| FISCAL 2023 | FISCAL 2022 | CHANGE | |
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| Empowered women in communities | Empowered women in communities FISCAL 2023 108,029 |
Empowered women in communities FISCAL 2022 74,133 |
Empowered women in communities CHANGE +45.7% |
| % of workforce of countries with initiatives to improve the quality of life of women | % of workforce of countries with initiatives to improve the quality of life of women FISCAL 2023 97.9% |
% of workforce of countries with initiatives to improve the quality of life of women FISCAL 2022 92.1% |
% of workforce of countries with initiatives to improve the quality of life of women CHANGE +5.8 pts |
The number of women in empowered communities continues to grow, mainly due to the actions of the Stop Hunger teams and the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion teams in the countries.
| FISCAL 2023 | FISCAL 2022 | CHANGE | |
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| Food waste | Food waste FISCAL 2023
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| % of food waste reduction in sites having already deployed the WasteWatch Program ☑ | % of food waste reduction in sites having already deployed the WasteWatch Program ☑ FISCAL 2023 37.6% |
% of food waste reduction in sites having already deployed the WasteWatch Program ☑ FISCAL 2022 41.5% |
% of food waste reduction in sites having already deployed the WasteWatch Program ☑ CHANGE
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| % of WasteWatch Sites Deployment Coverage as a % of Group Raw Material Cost | % of WasteWatch Sites Deployment Coverage as a % of Group Raw Material Cost FISCAL 2023 57.0% |
% of WasteWatch Sites Deployment Coverage as a % of Group Raw Material Cost FISCAL 2022 45.6% |
% of WasteWatch Sites Deployment Coverage as a % of Group Raw Material Cost CHANGE +11.4 pts |
| % of Group revenues of countries working to deliver on the United Nations’ food waste objective | % of Group revenues of countries working to deliver on the United Nations’ food waste objective FISCAL 2023 90.4% |
% of Group revenues of countries working to deliver on the United Nations’ food waste objective FISCAL 2022 91.6% |
% of Group revenues of countries working to deliver on the United Nations’ food waste objective CHANGE -1.2 pt |
| % of Group revenues of countries having one or more ISO 14001 certification | % of Group revenues of countries having one or more ISO 14001 certification FISCAL 2023 93.7% |
% of Group revenues of countries having one or more ISO 14001 certification FISCAL 2022 96.1% |
% of Group revenues of countries having one or more ISO 14001 certification CHANGE -2.4 pts |
| Water | Water FISCAL 2023
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| Direct water withdrawals - offices and owned production units (in m³) | Direct water withdrawals - offices and owned production units (in m³) FISCAL 2023 3,411,298 |
Direct water withdrawals - offices and owned production units (in m³) FISCAL 2022 3,807,457 |
Direct water withdrawals - offices and owned production units (in m³) CHANGE -10.4% |
| Direct water consumption - offices and owned production units (in m³) | Direct water consumption - offices and owned production units (in m³) FISCAL 2023 784,331 |
Direct water consumption - offices and owned production units (in m³) FISCAL 2022 834,970 |
Direct water consumption - offices and owned production units (in m³) CHANGE -6.1% |
In Fiscal 2023, Sodexo decided to focus its efforts on WasteWatch program deployment and increased its deployment performance by 11.4 points. However, this had a negative impact on the waste reduction, mainly due newly engaged countries (Brazil, Chile, Peru, and Colombia) which face structural causes of food waste generation like the prioritization of fresh food within menus (around 100% Healthy Menu Attribute Target in Brazil), self-service buffet model or food safety laws. Excluding these countries, waste reduction would have reached -42.5%. Sodexo will take corrective action for those countries, along with continuing its other actions to achieve its objective of halving food waste in its Foodservices activities by 2025.
Our direct water withdrawals and consumption remain stable, the slight decrease being due to the total or partial closing of offices in countries like Canada or Belgium. China’s offices were also under-occupied due to Covid lockdowns. In 2022, Sodexo resumed its water workstream with WWF to enhance the resiliency of its operations and contextually reduce the pressures on freshwater.
