Fiscal 2020 Universal Registration Document

Sodexo is continuing its actions to achieve its objective of halving food waste on sites that are still active, thanks to its digital-based program: WasteWatch. At the end of the 2020 fiscal year, 732 Sodexo sites were measuring food waste daily and more than 1,200 were actively engaged in this deployment of WasteWatch powered by Leanpath. The deployment of this program accompanies the reopening of our clients’ sites. Since the launch of WasteWatch powered by Leanpath, Sodexo has successfully avoided food waste equivalent to 4.8 million meals.  

2.2.8 Controversies

Sodexo employs and serves individuals working and living in complex environments and operates in sectors that may be considered controversial, such as the Energy & Resources industry and Justice Services.

In all our operations, we enforce strict Human Rights policies and health and safety protocols, while seeking to mitigate our impact on the environment and contributing to communities’ development and inclusion.

Energy and Resources

As part of our Energy & Resources activities, we provide project management, cleaning, grounds maintenance as well as catering services to support operations in remote areas, away from regional centres or near communities with little infrastructure. Our first priority remains the health and safety of our employees and all individuals working on those remote locations.

We are proud to say, that, to date, this segment has the lowest Lost Time Injury Rate (LTIR) compared to our other activities.

Sodexo also acknowledges that projects in remote  areas can also happen on ancestral land and have an impact on indigenous communities. We are fully committed to deepening our understanding and expanding the ways in which we can contribute to building respect, relationships and provide opportunities to improve the Quality of Life of indigenous communities around the world.

Justice Services

In the face of rising pressure to reduce both reoffending and costs of operations, even as prison populations expand, authorities increasingly look to the private sector to provide an expanding range of services and innovative solutions. Fostering rehabilitation is one of our main priorities. By off ering opportunities for detainees to acquire life skills, work experience, qualifications and resources, we support their successful re-entry into society.

Sodexo operates prisons under 4 strict criteria :

• only in democratic countries;
• only in countries that do not administer the death penalty;
• only in countries where  rehabilitation is the ultimate goal; and
• only where our team members are not required to carry firearms.

Thus, in line those criteria, Sodexo Justice Services provides a range of services in public prisons in France, Chile, Belgium, Italy,  the Netherlands and  in the United Kingdom.

Sodexo decided 20 years ago to exit the largest prison private services market in the world, the USA.