Sodexo’s climate ambition
- 1996 Anchored in the Group’s DNA since its creation in 1966, corporate responsibility is a cornerstone of Sodexo’s mission and operations.
- 2009 Sodexo announces its first innovative and structuring corporate responsibility roadmap.
- 2010 WWF and Sodexo sign their first partnership to work together on improving purchasing practices and reducing the Group’s carbon footprint.
- 2019 Sodexo is one of the first companies worldwide to have its -34% carbon emissions reduction objective by 2025 approved by the Sciences Based Target initiative (SBTi) (compared to a 2017 baseline), an international standard-setter in the fight against climate change.
- 2023 Sodexo is the first company in its sector with a global Net Zero Objective by 2040 validated by the SBTi. Sodexo was one of the first companies to re-baseline its data to calculate carbon emissions, thereby complying with the targets approved by the SBTi.
- 2024 Sodexo conducts its first double materiality assessment to meet the reporting requirements of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). With the support of its technical partner, WWF, Sodexo assessed water-related risks at more than 4,000 sites. Sodexo accelerated the deployment of its WasteWatch program, which is now available at almost 77% of its food service sites.
- 2025 COOKING 33% plant-based main dish recipes in Sodexo’s menusENERGY 100% renewable electricity in
direct operationsWASTE 85% of food sites deployed the WasteWatch program 50% food waste reduction - 2030 PRODUCTSZero-deforestation and
conversion free supply chain
for palm oil, soy, beef and
paper products
COOKING 70% low-carbon mealsENERGY Improve preparation methods to reduce energy consumption and train 100% site managers by 2027 - 2040 Reduction of 90% of our total emissions (compared to Fiscal 2017) Carbon removal of the remaining 10% by developing a capture and storage strategy
Sodexo carbon footprint
DIRECT GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
Scopes 1 & 2 (representing 1% of total emissions).
Scopes 1 and 2 pertain to the company’s direct emissions and indirect emissions linked to the production of the energy used by the company.
This diagram represents direct greenhouse gas emissions
- Energy for buildings usage (scope 1): 16,0 %
- Electricity and district heat (scope 2): 12,6 %
- Car fleet (scope 1): 71,4 %
INDIRECT GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
Scope 3 (representing 99% of total emissions).
Scope 3 includes indirect emissions from the value chain: upstream and downstream of Sodexo’s activity. It includes the emissions of the various stakeholders (suppliers, consumers, service providers, etc.)
This diagram represents indirect greenhouse gas emissions.
- Waste generated on client sites (end-of-life): 3,6 %
- Environment commuting: 5,9 %
- Energy consumption (upstream): 1,8 %
- Business travel (plane and rail): 0,6 %
- Client sites energy consumption: 21,9 %
- Purchased goods and services: 66,2 %