Sodexo joins CDP’s A List of global climate change leaders with key progress on its carbon strategy
December 10 2020 - 8:14AM
Sodexo joins CDP’s A List of global climate change
leaders with key progress on its carbon strategy
Paris, December 10, 2020 – On
the occasion of the 5th anniversary of the Paris Agreement, Sodexo,
world leader in Quality of Life Services, has secured a place on
the global environmental non-profit Carbon Disclosure Project’s ‘A
list’ of climate change leaders’.
For the first time, Sodexo scored an “A” grade,
joining 270 high-performing companies out of more than 9,500. This
recognition demonstrates key progress on its carbon strategy which
includes a target aligned with the most ambitious
goal of the Paris Agreement to limit global
warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, as
well as concrete actions to cut emissions and transparency in
reporting.
“Sodexo is the only
company from the foodservices and facility management sectors to be
part of this exclusive list of corporate sustainability leaders.
This clear testimony to the efforts our teams are deploying
alongside our suppliers and clients encourages us on our path
towards fundamentally sustainable services,” said Maria Outters,
Senior Vice President, Corporate Responsibility at Sodexo. “We are
progressing in several areas of our carbon strategy, in line with
our science-based and industry-leading target to reducing our total
carbon emissions by 34% by 2025.”
Since 2017, Sodexo reduced its Scopes 1 and 2 carbon emissions
by 15.9% and its Scope 3 Supply Chain carbon emissions by
10.5%*.
“The partnership
between WWF and Sodexo on its carbon strategy over the last 10
years is showing results, and WWF is heavily invested in supporting
Sodexo's transformation and driving sustainable change within the
foodservices sector", said Marie-Christine Korniloff, Deputy
Director for Economic affairs, WWF FRANCE. "The entrance of Sodexo
in the CDP 'A-list' for Climate highlights the commitment of the
Group in delivering progress on the reduction of its environmental
impact, despite a challenging economic situation.”
Sodexo carbon strategy is built on four key
actions:
- Fighting food waste with
WasteWatchWasteWatch, Sodexo’s game-changing food
waste prevention program has an ambitious objective of reducing
food waste on our sites by 50% by 2025, through measurement and
prevention. As the most comprehensive program in the foodservices
sectors, Sodexo helped its clients and the consumers served avoid
2,468 tons of food being waste – more than 17,000 tons of carbon
since the program started.
- Promoting plant-based meal
optionsSodexo has increased its menu mix target
for plant-based meals to more than 30% globally to address the
growing consumer demand for sustainable food and more natural,
local and healthy ingredients. In 6,500 sites in 13 countries,
Sodexo also offers menus based on “Future 50 Foods”, which are
nutritious and have a lower environmental impact.
- Building a low-carbon supply
chainWith 49% of its emissions being linked to
its supply-chain, Sodexo is working with suppliers and partners
such as the WWF to build a more local and low-carbon supply chain.
Sodexo has committed to a deforestation-free and conversion-free
supply chain globally by 2030 for the following priority
commodities: palm oil, soy, beef and paper products.
- Focusing on energy management and renewable
energiesSodexo has committed to switching to 100%
renewable electricity by 2025 at its directly operated sites.
Sodexo is also supporting clients in this respect, through Sodexo’s
energy management service that generates significant savings and
significant returns on investment.
Partnering to act on climate change is part of
the positive impact of doing business with Sodexo.
*More information on Sodexo’s reduction in
carbon emissions are available on page 78 of the company’s Fiscal
2020 Universal Registration Document.
About the CDP A List
CDP’s annual environmental disclosure and
scoring process is widely recognized as the gold standard of
corporate environmental transparency. A detailed and independent
methodology is used by CDP to assess responding companies,
allocating a score of A to D- based on the comprehensiveness of
disclosure, awareness and management of environmental risks and
demonstration of best practices associated with environmental
leadership, such as setting ambitious and meaningful targets. The
full list of companies that made this year’s CDP A List is
available here, along with other publicly available company scores:
https://www.cdp.net/en/companies/companies-scores
About Sodexo
Founded 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 64 countries, Sodexo serves 100 million
consumers each day through its unique combination of On-site
Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & 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 420,000 employees
throughout the world.Sodexo is included in the CAC Next 20, ESG 80,
FTSE 4 Good and DJSI indices.
Key figures 19.3 billion euro in
Fiscal 2020 consolidated revenues 420,000
employees as at August 31, 2020 N°1 France-based
private employer worldwide 64 countries
100 million consumers served
daily 8.1 billion euro in market capitalization
(as at October 28, 2020) |
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