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Net Zero 2040: Working to reduce food waste

At Sodexo, we committed to halving our food waste by the end of 2025, a key part of our roadmap to Net Zero. Currently, we’ve achieved a 50% reduction in food waste across sites using WasteWatch, compared to their respective baselines. With the United Nations reporting that one-third of the world’s food is wasted, we are also focused on supporting initiatives to reduce food waste beyond our operations.

Tracking food waste to create actionable insights 

  • A third of all food produced globally ends up being wasted*, making food waste one of the greatest contributors to climate change and biggest scandals of our time.

  • Whether it’s during the ordering, storage, preparation, or serving process, we are working together with our teams, clients and supply partners to reduce food and collateral waste across Sodexo sites.

  • WasteWatch is a measurement system allowing kitchen teams to understand what’s thrown away, and why, making it easy to identify efficiences and make informed menu choices backed up by real-time data.

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WasteWatch

WasteWatch is the result of this partnership, and a foundational element of Sodexo’s ambitious waste prevention initiatives.

 

WasteWatch is an automated program that empowers Sodexo site staff to rapidly and easily capture food waste data, take action based upon intuitive analytics, and drive cultural and behavioral change across teams in support of ending avoidable food waste. WasteWatch objectives are to value food as an important resource, reduce food waste and improve profitability at sites.

Training and development

In everything we do, we aspire to build a harmonious relationship between individuals, communities and the environment in which we live. We are committed to leaving a healthier planet. Which is why 100% of our employs will be trained on sustainable practices as part of our Better Tomorrow 2025 corporate responsibility roadmap.

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