Sodexo ranked #2 for gender balance within its governing bodies among top French publicly-listed companies
06 Décembre 2018 - 10:18AM
Paris, December 6, 2018 - Sodexo, world
leader in Quality of Life Services, ranked #2 for gender balance
within its governing bodies among all publicly-listed companies on
the SBF 120 French stock market index. The ranking (the
Palmarès de la féminisation des instances dirigeantes) is
published by the French State Secretary for gender equality and the
fight against discrimination, and concerns gender balance in the
company's top management.
Sophie Bellon, Chairwoman of Sodexo's Board
of Directors, said: "As the largest French-based private
employer in the world, we are honored by this recognition of our
progress towards gender balance within our governing bodies. It
highlights our strong commitment and the scale of our collective
efforts deployed to consistently promote diversity and inclusion
throughout Sodexo. We believe that gender balance is essential for
creativity and innovation, and ultimately drives our performance.
With 460,000 employees working in 72 countries, we will continue to
raise the bar to make gender balance a reality for every team at
all levels of our company."
Denis Machuel, CEO, Sodexo,
said: "Gender diversity is essential. It is beyond a moral
obligation, it's a business imperative and differentiator. When
women reach their full potential, business and society are stronger
and more successful. At Sodexo, greater diversity and inclusiveness
are part of a cultural transformation that requires time and
humility."
For Sodexo, it is vital at every level of an
organization to support, serve and promote the cause of diversity.
It is precisely for this reason that the Chairwoman and the CEO of
Sodexo work together around the belief that "when we stand
together, we all do better."
Gender equality is a strategic imperative for
Sodexo. With women making up 37% of Sodexo's Executive Committee
and 54% of its Board of Directors, a powerful internal gender
balance study and strong gender networks throughout the global
organization, the group's commitment to gender equality is at the
heart of its strategy and performance.
Sodexo surveyed 50,000 of its managers from over
70 entities as part of its Gender Balance Study, which revealed
that teams with a male-female ratio of between 40 and 60 percent
out-performed on financial and non-financial indicators. Sodexo's
goal is that by 2025 women will represent at least 40 percent of
its senior leadership staff. To ensure that all senior
executives-both men and women-understand the value placed in
reaching this goal, 10 percent of their annual bonus is impacted by
their progress toward meeting it.
To reach this goal, Sodexo has established a
global strategy for gender equality, in order ensure opportunities
for the advancement of women. This strategy forms the basis for a
number of initiatives, including inclusive workplace training,
mentoring, and gender networks throughout the Group. The
cornerstone of this strategy is the SoTogether advisory board,
which is dedicated to promoting women's professional advancement,
and more broadly, gender equality on the global scale.
To find out more about Diversity & Inclusion
at Sodexo, please click on: Sodexo.com/gender-balance
About Sodexo
Founded in Marseille in 1966 by
Pierre Bellon, Sodexo is the global leader in services that
improve Quality of Life, an essential factor in individual and
organizational performance. Operating in 72 countries, Sodexo
serves 100 million consumers each day through its unique
combination of On-site Services, Benefits and Rewards Services and
Personal and Home Services. Sodexo provides clients an integrated
offering developed over more than 50 years of experience: from
foodservices, reception, maintenance and cleaning, to facilities
and equipment management; from services and programs fostering
employees' engagement to solutions that simplify and optimize their
mobility and expenses management, to in-home assistance, child care
centers and concierge services. Sodexo's success and performance
are founded on its independence, its sustainable business model and
its ability to continuously develop and engage its
460,000 employees throughout the world.
Sodexo is included in the CAC 40, FTSE 4 Good and DJSI
indices.
Key figures (as of August 31, 2018)
20.4 billion euro in consolidated revenues 460,000
employees 19th largest employer worldwide72 countries
100 million consumers served daily 13 billion euro in
market capitalization (as of November 7, 2018)
Contacts
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- Sodexo no 2 for gender balance.pdf
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