Sodexo ranks best in class* for the 15th consecutive year on the prestigious Dow Jones Sustainability Index with leading scor...
September 16 2019 - 11:00AM
Sodexo ranks best in class* for the 15th consecutive year on the
prestigious Dow Jones Sustainability Index with leading scores in
Labor Practices, Climate Strategy and Stakeholder Engagement.
Paris, September 16, 2019 – Sodexo, world
leader in Quality of Life Services, has maintained its ranking as
the top-rated company in its sector by the Dow Jones Sustainability
Index (DJSI) for the 15th consecutive year. Sodexo had the
highest score in its industry across a number of areas, including
Labor Practices, Occupational Health and Safety, Local Impact of
Business Operations, Supply Chain Management, Climate Strategy and
Stakeholder Engagement.
“We are honored to be
the leader in our industry for the 15th consecutive year,”
said Neil Barrett, Sodexo Group Senior Vice President,
Corporate Responsibility. “The challenge gets harder each
year to stay ahead of our peers, who are doing more and more in the
sustainability space. This best-in-class distinction demonstrates
that Sodexo’s efforts and performance continue to be
recognized. We are striving to anchor sustainability into all
aspects of our business and everything we do.”
Sodexo is a company that is fully engaged and
committed to performing on behalf of its stakeholders as a
responsible company. Understanding and fulfilling client
expectations is fundamental to our success as a client centric
organization. Today, our clients and markets look for commitment
and visible performance improvements to help them achieve their own
sustainability goals.
Our environmental, social and governance
performance, as rated by DJSI has become, more than ever, central
to our business plans and decisions.
Sodexo is taking comprehensive actions towards a
more sustainable future, by focusing on key areas which include
preventing food waste, fostering inclusive growth with small and
local business as well as advancing gender balance. Additional
actions include providing healthy and sustainable meals through the
promotion of plant-based meal options, and a responsible supply
chain that includes solid progress on sustainable seafood, palm
oil, and animal welfare. Sodexo also supports the fight against
hunger through Stop Hunger, a global non-profit network.
These are part of the company’s Better Tomorrow
2025 Corporate Responsibility roadmap. To know more:
https://www.sodexo.com/home/about-us/what-we-do/growing-responsibly.html
Launched in 1999, the DJSI is the major standard
for corporate sustainability. This year, over 3,500 of the world’s
largest companies in both developed and emerging markets were
invited to take part in SAM’s Corporate Sustainability Assessment,
in which the most financially material environmental, social and
governance (ESG) factors are assessed. Only leading companies that
are best equipped to recognize and respond to emerging
opportunities and risks, resulting from global sustainability
trends, are selected for inclusion in the DJSI.
*Sodexo as an Industry leader is assessed as the
top performing company in its industry as represented by the 61
industries in the SAM Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA) and
the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices.
About SodexoFounded in
Marseille in 1966 by Pierre Bellon, Sodexo is the global
leader in services that improve Quality of Life, an essential
factor in individual and organizational performance. Operating in
72 countries, Sodexo serves 100 million consumers each day
through its unique combination of On-site Services, Benefits and
Rewards Services and Personal and Home Services. Sodexo provides
clients an integrated offering developed over more than 50 years of
experience: from foodservices, reception, maintenance and cleaning,
to facilities and equipment management; from services and programs
fostering employees’ engagement to solutions that simplify and
optimize their mobility and expenses management, to in-home
assistance, child care centers and concierge services. Sodexo’s
success and performance are founded on its independence, its
sustainable business model and its ability to continuously develop
and engage its 460,000 employees throughout the world.
Sodexo is included in the CAC 40, FTSE 4 Good and DJSI
indices.
Key figures (as of August 31, 2018) 20.4
billion euro in consolidated revenues
460,000 employees 19th largest
private employer worldwide 72 countries
100 million consumers served daily 15.4
billion euro in market capitalization (as of July 5,
2019) |
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