#Human feat
Key to the success of Paris 2024, employees fully trained and ready for a unique experience!
A special recruitment effort to take on the challenge of the Games
To meet the challenge of the Paris 2024 Games, Sodexo Live! enlisted 6,000 people to work at the Athletes’ Village and at the various competition venues throughout the country. Over 800 Sodexo employees in France, invited during an initial internal recruitment phase, were eager to participate in this global event. To complete its team, Sodexo Live! then launched an important external recruitment campaign for all food service professions (cooking, service, hospitality, logistics, etc.) and mobilized all its networks (partner schools, CFA des Chefs, partners working with the disabled or unemployed, etc.) with a firm desire to share social skills, team spirit and a service-oriented approach with the Paris 2024 teams and people from all parts of the world.
6,000employees mobilized
15%of employees recruited are from priority areas or unemployed
Employee training and support for a memorable experience
Sodexo Live! took the unique opportunity to showcase its know-how by allowing employees to gain experience in the hospitality, service and catering professions. Those involved took part in a special training program designed to meet the logistical challenges and needs of athletes and the general public at an event of such magnitude. To ensure that everything was ready on day one, Sodexo Academy was able to develop and deliver a series of training courses thanks to e-learning modules available via a mobile app and an unprecedented effort on the part of the human resources teams. Having been trained in food hygiene and safety, service quality and logistics, these employees now represent a substantial hiring pool for the hospitality and food service sector.
DIGITAL CERTIFICATIONS TO RECOGNIZE SKILLS
To keep the Olympic spirit and heritage alive, Sodexo Live! worked with Paris 2024 to create Open Badges, a system for recognizing and showcasing the skills acquired by its employees and volunteers during Paris 2024 as a way to boost their employability and promote a culture of continuous learning and engagement.
#Sporting feat
An extended contribution with the support of Timothée Adolphe
Sodexo Live! is proud to have supported blind sprinter Timothée Adolphe, European and world champion in the 400m, European runner-up in the 100m and silver medalist at the 2020 Tokyo Games, in his participation in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. To encourage him throughout his preparation and during his trials, Sodexo Live! created a club of employees/supporters around the “white cheetah” and congratulate Timothée and his guides, Jeffrey Lami and Charles Renard, for winning silver medals in the 400m and 100m T11 during Paris 2024.
“As a committed athlete, it’s important for me to find meaning in my partnership with Sodexo Live!. My work with Sodexo employees has always been an opportunity for very enriching meetings and discussions around disability and inclusion, but also around the quest for performance and teamwork.”
