipment and services
327 Sappi 7.32 Belgium Manufacture and processing of materials, metals and paper
328 Interspar 7.32 Austria Retail
329 Greggs 7.32 UK Restaurants
330 Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof 7.32 Germany Retail
331 B&Q 7.32 UK Retail
332 KUKA 7.32 Germany Engineering, manufacturing
333 MTR Corporation 7.32 UK Transportation and logistics
334 Europa-Park 7.32 Germany Travel and leisure
335 Spar 7.32 Netherlands Retail
336 apoBank 7.32 Germany Banking and financial services
337 Engel & Völkers 7.31 Germany Business services and supplies
338 Schweizerische Mobiliar 7.31 Switzerland Insurance
339 Alinéa 7.31 France Retail
340 Dr. Schneider Unternehmensgruppe 7.31 Germany Automotive (producers and suppliers)
341 Euronics 7.31 Netherlands Retail
342 Jacobs Douwe Egberts 7.31 Netherlands Food, soft beverages, alcohol and tobacco
343 Schott 7.31 Germany Manufacture and processing of materials, metals and paper
344 Magna 7.31 Germany Automotive (producers and suppliers)
345 Sodexo 7.31 France Business services and supplies
346 Advanced 7.3 UK IT, internet, software and services
347 Dimension Data 7.3 UK IT, internet, software and services
348 Rewe Group 7.3 Germany Retail
349 British Airways 7.3 UK Transportation and logistics
350 Lenzing 7.3 Austria Manufacture and processing of materials, metals and paper
351 SWISS 7.29 Switzerland Transportation and logistics
352 Europcar 7.29 France Travel and leisure
353 tesa 7.29 Germany Manufacture and processing of materials, metals and paper
354 Danske Bank 7.29 Denmark Banking and financial services
355 FirstGroup 7.28 UK Transportation and logistics
356 HeidelbergCement 7.28 Germany Manufacture and processing of materials, metals and paper
357 trans-o-flex 7.28 Germany Transportation and logistics
358 Globus 7.28 Germany Retail
359 AXA 7.28 France Insurance
360 CTDI 7.28 Germany Manufacture and processing of materials, metals and paper
361 Caisse des Dépôts 7.28 France Banking and financial services
362 PHOENIX group 7.28 Germany Wholesale
363 Hervis 7.27 Austria Clothing and accessories, sports equipment**
364 Marti 7.27 Switzerland Construction
365 Energie Steiermark 7.27 Austria Utilities
366 SNCF 7.27 France Transportation and logistics
367 Jungheinrich 7.27 Germany Manufacture and processing of materials, metals and paper
368 Conforama 7.26 France Retail
369 Continentale Krankenversicherung 7.26 Germany Insurance
370 Screwfix 7.26 UK Retail
371 Royal Mail 7.26 UK Transportation and logistics
372 Naval Group 7.26 France Aerospace, defence, manufacture of transport equipment
373 Dradura 7.26 Germany Manufacture and processing of materials, metals and paper
374 Hitachi 7.26 UK Semiconductors, electronics, electrical engineering, hardware
375 Groupama 7.26 France Insurance
376 ZAG Personal & Perspektiven 7.26 Germany Business services and supplies
377 H&M Hennes & Mauritz 7.25 Sweden Clothing and accessories, sports equipment**
378 Michelin 7.25 France Automotive (producers and suppliers)
379 Sunrise Communications 7.25 Switzerland Telecommunications services, cable supplier
380 GSK (GlaxoSmithKline) 7.25 UK Drugs and biotechnology
381 Jack Wolfskin 7.25 Germany Clothing and accessories, sports equipment**
382 Free 7.24 France Telecommunications services, cable supplier
383 Hogan Lovells 7.24 UK Consulting and accounting
384 Kiabi 7.24 France Clothing and accessories, sports equipment**
385 Marienhaus 7.24 Germany Healthcare (social)
386 GfK 7.24 Germany Media and advertising
387 General Electric 7.24 France Engineering, manufacturing
388 Agfa-Gevaert 7.24 Belgium IT, internet, software and services
389 Merlin Entertainments 7.24 UK Travel and leisure
390 Nestlé 7.24 Switzerland Food, soft beverages, alcohol and tobacco
391 CDL 7.24 UK IT, internet, software and services
392 Just Eat 7.24 UK IT, internet, software and services
393 Sana Kliniken 7.24 Germany Healthcare (social)
394 Lantmännen 7.24 Sweden Food, soft beverages, alcohol and tobacco
395 PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers) 7.23 UK Consulting and accounting
396 ZEISS 7.23 Germany Health care equipment and services
