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Economic and Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development
Sustainable Development
2.3 Preserving the environment
Sodexo is deploying programs at clients’ sites in four
main areas:
• sustainable supplies;
• reducing energy consumption and Co emissions;
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• reducing water consumption;
• fighting misuse of resources and reducing waste.
SODEXO’S EIGHT COMMITMENTS
ReSPoNSIBLe PURCHASING
eNeRGY ANd eMISSIoNS
WATeR ANd eFFLUeNT
MATeRIALS ANd WASTe
Specific actions pursued in Fiscal 2011 include:
• a revision of Sodexo’s Group Supplier Code of
Conduct to include the requirement for suppliers
to keep Sodexo informed about their progress. In
this revised version, references have also been
added to Fundamental Rights at Work, and to
Business Integrity, such as Unfair Competition
and Corruption. In addition, Sodexo strived to
ensure that every country has the Code of Conduct
available in their national language and that it is
signed by their contracted suppliers. The code is
now available in 13 languages;
• in conjunction with the WWF, Sodexo defined
five priority products with a view to define a
sustainable sourcing policy and strategy for each
of these agricultural commodities. Sodexo worked
Sodexo Registration Document Fiscal 2011
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Respecting the environment implies creating the
requisite framework to promote Quality of Life in
the communities while responding to the needs of
stakeholders, who aspire to preserve a sustainable
planet. Sodexo is well aware that its activities at
33,400 sites in 80 countries have an impact on
the environment. Sodexo’s priority is to purchase
more sustainable and ethical products, reduce its
carbon footprint, curb its water consumption, and
responsibly manage the waste produced by its
activities.
“We will ensure compliance with a Global Sustainable Supply Chain Code of Conduct
in all the countries where we operate by 2015.”
“We will source local, seasonal or sustainably grown or raised products in all the
countries where we operate by 2015.”
“We will source sustainable fish and seafood in all the countries where we operate
by 2015.”
“We will source and promote sustainable equipment and supplies in all the countries
where we operate by 2020.”
“We will reduce our carbon footprint in all the countries where we operate and at all
our clients’ sites by 2020.”
“We will reduce our water consumption in all the countries where we operate and at
all our clients’ sites by 2020.”
“We will reduce organic waste in all the countries where we operate and at all our
clients’ sites by 2015. We will support initiatives to recover organic waste.”
“We will reduce non organic waste in all the countries where we operate and at all
our clients’ sites by 2015. We will support initiatives to recover non organic waste.”
with some of the major palm oil consuming
countries in order to set a time frame for future
application of the strategy. Sodexo applied for and
obtained membership of the RSPO (Roundtable on
Sustainable Palm Oil);
• in parallel to its worldwide agreement with MSC,
Sodexo formalized a Group Sustainable Seafood
Sourcing policy. The Group also established a
Sustainable Seafood Sourcing Guide for the supply
of Fish & Seafood, designed as a tool to make the
best choices for our future assortment. The Guide
includes information on 60 species, including each
of the 15 “at risk” species that have been removed
from Sodexo’s catalogue and menus;
• sustainable equipment and supplies: Sodexo
worked to increase the sustainability of its