Gender balance and women in leadership
Sodexo is firmly committed to promoting the advancement of women and empowering women around the world both at work and in our communities.
Our commitments
- 100% of our employees work for gender balanced management teams
- Global aspirational target to achieve 40% representation of women in senior leadership positions by 2025
- 100% of our countries actively collaborate with partners on initiatives that measurably improve the Quality of Life of women in communities
- Signatory of UNs Women’s Empowerment Principles
We believe that gender balance fosters creativity and innovation, and ultimately drives better business results. When women reach their full potential, business and society are stronger and more successful.
Sophie Bellon, Chairwoman of the Sodexo Board and CEO of Sodexo
How we champion women in leadership
Through 70 years of leadership, The Queen has inspired us all. Sodexo features in the only official book marking the Platinum Jubilee pageant in recognition of how we champion women in leadership. To celebrate this honour, we spoke to some of these leaders about their experiences, their challenges and the guidance they’d give to others who might want to follow in their footsteps.
We all perform better when we feel we belong
Raj Jones is Sodexo’s Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, which makes championing women a professional and personal goal. She sees her role as a ‘positive disruptor’, driving incremental change that can transform working lives. Raj explains how a feeling of belonging can make a material difference, both to individual well-being and the business bottom line.
Gender and Ethnicity Pay Gap Reporting
Pay gap report 2021
Our organisation is moving in the right direction to improve parity in both gender and ethnicity, yet we recognise there is still a lot of work to do. This pay report summarises our current position and demonstrates how we will hold ourselves accountable for making change happen.
