| FISCAL 2024 | FISCAL 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| % of workforce covered by collective agreements ☑ | 43.5% | 42.5% |
| % of workforce working in countries that have collective agreements and are covered by those agreements | 94.1% | 91.1% |
In 2021, Sodexo and the IUF (International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers’ Associations), the global trade union federation for workers in the food industry, signed a declaration of intent on health and safety, reinforcing their commitments and priorities to promote the right of employees to health and safety at work.
This declaration of intent is a first in the industry and helps to strengthen the relationship between Sodexo and the IUF, which had already laid the initial foundations by signing an international framework agreement on respect for fundamental rights in 2011 and, in 2017, by signing a joint commitment against sexual harassment.
In 2023, Sodexo built on this momentum by signing a new international agreement with the IUF on domestic violence. This agreement reflects the constructive workplace relations that the Group has had with all its workplace partners worldwide for several years, for whom the topic of inclusion is key as well.
In 2024, a larger percentage of employees were covered by a collective agreement, thanks to a new collective agreement now covering workers in Peru.
| FISCAL 2024 | FISCAL 2023 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | % FEMALE | TOTAL | % FEMALE | |
| Board of Directors ☑(1) | 10 | 40% | 10 | 50% |
| Sodexo Leadership Team ☑ | 12 | 50% | 12 | 50% |
| Group Senior Executives ☑(2) | 290 | 41% | 162 | 41% |
| Managers ☑ | 48,205 | 44% | 46,931 | 45% |
| Employees ☑ | 375,262 | 54% | 383,010 | 56% |
| Total Workforce ☑ | 423,467 | 53% | 429,941 | 55% |
(1) Excluding Directors representing employees.
(2) In 2023, Group Senior Executives include the key functions reporting directly to Sodexo Leadership Team members, higher-level sales and operations executives and high potential employees. For Fiscal 2024, following the spin-off of Pluxee and the reorganization of certain activities, the category of Senior Executives has been expanded to a Top 300 to better represent the Group’s activities and regions (notably North America). Now included, in addition to the 2023 category, are the Group Managed Roles (GMR) and all employees one level below the North America Leadership Team.
Sodexo intends to offer an inclusive environment worldwide and is maintaining its long-standing commitment to increasing the number of women in its management bodies, its Board of Directors, its Leadership Team, the Group Senior Executives and the workforce as a whole.
As of August 31, 2024, the Sodexo Leadership Team was composed of 12 people, six women and six men, i.e., 50% female. The percentage of women on Sodexo’s management bodies reaches 41%, with 118 women among 290 Group Senior Executives.
The percentage of women is very high at every level of the organization, reflecting Sodexo’s firm commitment to gender equality.
This commitment is reflected in numerous honors and awards, including Sodexo’s ranking in the World’s Top Companies for Women 2023, published by Forbes, and its November 2023 capture of first place in the rankings of the share of women in management bodies among SBF120 companies, prepared by France’s Ministry of Gender Equality, Diversity and Equal Opportunity. Finally, the company's goal of achieving gender parity in Group Senior Executives is becoming more ambitious as this population expands.
Furthermore, an internal analysis conducted in 2024 covering the majority of off-site employees and site managers (approximately 47,500 employees) puts the gender wage gap at less than 5.5%. All regions of the Group have implemented and are monitoring action plans, with the aim of reducing existing gaps across the 423,000 employees.
| FISCAL 2024 | FISCAL 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
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% of employees working in countries that respect gender balance in their management |
% of employees working in countries that respect gender balance in their management FISCAL 202471.2% |
% of employees working in countries that respect gender balance in their management FISCAL 202370.5% |
The proportion of employees working in countries that uphold gender diversity in their management increased in Fiscal 2024, in line with the target set in Better Tomorrow 2025.
