Sustainable development

For our clients 

• Objective : Create strong, long-term partnerships.

• Commitment : Create value for clients over the long term, thereby forging strong partnerships.

For our customers

• Objective: Improve the Quality of Daily Life, safely.

• Commitments: Develop a portfolio of services that help to improve the quality of life for everyone who has entrusted us with their well being. 
                         Reduce food safety risks.
                         Inform future generations about the importance of eating correctly and educate them regarding good nutritional habits.

For our employees

• Objective:  Encourage a fulfilling professional life.

• Commitment:  Provide employees with a powerful "social elevator".
                        Promote and respect diversity.

For our suppliers

• Objective:  Build balanced, long-term relationships.

• Commitment:  Pursue procurement policies that guarantee the quality of products.
                        Strongly encourage suppliers and subcontractors to respect our sustainable development values.

For our shareholders

• Objective:  Ensure that all shareholders receive the same information at the same time.

• Commitment:  Regularly provide all shareholders with the same simultaneous, accurate, clear, transparent information.

For the countries in which we operate

• Objective:  Contribute to the economic and social development of the countries in which we operate.

• Commitment:  Support the development of local economies by promoting local hiring, the purchase of local products and, in the most disadvantaged countries, local initiatives to stimulate economic growth.
                        Fight hunger and malnutrition by expanding the STOP Hunger program.
                        Help protect the environment in our host countries.

In 2006, Sodexo published its first Sustainable Development report, available at www.sodexo.com.

The 2008 Sustainable Development report is also available on line.