WWF and Sodexo, a longstanding and fruitful collaboration
Since 2010, Sodexo has partnered with WWF to improve its sustainable food offers and purchasing practices. The partnership brings WWF’s technical expertise and thought leadership on sustainability to support further reducing the impact of Sodexo’s operations on the environment.
History of the partnership
10 years of collaboration
- WWF & Sodexo started working together on carbon and water issues, sustainable agriculture, and responsible sourcing of seafood.
- Building on the previous phase, this collaboration worked on setting targets and monitoring Sodexo progress. This phase also saw the launch of Sodexo’s palm oil responsible sourcing policy.
- This partnership supported the renewal of Sodexo’s Better Tomorrow Plan. Two key achievements were reached: the launch of Sodexo’s new carbon target approved by the SBTi; the co-creation of a global framework on sustainable diets in support of the definition of the Group’s Sustainable Eating Strategy.
- A 2nd decade of the partnership to re-enforce Sodexo’s ability to deliver its carbon target and establish Sodexo’s Sustainable Eating Strategy.
Key achievements in Fiscal 2022
Sodexo Carbon trajectory tool
WWF has been a strong supporter for the selection, the customization and deployment of Sodexo’s trajectory tool: Traace. Through the tool Sodexo can analyze the GHG emissions, identify the main sources, build and manage the country carbon strategies in order to align their local trajectory with Sodexo’s global targets.
Plant+ by Finer Diner
Sodexo has developed and deployed Plant+ by Finer Diner in collaboration with WWF-UK to help children and young adults understand how small changes in their diets can make a huge difference to the health of the planet. Plant+ by Finer Diner is a street food pop-up concept, offering tasty plant-based alternatives to students’ favorite meals.
Arnaud Gauffier,
Conservation Director, WWF France
“By engaging in 2019 to align its climate ambition with the 1.5°C target of the Paris Agreement, Sodexo has shown leadership at the global level as one of the first companies to propose such a level of mitigation. This commitment by one of the biggest catering, hospitality and food retail services groups demonstrates its sense of responsibility to tackle its carbon footprint. Sodexo must keep engaging all teams on the implementation of this target, through a robust carbon reduction plan, as well as adapted decisions and means.”
Sodexo’s Sustainable Fish & Seafood Sourcing Guide
Since the beginning of our partnership in 2010, WWF has supported us on Sustainable Fish & Seafood. Their expertise on this topic has been essential to inform our Supply Management teams to make the right sourcing choices. They are also a strong adviser to help to continue improving Sodexo’s Sustainable Fish and Seafood strategy and maintaining Sodexo as a leader in its industry.