Since 1996, the year Stop Hunger, the Group’s unique philanthropic cause, was created, Sodexo has played a leading role in combating food insecurity and strengthening communities. Supported by thousands of employees, clients, suppliers, and consumers, Stop Hunger contributes to sustainably alleviating hunger worldwide while creating employment opportunities that foster social and financial reintegration for the most vulnerable.
Stop Hunger is now a large philanthropic network active in over 60 countries, collaborating with more than 300 NGOs to fight hunger and food insecurity. Its strategy combines food assistance, emergency aid, and long-term empowerment programs that build community resilience with a focus on supporting women and young generations.
Stop Hunger enforces strict due diligence through its “12 Golden Rules,” covering ethical conduct, anti-discrimination, and financial accountability. All partner contracts reference international frameworks (UNGPs, ILO, OECD).
To sustain the strategy, Stop Hunger has set ambitious targets through its sustainability roadmap : Better Tomorrow 2025 and 2028
Community engagement is a cornerstone of Stop Hunger’s approach, embedded at every stage, from program design to implementation and monitoring. Feedback is systematically gathered through NGO partner reports, beneficiary surveys, site visits, and stakeholder interviews. This ensures that programs remain relevant, responsive, and impactful.
The Stop Hunger Executive Board, which convenes every six months, provides strategic oversight to ensure alignment with global priorities and evolving community needs. The Board reviews impact metrics, partnership developments, and feedback from the field to inform key decisions, resource allocation, and innovation priorities. Field insights from partners, beneficiaries, and employees directly shape program strategy and long-term vision.
At the operational level, the Stop Hunger Steering Committee composed of Sodexo’s regional Executive Directors meets bi-monthly to translate strategic direction into local action. By coordinating initiatives, exchanging best practices, and co-developing solutions tailored to regional contexts, the Committee ensures agility and alignment. It also acts as a vital feedback mechanism, ensuring that local communities’ perspectives shape global strategies and drive continuous improvement.
In addition, regular webinars are organized bi-monthly to bring together country Stop Hunger leaders and mobilize a broader network of ambassadors, fostering engagement, peer learning, and alignment across geographies.
Stop Hunger ensures its programs are community-driven by working closely with local NGOs and stakeholders. Fundraising activities are organized in countries where Sodexo operates, engaging its ecosystem to mobilize donors, and volunteers in the fight against hunger. In Fiscal 2025, these efforts enabled the collection of 9 million USD. The funds help finance projects through participatory planning processes, with local Stop Hunger teams. Fund allocation is progressive and based on ongoing feedback and NGO accountability.
Stop Hunger tailors its programs to meet the needs of the most food-insecure: women-led households, indigenous communities, displaced persons, and youth.
Empowerment and inclusion are central to Stop Hunger’s strategy, with programs that address food insecurity while fostering economic independence. Initiatives combine food relief with long-term support such as skills training and access to employment, especially for women and vulnerable or disadvantaged populations.