397 Amstein + Walthert Zürich 7.23 Switzerland Engineering, manufacturing
398 Expleo 7.23 France Engineering, manufacturing
399 Orpi 7.22 France Business services and supplies
400 Philips 7.22 Netherlands Semiconductors, electronics, electrical engineering, hardware
401 About You 7.22 Germany Clothing and accessories, sports equipment**
402 ACP 7.22 Austria IT, internet, software and services
403 British Broadcasting Corporation 7.22 UK Media and advertising
404 Sanofi 7.22 France Drugs and biotechnology
405 EDF 7.22 France Utilities
406 Vauxhall 7.22 UK Automotive (producers and suppliers)
407 Telegraph Media Group 7.22 UK Media and advertising
408 CGI 7.22 France Consulting and accounting
409 Channel 4 7.22 UK Media and advertising
410 AL-KO Kober 7.21 Germany Automotive (producers and suppliers)
411 Hella 7.21 Germany Automotive (producers and suppliers)
412 Strabag 7.21 Austria Construction
413 SAS 7.21 Spain IT, internet, software and services
414 Festo 7.21 Germany Semiconductors, electronics, electrical engineering, hardware
415 Debenhams 7.21 UK Retail
416 AMG 7.2 Netherlands Manufacture and processing of materials, metals and paper
417 Total 7.2 France Oil and gas operations, mining, and chemicals
418 UPS (United Parcel Service) 7.2 Belgium Transportation and logistics
419 Halifax 7.2 UK Banking and financial services
420 Jumbo Omnichannel 7.2 Netherlands Retail
421 Alstom 7.2 France Aerospace, defence, manufacture of transport equipment
422 Autogrill 7.2 Italy Restaurants
423 Vattenfall 7.2 Sweden Utilities
424 Oracle 7.2 UK IT, internet, software and services
425 Volvo Group 7.19 Sweden Automotive (producers and suppliers)
426 Aston Martin 7.19 UK Automotive (producers and suppliers)
427 Tesco 7.19 UK Retail
428 ENGIE 7.19 France Utilities
429 Aon 7.19 UK Insurance
430 Bouygues 7.19 France Construction
431 Wetherspoon 7.19 UK Restaurants
432 Easyjet 7.19 UK Transportation and logistics
433 Care UK 7.19 UK Healthcare (social)
434 Kingfisher 7.19 UK Retail
435 Groupe Mutuel 7.18 Switzerland Insurance
436 HUK-Coburg 7.18 Germany Insurance
437 Eiffage Group 7.18 France Construction
438 EY Ernst & Young 7.18 UK Consulting and accounting
439 Shire Pharmaceuticals 7.18 Switzerland Drugs and biotechnology
440 Publicis 7.17 France Media and advertising
441 Danone 7.17 France Food, soft beverages, alcohol and tobacco
442 Air France-KLM Group 7.17 France Transportation and logistics
443 Valeo 7.17 France Automotive (producers and suppliers)
444 Worldpay 7.17 UK Business services and supplies
445 Renault 7.17 France Automotive (producers and suppliers)
446 Spire Healthcare 7.17 UK Healthcare (social)
447 ALDI 7.17 Germany Retail
448 Alpla 7.17 Austria Manufacture and processing of materials, metals and paper
449 Pelikan Group 7.17 Germany Manufacture and processing of materials, metals and paper
450 Bertrandt 7.17 Germany Automotive (producers and suppliers)
451 BASF 7.16 Germany Oil and gas operations, mining, and chemicals
452 Sitel 7.16 UK Business services and supplies
453 ABB 7.16 Switzerland Semiconductors, electronics, electrical engineering, hardware
454 Royal Bank of Scotland 7.16 UK Banking and financial services
455 Dixons Carphone 7.16 UK Retail
456 AstraZeneca 7.16 UK Drugs and biotechnology
457 Wood Group 7.16 UK Oil and gas operations, mining, and chemicals
458 Dunelm 7.16 UK Retail
459 Next 7.15 UK Clothing and accessories, sports equipment**
460 Haberkorn 7.15 Austria Wholesale
461 Toyota 7.15 Belgium Automotive (producers and suppliers)
462 Check24 7.15 Germany IT, internet, software and services
463 BNY Mellon 7.15 Belgium Banking and financial services
464 Sony 7.15 Netherlands Semiconductors, electronics, electrical engineering, hardware
465 Zur Rose 7.15 Switzerland Wholesale
466 Civica 7.15 UK IT, internet, software and services
467 Pizza Express 7.15 UK Restaurants
468 Fressnapf 7.15 Germany Retail
469 Cedeo 7.14 France Wholesale
470 ING 7.14 Netherlands Banking and financial services
471 Deloitte 7.14 UK Consulting and accounting
472 AccorHotels 7.14 France Travel and leisure
473 Hartlauer 7.14 Austria Retail
474 TechnipFMC 7.14 UK Oil and gas operations, mining, and chemicals
