Inclusion of people with disabilities
As a Disability Confident Leader we work with many external partners to support disabled people into meaningful employment and grow their careers with us. We are supported by our ability employee network.
Social Mobility: Promoting equitable opportunities, valuing diversity and creating inclusive workplaces
The power of positive conversations
Our ambition is to be inclusion-makers, reflecting the communities we serve. Our strategy is built on the ethos of the power of positive conversations that take place within a psychologically safe culture.
In this way, we facilitate a growth mindset approach to having a healthy curiosity – encouraging people to learn more about one another. This enables us to increasingly harness the benefits which diversity and inclusion bring to our colleagues, clients, customers and communities.
We have been recognised as the highest scoring organisation within the hospitality, travel, and leisure industry, receiving Platinum accreditation in the inclusion in EDI Maturity Curve.
Things we're proud of...
Our commitments to an inclusive workplace
We are committed to continuously learning and exploring how to do better for the people we serve and our colleagues. Making progress is not always easy or comfortable, but it is necessary for making us stronger together.
Women represented in security
In 2023, 19% of security positions across our business were held by women, compared to the industry average of 10%.
Inclusion for the LGBTQ+ community
Sodexo’s PRIDE network supports lesbian, gay, bi, trans, queer and questioning (LGBTQ+) colleagues to achieve their full potential through creating a positive, supportive and inclusive working environment.
Equity...
...means a level playing field, and that’s the bigger challenge. Society isn’t equal and our lives aren’t mirror images: creating genuinely equal opportunity requires us to challenge our assumption that everyone starts in the same place.
Gender and ethnicity pay gap report 2023
Our people are the cornerstone of our success and it’s imperative that we foster diversity – not just because it is the right thing to do, but because it is core to our ambition to grow with purpose.
Latest DEI news and insights
Sodexo announces winners of inaugural Food of Black Origin (FOBO) competition, created by Sodexo’s Origins employee network
Sodexo has retained its status as a Disability Confident Leader under the UK Government's Disability Confident scheme
Sodexo UK&I has achieved The Menopause Friendly Accreditation, in recognition of its efforts to foster an inclusive culture
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