Aramco sustainability report 2024
Safe operations and people development
We strive to provide a safe and respectful working environment for all, on-site and within the community, supported by comprehensive policies and resources. We aim to support, diversify, and empower our workforce.
2024 performance
- The total recordable case rate and the lost time incident rate remain comparable to the 2023 performance, despite the eight fatalities in our workforce suffered regrettably during the year.
- Number of Tier 1 process safety events fell by 40.0% in 2024 reflecting the improvement in Aramco’s process safety and asset integrity practices.
- Ranked among the top 100 in the 2024 edition of the World’s Best Employers by Statista, published in Forbes, and achieved the highest ranking among industry peers, in addition to being certified as Top Employer in Saudi Arabia in 2025 by the Top Employer Institute.
- We continued to develop female employees through advanced degree programs, scholarships, and leadership initiatives. In 2024, the number of females in leadership positions increased by 32.2%.
- Our employees spent a total of 13.8 million hours on training and development in 2024, an increase of 53.3% from 2023, contributed by the introduction of various digital upskilling courses and new training programs in our corporate academies.
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Recorded an employee experience index rating of 88%, representing the highest score since the introduction of employee experience surveys in 2018.
Fatalities (number)
(2023: 3**)
8**
Tier 1 process safety events (number)
(2023: 15)
9
Lost time injuries/illnesses (per 200,000 work hours)
(2023: 0.018**)
0.021**
Employee experience index rating1 (%)
(2023: Not applicable*)
88
Female employees in leadership positions (number)
(2023: 233)
308
Average number of training hours per employee (hours)
(2023: 95)
140
* The Employee Experience Survey is performed every two years. None was conducted in 2023.
** This figure has undergone external limited assurance in accordance to the ISAE 3000 (revised). Upon completion of assurance, the assurance report will be made available on Our data and assurance page.
Empowering the young generation to new heights
Established in 2011, the Young Leaders Advisory Board (YLAB) has set out on a journey to empower, engage, and inspire the youth in Aramco while amplifying their collective voice.
YLAB is empowered to provide input on matters of strategic importance such as equity and inclusion, sustainability, well-being, digital transformation, and more. Currently running its ninth cohort, YLAB’s 16 members hail from all across the Company and are diverse in background, experience, age, gender, and nationality, allowing young employees from all over the Company to have adequate representation.
In 2024, YLAB continued to promote initiatives to support Aramco’s nearly 45,000 young professionals. The team engaged with more than 15,600 young employees, conducted four deep dive studies, and provided over 20 advisory services, delivering actionable recommendations to address youth-related priorities.
The Youth Pulse Survey is conducted to capture insights and understand youth needs. Additionally, YLAB assisted four external organizations in establishing their own youth engagement bodies, further extending its impact beyond the Company.
Engaging with our youth in industrial areas: Focusing on youth in industrial areas is one of YLAB strategic priorities given that more than 67% of all young employees work in these areas. Efforts to engage with young industrial workers are focused on facilitating dialogue between young employees and their management, bridging the gap in both knowledge and experience, and capturing their insights on relevant challenges.
Learning from global leaders: YLAB hosts influential industry leaders, providing a platform for Aramco’s young employees to learn from their first-hand advice, experiences, and insights. Notable sessions conducted in the past included the CEOs of companies such as JP Morgan, Accenture, and Lazard to name a few.
Encouraging innovation through youth initiated studies: YLAB supports and guides the youth to innovate and propose solutions to corporate challenges. Since the start of this initiative in 2018, more than 200 youth-initiated ideas were submitted, some of which have led to patents being filed. In 2024, YLAB received 53 submissions, the highest since the launch of Youth Initiated Studies.