475 Safran Group 7.13 France Aerospace, defence, manufacture of transport equipment
476 Miba 7.13 Austria Automotive (producers and suppliers)
477 abellio 7.13 Netherlands Transportation and logistics
478 Quickmail 7.12 Switzerland IT, internet, software and services
479 Danfoss 7.12 Denmark Engineering, manufacturing
480 DPD 7.12 France Transportation and logistics
481 Redrow 7.12 UK Construction
482 Tchibo 7.11 Germany Retail
483 Enedis 7.11 France Utilities
484 Trumpf 7.11 Germany Manufacture and processing of materials, metals and paper
485 Deutsche Bahn 7.11 Germany Transportation and logistics
486 Radisson 7.1 Belgium Travel and leisure
487 Gegenbauer 7.1 Germany Business services and supplies
488 XPO Logistics 7.1 France Transportation and logistics
489 Flunch 7.1 France Restaurants
490 Groupe Carrefour 7.1 France Retail
491 Webhelp 7.09 France Business services and supplies
492 Savencia Fromage & Dairy 7.09 France Food, soft beverages, alcohol and tobacco
493 Boulanger 7.09 France Retail
494 Red Bull 7.09 Austria Food, soft beverages, alcohol and tobacco
495 Voestalpine 7.09 Austria Automotive (producers and suppliers)
496 Castorama 7.09 France Retail
497 Stagecoach Group 7.09 UK Transportation and logistics
498 Virgin Group 7.09 UK Telecommunications services, cable supplier
499 Home Bargains 7.08 UK Retail
500 Landi 7.08 Switzerland Retail
501 Auchan 7.08 France Retail
502 Lonza 7.08 Switzerland Drugs and biotechnology
503 British American Tobacco 7.08 UK Food, soft beverages, alcohol and tobacco
504 Concentrix 7.08 UK Business services and supplies
505 Morgan Stanley 7.07 UK Banking and financial services
506 Lidl 7.07 Germany Retail
507 RTL Group 7.07 Luxembourg Media and advertising
508 Clarks 7.07 UK Clothing and accessories, sports equipment**
509 Linde Material Handling 7.07 Germany Aerospace, defence, manufacture of transport equipment
510 LV= (Liverpool Victoria) 7.07 UK Insurance
511 McDonald's 7.07 UK Restaurants
512 Cargill International 7.07 Belgium Food, soft beverages, alcohol and tobacco
513 Swisscom 7.07 Switzerland Telecommunications services, cable supplier
514 MAG (Manchester Airport Group) 7.07 UK Transportation and logistics
515 3B Dienstleistungen 7.06 Germany Business services and supplies
516 Arup 7.06 UK Consulting and accounting
517 Zara 7.06 Spain Clothing and accessories, sports equipment**
518 Hays 7.06 UK Business services and supplies
519 MAN 7.06 Germany Automotive (producers and suppliers)
520 Continental 7.06 Germany Automotive (producers and suppliers)
521 Olympus 7.06 Germany Health care equipment and services
522 McColl's 7.06 UK Retail
523 Andritz 7.05 Austria Engineering, manufacturing
524 AOK 7.05 Germany Insurance
525 Banque Populaire 7.05 France Banking and financial services
526 Caisse d'Epargne 7.05 France Banking and financial services
527 Hyatt Hotels Corporation 7.05 UK Travel and leisure
528 Topshop Topman 7.04 UK Clothing and accessories, sports equipment**
529 Schaeffler-Gruppe 7.04 Germany Automotive (producers and suppliers)
530 BAE Systems 7.04 UK Aerospace, defence, manufacture of transport equipment
531 Primark 7.04 UK Clothing and accessories, sports equipment**
532 Swietelsky 7.04 Austria Construction
533 SV Group 7.03 Switzerland Travel and leisure
534 Hager Group 7.03 Germany Semiconductors, electronics, electrical engineering, hardware
535 Hermès 7.03 France Clothing and accessories, sports equipment**
536 Faurecia 7.03 France Automotive (producers and suppliers)
537 Halfords 7.03 UK Retail
538 UNIQA 7.02 Austria Insurance
539 Swiss Prime Site 7.02 Switzerland Business services and supplies
540 Electrolux 7.02 Sweden Semiconductors, electronics, electrical engineering, hardware
541 UBS 7.02 Switzerland Banking and financial services
542 Sage 7.02 UK IT, internet, software and services
543 Jacobs Engineering 7.02 UK Engineering, manufacturing
544 Bovis Homes Group 7.02 UK Construction
545 A.T.U 7.02 Germany Business services and supplies
546 Rentokil Initial 7.01 UK Business services and supplies
547 Dehner 7.01 Germany Retail
548 Matalan 7.01 UK Retail
