Sodexo acts for a sustainable economic recovery - Seite 2

4. Promote sustainable and responsible sourcing

In 2020, Sodexo is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its partnership with WWF to continuously improve our operations and sourcing practices and reduce our carbon footprint, including from the production of the food, products and services sourced by Sodexo. Key areas of collaboration include responsible sourcing regarding land commodities, seafood and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.

Sodexo Supply Management teams are adopting smarter supply chain practices including shorter circuits, more local products, and more seasonal offers. Sodexo is giving small companies a preferred access to our supply chain through our Partner Inclusion Program and a methodology to help small and medium enterprises meet our Sodexo standards. Globally, we spend 1.3 billion euros with small and medium enterprises and in France for example, 60% of our products are purchased directly from French producers through direct sourcing.

5. Enhanced Environmental Training Program for its employees

Sodexo has updated and launched in May a new version of its “Sodexo and the Environment” global training program to help our employees work with our clients and consumers to reduce our impact on the environment in the current context. It’s one of the many initiatives to ensure we deliver on our Sodexo’s Better Tomorrow Corporate Responsibility Roadmap’s objective to have 100% of our employees trained on sustainable practices by 2025.

Maria Outters, SVP Corporate Responsibility said: “Underlying economic and social challenges ahead will magnify the need for economic models built on sustainable consumption patterns and solutions preserving natural resources. These priority actions in the current environment are part of our pragmatic approach to work with our clients, suppliers and employees to bring back confidence and seize the window of opportunity to make the recovery a turning point when it comes to sustainability. The Covid-19 crisis is a wake-up call to inject a much-needed collective purpose in the economic recovery and prevent an aggravated health, social and ecological crisis. Sodexo is committed to answer that call.”