Sodexo attends IFMA Global China Summit 2022 and envisions the low-carbon era

Shanghai, September 9, 2022 – Sodexo, the world leader in Quality of Life Services, attended IFMA Global China Summit 2022, and won the 2020 Best Facility Management Strategy Award, showcasing the practice of its facility management program and its contribution to the success of facilities and the advancement of facility management in a scientific manner.

IFMA Global China Summit 2022 is initiated by IFMA (International Facility Management Association) and experts, scholars and enterprises in the industry. New Opportunities and Challenges: Enterprise Environment Facility in a Carbon Neutral Era, the theme of the summit, is closely aligned with the dual carbon targets, following the current industrial trend and aiming to assist enterprises in various industries, facility management and consulting institutions to participate in the dual carbon national strategy, and create a cross-industry communication platform to develop facility equipment management professionals to knowledge-based dual-carbon professionals.

               

Climate change is now the biggest challenge facing human beings. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions and mitigating climate warming has become an issue of increasing concern to the public and the government. Carbon neutrality has been widely adopted as an important way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Under the guidance of the dual carbon targets, green, low-carbon and energy-saving development will become the mainstream of future facility management. How to be at the forefront of the low-carbon era is a question that every industry, every enterprise, and every individual must face and take action to solve immediately. It has also become an important task for enterprises to transform energy use, control emissions and develop technologies in order to carry out low-carbon transformation and drive the green upgrading of facility management in a well-rounded way.

At the summit forum, William Zhu, Sodexo APAC FM Platform Director, and Laurent Ye, Sodexo APAC Energy Director were invited and gave speeches – Trends of Facility Management in China & Opportunities and Challenges of Enterprise Facility Management under the Trend of Carbon Neutrality. They shared Sodexo's practice and insights on how to achieve low-carbon development with the industry.

Low-carbon development rooted in Sodexo businesses

Sodexo is the first catering and comprehensive facility management service enterprise to set emission reduction targets in Scope 3 carbon emissions (generated by the procurement supply chain), and has been committed to providing digital technology support and comprehensive facility management solutions promote green and low-carbon development:

• Effective consumption reduction: We reduce energy consumption in a targeted manner and use systematic and science-based solutions to save costs. Sodex assisted a medical enterprise park with professional energy management capabilities and targeted system optimization, and saved 800,000 yuan on energy consumption ahead of schedule;

• Health and welfare: We provide a comfortable and safe work environment for employees in the post-pandemic era;

• Sustainability: We provided energy management service for a green energy enterprise, and doubled the share of green energy to 77%;

• Efficiency enhancement: Efficient and transparent operation and solid budget control capability ensure efficient energy use.

Join forces to boost the green economy

Carbon neutrality is a global green revolution. No enterprise is an island. Enterprises should connect scattered green forces in different fields, and together strive towards the goal of a low-carbon and green future.

Sodexo is committed to reducing the carbon footprint of our businesses, and that of our customers in their businesses by providing effective, systematic and innovative solutions. With professional facility management capabilities, Sodexo can well meet customers' daily service needs. With a long history of serving the customers, Sodexo has a deeper insight in customers and can provide flexible customization according to changes.

In the energy-saving project jointly launched by Sodexo and Shanghai Nokia Bell Labs, a series of operational optimization and technological transformation methods were adopted, including raising energy-saving awareness, optimizing operations and strengthening hardware management, to improve laboratory energy efficiency, reduce energy waste, and create an efficient and sustainable laboratory environment. The project saved 1.3 million euros on energy, overshooting the target.