549 SMS Group 7 Germany Manufacture and processing of materials, metals and paper
550 Crédit Mutuel 7 France Banking and financial services
551 Arriva 7 UK Transportation and logistics
552 Wilko 7 UK Retail
553 SSE (Scottish and Southern Energy) 7 UK Utilities
554 LKW Walter 7 Austria Transportation and logistics
555 AD Industrie 6.99 France Engineering, manufacturing
556 DEKRA 6.99 Germany Consulting and accounting
557 Capgemini 6.99 France Consulting and accounting
558 QVC 6.99 UK Retail
559 Monoprix 6.99 France Retail
560 Pizza Hut 6.99 UK Restaurants
561 Coca-Cola 6.99 UK Food, soft beverages, alcohol and tobacco
562 Deutsche Post 6.99 Germany Transportation and logistics
563 Groupe Matmut 6.99 France Insurance
564 ERIKS 6.98 Netherlands Engineering, manufacturing
565 Raiffeisen Bank 6.98 Austria Banking and financial services
566 adidas 6.98 Germany Clothing and accessories, sports equipment**
567 Borealis 6.98 Austria Oil and gas operations, mining, and chemicals
568 Deutz 6.98 Germany Engineering, manufacturing
569 Covéa Group 6.97 France Insurance
570 Galenica 6.97 Switzerland Retail
571 B&M Retail 6.97 UK Retail
572 Dallmayr 6.97 Germany Food, soft beverages, alcohol and tobacco
573 Symantec 6.97 UK IT, internet, software and services
574 AG2R La Mondiale 6.97 France Insurance
575 AGRAVIS Raiffeisen 6.97 Germany Utilities
576 Barratt Developments 6.97 UK Construction
577 ADP 6.96 France Business services and supplies
578 Bentley 6.96 UK Automotive (producers and suppliers)
579 TF1 Group 6.96 France Media and advertising
580 Voith 6.96 Germany Engineering, manufacturing
581 Frankfurter Sparkasse 6.95 Germany Banking and financial services
582 Greene King 6.95 UK Food, soft beverages, alcohol and tobacco
583 Hagebau 6.95 Germany Retail
584 AVEVA Group 6.95 UK IT, internet, software and services
585 News UK 6.95 UK Media and advertising
586 Experian 6.95 Ireland IT, internet, software and services
587 Honeywell 6.95 Belgium Aerospace, defence, manufacture of transport equipment
588 Rhön-Klinikum 6.95 Germany Healthcare (social)
589 Octapharma 6.95 Switzerland Drugs and biotechnology
590 GC-Gruppe 6.95 Germany Wholesale
591 Helvetia 6.94 Switzerland Insurance
592 Boeing 6.94 UK Aerospace, defence, manufacture of transport equipment
593 La Poste 6.94 France Transportation and logistics
594 Eurofins 6.93 Luxembourg Drugs and biotechnology
595 Porsche 6.93 Germany Automotive (producers and suppliers)
596 Kapsch 6.93 Austria Transportation and logistics
597 Orano 6.93 France Utilities
598 Manpower 6.93 France Business services and supplies
599 Pöttinger 6.92 Austria Aerospace, defence, manufacture of transport equipment
600 Landesbank Baden-Württemberg 6.92 Germany Banking and financial services
601 The Swatch Group 6.92 Switzerland Clothing and accessories, sports equipment**
602 Wavin 6.92 Netherlands Manufacture and processing of materials, metals and paper
603 Boots 6.92 UK Retail
604 GRDF 6.92 France Utilities
605 Handelsbanken 6.92 Sweden Banking and financial services
606 Eni 6.92 Italy Oil and gas operations, mining, and chemicals
607 Société Générale 6.91 France Banking and financial services
608 Vinci Group 6.91 France Construction
609 Velux 6.91 Denmark Manufacture and processing of materials, metals and paper
610 BearingPoint 6.91 Netherlands Consulting and accounting
611 GLS 6.9 Netherlands Transportation and logistics
612 The Range 6.9 UK Retail
613 United Internet 6.9 Germany IT, internet, software and services
614 Aareal Bank 6.9 Germany Banking and financial services
615 Cap Santé 6.9 France Healthcare (social)
616 Bilfinger 6.9 Germany Construction
617 Clientis Group 6.9 Switzerland Banking and financial services
618 Saint-Gobain 6.9 France Manufacture and processing of materials, metals and paper
619 Cummins 6.89 UK Engineering, manufacturing
620 KTM 6.89 Austria Automotive (producers and suppliers)
621 Kaefer 6.89 Germany Construction
622 Schön Klinik 6.89 Germany Healthcare (social)
623 Malakoff Médéric Humanis 6.89 France Insurance
624 Maritim Hotelgesellschaft 6.89 Germany Travel and leisure
625 Amey 6.88 UK Consulting and accounting
626 Grant Thornton 6.88 UK Consulting and accounting
