Promote local development, fair, inclusive and sustainable business practices

COMMITMENT 5

Promote local development, fair, inclusive and sustainable business practices

Sustainable purchasing –the obvious way forward

Our purchasing is determined both by client demands and financial frames, but also through demands we require of ourselves. Our objective is to continue to lead the Nordic sustainability development forward. Purchaser’s engagement, knowledge and experiences play an important role for sustainability efforts. They set demands for and negotiate with our suppliers. Below are some of the areas they have developed and improved on a Nordic level during the recent fiscal year. .

”CODE OF CONDUCT”

Codes of conduct are guidelines regarding how we shall operate in an ethical, social and environment friendly way. During the fiscal year we have updated these in order to be even more clear connect them to UNs 17 sustainability goals.

SMALL AND MIDDLE SIZED COMPANIES

In order to support local businesses we have initiated the work to simplify and thereby make it easier for small and middle sized companies to be authorized suppliers to us. Through us they can become suppliers to companies, municipalities and county councils without having to participate in rigorous tender processes themselves.

CLEANING

The progress within cleaning has moved forward during recent years. Today chemical free cleaning is applied wherever it is possible. 81% of cleaning products that we use have an environmental labelling. Our purchased paper is eco-labeled.

FOOD SERVICES

The sustainability efforts within food services are complex. Food production has a large impact on environment and climate, but it’s also about food safety, animal protection and labor conditions. We follow the tender authority, criteria which in most parts are aligned with our own rules regarding animal welfare. Our suppliers sign agreements where they obligate to at least live up to our charters based on ”Five freedoms” –where the animals shall:

Have access to clean water and feeding that contributes to their health Grow up in a suitable environment where there is room for shelter and rest Access to quick diagnosis and treatment for any possible injury or disease The possibility to express their normal behavior Have living conditions and treatment that don’t expose them to mental suffering

COMMITMENT 5

Promote local development, fair, inclusive and sustainable business practices

Some Nordic KPI´s

EGG

On a global level, a while back Sodexo has driven the work to phase out eggs from caged chicken by 2025. Within the Nordic countries we have come a long way. Of the nearly five million eggs that we purchased during the recent fiscal year, more than 57 % came from free range chicken. 36% of the eggs that we purchased in liquid form, 89 500 liters, came from free range chicken.

FISH

We protect the ocean environments and do not buy fish from populations that are red listed by the World Wildlife Fund.

In the Nordic countries we purchased:

64% green listed fish 56% certified fish 32% orange listed fish

COFFEE

Each fiscal year we serve almost 58 million cups of coffee in the Nordic countries. 80% have one or more labelled certifications according to KRAV, Rainforest Alliance and Fairtrade.

CHICKEN

During the recent fiscal year Sodexo has committed to extend current requirements for animal welfare in order to improve animal welfare within chicken farming. Through cooperations with current suppliers Sodexo shall achieve set standards within the frame for European Chicken Commitment by year 2026 for 100% of all chicken meat purchased within Europe.

COMMITMENT 6

Source responsibly and provide management services that reduce carbon emissions