Businesses Uniting to Accelerate Change

Imagine a reality where everyone’s diet promotes both personal and planetary health. With our partners, we have the power to make this happen.

Compass Group, PLC joined the World Business Council on Sustainable Development (WBCSD) in late 2020 and Group CEO Dominic Blakemore was appointed to the Executive Committee, solidifying Compass Group's commitment to help nearly 8 billion people live well by 2050. This council is a global organization led by the CEOs of more than 200 prominent businesses that work together toward a more sustainable future.

Experts within Compass Group have also taken leadership roles within the Food and Nature program, Food Reform for Sustainability & Health (FReSH) project. The FReSH project develops solutions to drive food system transformation in order to support healthy people on a healthy planet. In addition, Compass’ current wellness and sustainability goals align closely with many FReSH initiatives.

“Compass is a really important and valued member of FReSH. We work hand in hand with many Compass team members across the globe to identify concrete solutions to deliver healthy and sustainable diets to all, which the company is uniquely positioned to implement as the leading contract foodservice company in the world,” said Emeline Fellus, Director Food Reform for Sustainability and Health.

Our sustainability, culinary, nutrition and wellness teams are active in four of the FReSH focus areas:

PLANT - FORWARD FOODS

Plant ingredients require less land and water to produce, and generate fewer greenhouse gases than the production of animal foods. Shifting dietary patterns to include a diverse mix of plant-forward foods is critical to both supporting healthy people on a healthy planet and changing the way we produce food. Compass Group makes plant-forward eating a part of the consumer conversation, detailing the positive impact plant-based foods have when made part of an overall lifestyle. POSITIVE CONSUMPTION

Today’s evolving diets are outstripping planetary resources and generating global health crises of both over- and under-nutrition. Incorporating insights from behavioral science and economics, and considering multiple drivers like personal preference, social pressures, convenience and affordability, positive consumption aims to make it easier for consumers to choose healthier, sustainable foods more often. Experts within Compass Group are contributing to a global body of shared knowledge with recent collaboration focused on evaluating the effectiveness of environmental and nutritional labeling.

POSITIVE NUTRITION

This global council is developing tools, sharing best practices and taking collective action to optimize overall nutrition quality, sustainability, affordability and accessibility across the food supply chain. Compass Group provides insight to help food growers and manufacturers see how their positive product reformulations can impact our menus and food offerings from a nutrition, sustainability, and affordability standpoint.

SUSTAINABLE PROTEIN

The goal of the Responsible Meat Initiative is to accelerate sustainable meat production and consumption. Working towards the 2050 vision, FReSH acknowledges meat is integral to many cultures and food systems. Therefore, meat proteins will remain a component of balanced diets. Compass Group is honored to contribute a foodservice perspective that reinforces the need for meat producers to provide sustainably raised animal proteins.