627 Alliance Healthcare 6.88 Germany Wholesale
628 tegut… 6.87 Germany Retail
629 Unitymedia 6.87 Germany Telecommunications services, cable supplier
630 Frutiger 6.87 Switzerland Construction
631 London North Eastern Railway 6.87 UK Transportation and logistics
632 Hamburger Sparkasse 6.87 Germany Banking and financial services
633 France Télévisions 6.86 France Media and advertising
634 Emil Frey 6.86 Switzerland Automotive (producers and suppliers)
635 Le Duff Group 6.86 France Food, soft beverages, alcohol and tobacco
636 GRAWE (Grazer Wechselseitige) 6.86 Austria Insurance
637 Knorr-Bremse 6.86 Germany Automotive (producers and suppliers)
638 Ramsay Health Care 6.85 France Healthcare (social)
639 Mercer 6.85 UK Consulting and accounting
640 Intersport 6.85 Switzerland Clothing and accessories, sports equipment**
641 Poundland 6.85 UK Retail
642 NCC 6.84 Sweden Construction
643 Office Depot 6.84 Netherlands Wholesale
644 Dänisches Bettenlager 6.83 Germany Retail
645 Mpreis 6.83 Austria Retail
646 Candia 6.83 France Food, soft beverages, alcohol and tobacco
647 Adecco 6.83 Switzerland Business services and supplies
648 Müller 6.83 Germany Retail
649 Avon 6.82 UK Packaged goods
650 Goldman Sachs 6.82 UK Banking and financial services
651 Leonardo 6.82 Italy Aerospace, defence, manufacture of transport equipment
652 MediClin 6.82 Germany Healthcare (social)
653 CBRE 6.82 UK Business services and supplies
654 arvato 6.82 Germany Business services and supplies
655 Galliford Try 6.82 UK Construction
656 Douglas 6.82 Germany Retail
657 Asklepios Kliniken 6.82 Germany Healthcare (social)
658 Bühler 6.82 Switzerland Engineering, manufacturing
659 Bolloré Logistics 6.81 France Transportation and logistics
660 AGCO 6.81 Switzerland Aerospace, defence, manufacture of transport equipment
661 MACIF 6.81 France Insurance
662 Baxters 6.81 UK Food, soft beverages, alcohol and tobacco
663 Valora Gruppe 6.81 Switzerland Retail
664 Canon 6.8 UK Semiconductors, electronics, electrical engineering, hardware
665 Otis 6.8 France Engineering, manufacturing
666 ExxonMobil 6.8 Belgium Oil and gas operations, mining, and chemicals
667 Osborne Clarke 6.8 UK Business services and supplies
668 ALUKÖNIGSTAHL 6.8 Austria Manufacture and processing of materials, metals and paper
669 BDO 6.8 Belgium Consulting and accounting
670 Kötter Services 6.8 Germany Business services and supplies
671 Dow 6.8 Switzerland Oil and gas operations, mining, and chemicals
672 Casino Group 6.79 France Retail
673 Caterpillar 6.79 UK Aerospace, defence, manufacture of transport equipment
674 Donau Chemie 6.79 Austria Oil and gas operations, mining, and chemicals
675 Agrana 6.79 Austria Food, soft beverages, alcohol and tobacco
676 Estée Lauder 6.77 France Packaged goods
677 Oerlikon 6.77 Switzerland Manufacture and processing of materials, metals and paper
678 Fraunhofer 6.77 Germany Consulting and accounting
679 Takeda Pharmaceutical 6.77 Switzerland Drugs and biotechnology
680 PayPal 6.76 Luxembourg Banking and financial services
681 Kuehne + Nagel 6.76 Switzerland Transportation and logistics
682 AMAG Group 6.75 Switzerland Wholesale
683 Biotronik 6.75 Germany Health care equipment and services
684 Babcock International 6.75 UK Engineering, manufacturing
685 Atkins 6.75 UK Engineering, manufacturing
686 DS Smith 6.74 UK Manufacture and processing of materials, metals and paper
687 OVH 6.74 France IT, internet, software and services
688 Pepsico 6.73 Switzerland Food, soft beverages, alcohol and tobacco
689 Berlitz 6.73 Germany Business services and supplies
690 Crit Travail Temporaire 6.73 France Business services and supplies
691 DSM 6.73 Netherlands Drugs and biotechnology
692 Standard Life 6.73 UK Banking and financial services
693 adesso 6.73 Germany IT, internet, software and services
694 Balfour Beatty 6.73 UK Construction
695 Bechtle 6.72 Germany IT, internet, software and services
696 WPP 6.7 UK Media and advertising
697 SNT 6.7 Germany Business services and supplies
698 Bauer Media Group 6.69 Germany Media and advertising
699 Card Factory 6.69 UK Retail
700 Camaïeu 6.69 France Clothing and accessories, sports equipment**

