Fiscal 2021 Universal Registration Document

2.8 Report by one of the Statutory Auditors, appointed as independent third party, on the consolidated non-financial statement

2. Corporate responsibility at Sodexo

2.8 Report by one of the Statutory Auditors, appointed as independent third party, on the consolidated non-financial statement

This is a free English translation of the Statutory Auditor’s report issued in French and is provided solely for the convenience of English-speaking readers. This report should be read in conjunction with, and construed in accordance with, French law and professional standards applicable in France.

Sodexo SA
Head Office: 255, quaide la Bataille de Stalingrad
92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux

For the year ended August 31, 2021

To the Annual General Meeting,

In our capacity as Statutory Auditor of your company (here in after the “entity”) appointed as independent third party, and accredited by the French Accreditation Committee (Comité Français d’Accréditation or COFRAC) under number 3-1049(1), we hereby report to you on the consolidated non-financial statement for the year ended August 31, 2021 (here in after the “Statement”), included in the entity's Management Report pursuant to the requirements of articles L.225-102-1, R.225-105 and R.225-105-1 of the French Commercial Code (Code de commerce).

Responsibility of the entity

The Management Board’s is responsible for preparing the Statement, including a presentation of the business model, a description of the principal non-financial risks, a presentation of the policies implemented considering those risks and the outcomes of said policies, including key performance indicators.

The Statement has been prepared in accordance with the entity’s procedures (here in after the “Guidelines”), the main elements of which are presented in the Statement and available upon request at the entity’s head office.

Independence and quality control

Our independence is defined by the requirements of article L.822-11-3 of the French Commercial Code and the French Code of Ethics (Code de déontologie) of our profession. In addition, we have implemented a system of quality control including documented policies and procedures regarding compliance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements, the ethical requirements and French professional guidance.

Responsibility of the Statutory Auditor appointed as independent third party

Based on our work, our responsibility is to provide a report expressing a limited assurance conclusion on:

  • the compliance of the Statement with the requirements of article R.225-105 of the French Commercial Code;
  • the fairness of the information provided in accordance with article R.225-105 I, 3° and Iiof the French Commercial Code, i.e., the outcomes, including key performance indicators, and the measures implemented considering the principal risks (here in after the “Information”).

At the request of the entity and outside of the scope of accreditation, our responsibility is also to provide a report expressing a reasonable assurance conclusion that information selected by the entity, presented in Appendix and identified with the symbol ✓ in chapter 2 has been prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with the Guidelines.

However, it is not our responsibility to comment on the entity’s compliance with other applicable legal and regulatory requirements, in particular the French Vigilance Plan law and anti-corruption and tax avoidance legislation nor on the compliance of products and services with the applicable regulations.

1 Accreditation Cofrac Inspection, number 3-1049, scope available at www.cofrac.fr