Universal Registration Document Fiscal 2025

7 Corporate Governance

SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE
COMPOSITION AS OF AUGUST 31, 2025  
Véronique Laury(1) Véronique Laury(1)

 

Chairwoman, independent Director
Nathalie Bellon-Szabo Nathalie Bellon-Szabo

 

Director
Patrice de Talhouët Patrice de Talhouët

 

Director
Cathy Martin Cathy Martin

 

Director representing employees
Luc Messier Luc Messier

 

Lead Independent Director
Gilles Pélisson Gilles Pélisson

 

Independent director
Cécile Tandeau de Marsac Cécile Tandeau de Marsac

 

Independent director
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67% 

independent directors*

95%

attendance rate

3

meetings

* Excluding directors representing employees.

The Sustainability Committee is responsible for reviewing the Group’s strategy, ambitions, and commitments in the area of sustainability, including ethics and compliance, human rights, workplace hygiene/health/safety, and environmental matters.

As part of its work, the Committee takes into account impacts, risks and opportunities (IROs):

  • analyzes the Group’s sustainability strategy, ambitions, and commitments and issues recommendations in this regard;
  • reviews the environmental, social, and societal impacts of significant projects;
  • reviews the internal control systems and the management of sustainability-related Impacts, Risks and Opportunities (IROs) within the Group;
  • jointly with the Audit Committee, reviews the double materiality assessment and, where applicable, issues recommendations to ensure its integrity;
  • reviews the key findings and observations of the Statutory Auditors in connection with the certification of sustainability-related information;
  • is informed by the Audit Committee of work relating to the preparation and certification of sustainability-related information.

The Lead Director and the Chairwoman and CEO are involved in the Committee’s work.

Moreover, the Chair of the Audit Committee attended a session of the Sustainability Committee to ensure that the work of both Committees regarding CSRD reporting was carried out properly.

The Committee may hear from the Statutory Auditor responsible for reviewing sustainability-related information, as well as with the Sustainability, Finance, and Accounting departments, Internal Audit, and Risk Control. These discussions may be held, at the Committee’s request, without executive management being present.

In carrying out its duties, the Sustainability Committee may consult external advisers.

The Committee held its first meeting in October 2024. During Fiscal 2025, it met three times, with an attendance rate of 95%.

It reviewed the following topics:

  • presentation of the sustainability team;
  • Sodexo’s sustainability history and ambitions;
  • multi-year strategic roadmap for social and environmental responsibility (Better Tomorrow 2025);
  • the Committee’s operating procedures and roadmap;
  • a CSRD update at each Committee meeting;
  • director training on sustainability topics;
  • Stop Hunger and Sodexo’s societal impact;
  • responsible purchasing;
  • Sodexo’s ESG ratings;
  • development of the Better Tomorrow 2028 sustainability roadmap.