Positive impacts of our supply chain
Our impact
on communities
The Sodexo supply management teams annually purchase 10 billion euros of food and other supplies from approximately 150,000 suppliers worldwide. This strategic position within its value chain allows Sodexo to expand its commitment to positively impacting individuals, communities, and the environment with their partners and suppliers.
Sodexo aims to offer a healthy food supply including products selected according to strict nutritional quality and sustainability requirements to over 100 million consumers every day. Sodexo also strives to include SME suppliers in its database to stimulate the economic and social development of communities, and to promote ethical and sustainable agricultural practices.
Impact+, the French program for supplier inclusion
In accordance with its willingness to foster the development of virtuous ecosystems responding to social, societal, and environmental issues, Sodexo is pursuing its Impact+ program in France. This program allows local organizations and businesses to be integrated into the inclusive economy within the Sodexo supply chain and in accordance with their standards. Impact+ is a real development opportunity for these organizations, who will benefit from customized management support, and will also allow the Group to increase their share of inclusive purchases and establish long-term relationships with new stakeholders.
Mobile payment solutions to stimulate activity in merchant SMEs in India
The Sodexo Benefits & Rewards activity is eager to support its merchant partners’ development by deploying all means to facilitate their daily work and their growth. In India, Sodexo Benefits & Reward is the only player to have its own proprietary network of merchants who can accept digital multimodal payments. The business offers consumers and affiliated merchants contactless solutions that are safe, fast, and more sustainable, via the mobile application Sodexo-Zeta, allowing consumers to purchase food in convenience stores by scanning a QR code, for instance. With a strong presence on the Indian market, Sodexo has played a major role in the introduction of digital payments in the most remote regions of the country.
Furthermore, Sodexo has now allowed its partner merchants to access offers for unsecured personalized commercial loans via its NBFC* partner NeoGrowth, in order to help them develop and to foster financial inclusion.
*Non-Banking Financial Company.