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Sodexo powers ahead with level 3 NHS Evergreen Supplier status

Stuart Mitchell

Sodexo Health & Care has achieved level 3 status on NHS’s Evergreen Sustainable Supplier Assessment maturity matrix. The NHS is the world’s first health service to commit to reaching net zero carbon with a vision to respond to climate change and improve health now and for future generations. The Evergreen Assessment is one of several NHS initiatives designed to support its net zero and wider sustainability objectives and is aimed specifically at its target to reach net zero by 2045 for the emissions it does not have direct control over…

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Sodexo volunteers chalk up over 1,400 reading sessions through platinum partnership with Chapter One

Stuart Mitchell

The Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation is a platinum partner to Chapter One, a charity aimed at improving educational outcomes, addressing a root cause of food insecurity. This National Volunteers Week (3-9 June) Sodexo is recognising around 140 employees and young family members who have supported Chapter One this academic year. Since September 2023, 105 of Sodexo’s employees have chalked up over 1,400 30-minute reading sessions with children aged 5-8 across 15 schools in: Bradford, Doncaster, East Sussex, Glasgow, London, Manchester and Middlesbrough. By the end of the academic year this…

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Sodexo extends its support of veterans with Combat2Coffee partnership

Stuart Mitchell

Sodexo Government has announced a new partnership with Combat2Coffee, a community interest not-for-profit company (CIC) committed to supporting veterans and ex-uniformed personnel.    Combat2Coffee is a coffee company with a difference, created by its founder, Nigel Seaman, a Royal Anglian veteran, to support the wellbeing and mental health of ex-service personnel and their families using coffee as a vehicle for conversation. The vision of Combat2Coffee is to provide: mental health and signposting support through a dedicated and experienced outreach team and community hubs employability skills through barista and roasting training…

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Sodexo’s Ian Gribben recognised by Enactus with ‘Outstanding Contribution of a Coach Award’

Stuart Mitchell

The Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation and Sodexo UK & Ireland are delighted to announce that Ian Gribben, Account Director, Universities at Sodexo, has been awarded the title of ‘Enactus Outstanding Contribution of a Coach’ in recognition of his exceptional contribution to the Chance for Change initiative. This award highlights Ian’s profound commitment to making a positive social impact through his role as lead charity champion between Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation and Enactus UK & Ireland. Enactus UK and Ireland is a social action charity that works with academics and business…

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Sodexo to publish carbon labelling on menus at more than 300 sites across the UK and Ireland by Christmas

Stuart Mitchell

New research from Sodexo shows there is a growing expectation among consumers to see low-carbon options and carbon labelling on menus.   As part of its commitment to ensuring 70% of its main dishes will be low carbon by 2030, Sodexo UK & Ireland is working in partnership with Eaternity to calculate the carbon footprint of its dishes and is set to add carbon labels to menus at more than 300 of its UK and Ireland sites by the end of 2024. To better understand UK consumers’ current familiarity with…

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