Registration document 2007 - Total.com

Social and environmental information
Pursuant to Article L 225-102-1 of the French Commercial
Code
Pursuant to the provisions of Article L 225-102-1 of the French
Commercial Code deriving from the new economic regulations law of
May 15, 2001 (known as the “NRE” law), the Company is obligated
to provide information on how it accounts for the social and
environmental consequences of its activities. The data related to
these requirements are presented below. It should be noted that the
Social
Women represented 28% of TOTAL S.A. employees at
December 31, 2006; this proportion has risen steadily over the
last 3 years.
A European agreement on equal opportunity was signed by the
Group on November 21, 2005. This agreement affirms the
Group’s commitments to promote, expand and guarantee
diversity and equal treatment for employees, from recruitment
through to the end of the employment contract.
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Social and Environmental Information
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environmental information for TOTAL S.A.’s scope of operation is not
considered relevant and therefore the Company is presenting the
environmental objectives of its subsidiaries. Over and above these
legal obligations, the Company has decided to also publish a periodic
report called Sharing Our Energies, which deals with the Group’s
activities overall and their social and environmental consequences,
and describes the performances and objectives of the Group as a
whole in this respect.
1) Changes in the number of employees
TOTAL S.A. EMPLOYEES
At December 31 2006 2005 2004
Men 4,234 4,035 3,902
Women 1,651 1,529 1,453
Total 5,885 5,564 5,355
In addition, in advance of the French national interprofessional
agreement on diversity of October 12, 2006, TOTAL S.A.
established a policy to promote diversity; it continues to develop
this policy through specially appointed managers.
AVERAGE AGE AND SENIORITY OF TOTAL S.A. EMPLOYEES 2006 2005 2004
Average age: Men 45.2 45.1 44.6
Women 42.4 42.3 41.9
Average seniority: Men 18.0 17.9 16.9
Women 16.9 16.8 16.0
MOBILITY AT TOTAL S.A. 2006 2005 2004
External mobility: Open-ended contract 293 175 150
Fixed-term contract 194 131 129
Internal mobility: 143 147 145
Total 630 453 424
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