{"id":362920,"date":"2010-02-25T13:21:12","date_gmt":"2010-02-25T18:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greenrightnow.com\/?p=9407"},"modified":"2010-02-25T13:21:12","modified_gmt":"2010-02-25T18:21:12","slug":"olympic-food-service-provider-sodexo-earns-sustainability-distinctions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/362920","title":{"rendered":"Olympic food service provider Sodexo earns sustainability distinctions"},"content":{"rendered":"

From Green Right Now Reports<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve eaten in a hospital, high school, college or company cafeteria in recent years, you may have been served by Sodexo<\/a>, even if you didn\u2019t know it. During the Vancouver Olympics, the ubiquitous French-based food service giant provided meals at the Athletes Village, too.<\/p>\n

In the latter case, that involved more than flipping burgers and blending smoothies.<\/p>\n

“They can’t use supplements, even multi-vitamins, because there are no guarantees they won’t contain banned substances, and muscle-building and recovery powders and protein powders might contain pro-hormones,\u201d said Nanci Guest, director of sport nutrition for the Organizing Committee and supervising dietitian for the Athletes’ Village. \u201cWe’ll have ingredient lists for every food offered. Sodexo has done a lot of research and gathered information from other Olympics.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Image: Sustainable Asset Management<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Serving 2,500 athletes and officials 24 hours a day is a big undertaking, but Sodexo is in the news lately for another reason: The company\u2019s sustainability efforts have earned recognition from Sustainable Asset Management <\/a>for the third straight year. In the 2010 Sustainability Yearbook<\/a>, Sodexo is awarded two distinctions: SAM Sector Leader 2010<\/a> and SAM Gold Class 2010<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The 2010 Sustainability Yearbook identifies companies that best combine economic and sustainability performance from among the world\u2019s 2,500 largest corporations.<\/p>\n

\u201cLearning how to measure and report on a company\u2019s sustainability efforts is an increasingly important business skill,\u201d said Arlin Wasserman, Sodexo Vice President of Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility.\u201dWe will challenge and enrich promising young business leaders with this professional experience, which will in turn help our clients and company improve sustainability performance.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sodexo, with 380,000 employees serving 50 million consumers around the world, was determined to be at the head of its industry category, “Hotels, Restaurants, Bars & Recreational Services” based on the following criteria specific to its business: Brand Management, Food Safety, Environmental Policy \/ Management System, Healthy Living, Local Impact of Business, Stakeholder Engagement and Standards for Suppliers.<\/p>\n

In addition, Sodexo has been ranked 71st by Covalence<\/a> on its list of the world\u2019s most ethical companies, the first year that the Group has been included. Sodexo also recently has been listed for the fourth consecutive year as \u201cGlobal Super Sector Leader\u201d by the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes<\/a> (DJSI).<\/p>\n

Copyright \u00a9 2010 Green Right Now | Distributed by GRN Network<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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