Footnotes

* (European) Headquarters: managerial centre of the company, either for its global operations or for Europe.

In most cases, headquarters corresponds with the registered main legal address of the company, yet this is not necessarily the case. Ikea, for example, has its legal head office in the Netherlands but many of the administrative functions remain in Sweden where the company was founded.

** manufacturing and retail

Methodology

The Diversity Leaders 2020 have been identified in an independent survey of more than 80,000 employees across the countries and sectors covered. In addition, Statista sought the opinions of human resources and recruitment experts. A call to evaluate employers was published on FT.com, enabling FT readers to share their views. All respondents were also given the chance to evaluate other prominent employers in their respective industries.

To avoid any perceived conflict of interest, the Financial Times and Statista were excluded from the list of companies eligible to be ranked.

The survey was conducted using online access panels, consisting of representative samples of the workforce in each of the 10 countries (even if companies’ headquarters are shown in the list to be elsewhere).

Without being told the purpose of the exercise, participants were asked which company or institution they worked for. Survey participants were first asked to what extent they thought their employer promoted diversity on a scale from zero to 10. In subsequent questions, employees were prompted to give their opinion on a series of statements surrounding age, gender, ethnicity, disability and sexual orientation.

The rate of agreement or disagreement regarding the statements was captured by the use of a five-point so-called Likert scale. The surveys took an average of 6-9 minutes to complete in field research conducted between April and August 2019.

To reflect the opinions of under-represented groups, the evaluations of women, the elderly, and the ethnically diverse were weighted significantly higher than others’ views.

The 700 companies receiving the highest total scores made the final list of Diversity Leaders, which we envisage as an annual exercise. We know some will question the methodology chosen for this ambitious first ranking.

Our aim remains to encourage best practice in building workplaces that are genuinely diverse and inclusive. We look forward to your constructive feedback.

leyla.boulton@ft.com

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