Sodexo has been named the top rated company in its sector on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) for the 13th consecutive year, reinforcing the company’s leadership and commitment to corporate responsibility worldwide.
DJSI, a leading global sustainability benchmark and reference for sustainable investing, evaluates performance in three principal dimensions: economic, social and environmental.
The DJSI results recognize Sodexo’s concrete commitments in these areas, which are cornerstones of the company’s corporate responsibility roadmap, Better Tomorrow 2025. For example:
Economic: Supply management for local community development
Launched in 2013, Sodexo’s Partner Inclusion Program drives diversity among suppliers and merchants in all countries where Sodexo operates. The firm actively supports women- and minority-owned businesses and work to help create sustainable economic opportunities for those communities around the world.
Social: Empowerment for women
Sodexo’s goal is to have at least 40% women among its senior leaders by 2025. However, empowerment for women at Sodexo goes beyond company walls. In line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the group believes gender equality can help end hunger, and it invests in programs to support women while supporting Stop Hunger Worldwide, a non-profit organization founded by Sodexo employees to fight hunger.
Environmental: Climate change
Sodexo has committed to reduce its carbon emissions by 34% by 2025 compared to a 2011 baseline. The firm partnered with the World Wildlife Foundation to set this ambitious target, and is progressively reducing carbon emissions at client and Sodexo sites and throughout its supply chain.