Corporate Citizenship Achievements
Sodexo is proud of its achievements and for being recognised as a responsible global business.
Corporate Responsibility Index
For the fourth year running Sodexo's commitment to responsible business practice has been demonstrated through its participation in Business in the Community's (BITC) CR Index, the leading UK benchmark for responsible business practice. Read our latest BITC CR index feedback report for more information.
FTSE4Good Index
Sodexo has been a member of the FTSE4Good Index since its creation in 2001, the selection criteria for which includes working towards environmental sustainability, developing positive relationships with stakeholders, and upholding and supporting universal human rights. FTSE4Good is a financial index series that is designed to identify and facilitate investment in companies that meet globally recognised corporate responsibility standards. Companies in the FTSE4Good index series are doing more to manage their social, ethical and environmental impacts, and are better positioned to capitalise on the benefits of responsible business practice.
Dow Jones Sustainability Index
In 2008 Sodexo Group was included again in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index and the Dow Jones STOXX Sustainability Index as "Industry Leader" and "Worldwide Supersector Leader".
UN Global Compact
Sodexo is a signatory to the UN Global Compact. The Global Compact is a contract between the United Nations and the worldwide business community.
It is designed to encourage companies to embrace, support and enact, within their sphere of influence, a set of core values in the areas of human rights, labour standards, the environment, and anti-corruption.
Investors in People
Investors in People (IIP) is a national standard, which sets out a level of good practice for communication, training and development in order to achieve business goals. During 2008 Sodexo was re-accredited against the national IIP standard which it has held for nine years.
Benefits of following the Investors in People standard are many and varied for both employees and the company.
