Key figures for sustainable procurement

We have selected a number of products where we have focused a little more in order to drive the development of sustainable procurement.

EGGS

Sodexo’s global goal is to phase out eggs from battery hens by 2025. We have already reached our goal in Sweden. Eggs from battery hens are only used when our supplier has no other eggs available. In the year under review, 100% of liquid egg purchases and 99% of about 1.5 million whole eggs were from free-range hens.

Fish

We protect the marine environment and only buy fish that aren’t on the World Wide Fund for Nature’s red list. About 93% of the fish we served bore the MSC (wild caught) or ASC (farmed) ecolabel.

Coffee

Of the 8 million or so cups of coffee served in our restaurants, 98% had one or more ECO, Fairtrade and Rainforest Alliance certifications. Our aim is to further increase the percentage of certified coffee.

Chicken

72% of chicken purchases were compliant with the requirements of the National Agency for Public Procurement. In 2019, Sodexo signed the European Chicken Commitment (ECC), committing to work actively to influence and support farmers in a transition that improves welfare for chickens.

The goal is to ensure that all chicken served by Sodexo in Europe meets the animal welfare requirements of the European Chicken Commitment by 2026.

Thirdly, if a disposable item is the only option, products made from natural materials must be selected. We are always working to find new and improved sustainable options for our range and support our restaurants in offering our customers better sustainable options in this category.

Paper

We buy large quantities of hygiene paper and office paper. Sodexo aims for all its paper to be environmentally certified. During the year, 95.2% of all hygiene paper and 99% of all office paper was certified.

Plastic

Our policy is to avoid the use of disposable items in our restaurants as far as possible. Secondly, we want to replace disposable items with reusable alternatives in a circular flow.