2020 annual and sustainable performance report

“I recently joined the Group as a young graduate engineer. Arkema is a diversified company with plenty of career development opportunities. I’ve already been able to take on various roles within the company right from the start. Gender balance and diverse backgrounds in general create added value. They make teamwork more effective on a day-to-day basis. I feel that as women, we need to show a lot of determination and pragmatism. But whether you’re a woman or not, I think that everyone needs to be able to find their place within the organization on the basis of their skills and their ability to contribute to the company’s overall success. At Arkema, I really feel we have the same opportunities as my male colleagues.”

Lin Qi,

Kynar^® Changshu plant, Arkema China

“Pushing someone along a particular career path just because she’s a woman doesn’t serve her or the company. I think Arkema has a more appropriate approach, which is to support women by recognizing their skills and personalities, while also factoring in their specific constraints. In my case, for example, I’ve taken parental leave, and I was lucky to have plenty of support. HR and my line managers were proactive in finding me a job at the right time that matched my profile and my career development aspirations. Supporting women by dedramatizing this period of absence from work, which is not always easy to manage for the company or for women’s own careers, is one of the best ways of helping them.”

Sophie Chhun,

Assembly Director (Durable Goods BU), Bostik Asia Pacific, Bostik Singapore

“Arkema is highly representative of big groups wanting to take on more and more women to turn them into senior managers in their organizations. I’ve always had an ambition to move into positions of responsibility. I like new challenges. Arkema has completely allowed me to take on major roles. I joined the Group as Human Resources manager for Bostik in China. I was then appointed director of the Arkema plant in Guangzhou, before taking on the position of Commercial Manager for the Asia-Pacific region. Arkema in China offers highly structured talent development programs. I have been on leadership development training programs. This is a really effective way of retaining talent and leveraging stable and more effective organizations.”

Jina Wu,

Tape and Label Asia-Pacific, Bostik