Regulatory News:
Sodexo (PARIS:SW) (OTCBB:SDXAY), a global leader Food and
Facilities Management services, has gained three-fold recognition in
Sustainable Asset Management´s (SAM) 2008 "Sustainability Yearbook,"
which identifies companies that combine economic performance with
sustainability, among the world´s 2,500 largest corporations.
Within its industry sector, Sodexo was distinguished as:
-- SAM Worldwide Supersector Leader 2008, which recognizes a
company´s economic, environmental and social success factors;
-- SAM Gold Class 2008, which identifies the best performers
among the Supersector Leaders;
-- SAM Sector Mover 2008, for the progress made in sustainable
development and the strong momentum achieved across the
sector.
Only 10 companies in the world received all three distinctions in
the 2008 report, highlighting both Sodexo´s own performance as well as
its influence on its industry sector. Sodexo is the only France-based
company among the 10 global leaders.
International recognition of Sodexo´s sustainable development
efforts
As part of its Ambition 2015, to become "the global outsourcing
expert in services that improve the quality of life", Sodexo continues
to develop policies and programs that take account of social and
environmental criteria. "Act as a corporate citizen" is one of 18
objectives set out in the company´s roadmap to 2015.
Sodexo has decided to focus its efforts on three major issues:
-- environmental protection (reduction of water and energy
consumption, waste reduction and recycling);
-- issues related to nutrition and health (expanding Sodexo
programs promoting balanced diets and the fight against
obesity);
-- involvement of the company and its employees in local
communities, particularly through its STOP Hunger program,
operating in 23 countries.
Sodexo also has again been ranked in the 2007-2008 Dow Jones
Sustainability World Index and Dow Jones STOXX Sustainability Index
(DJSI). Sodexo also has been included in the FTSE4Good rankings since
its inception in 2001, illustrating the continuity of the company´s
sustainable development commitment.
Further information on Sodexo´s initiatives is available at:
http://www.sodexo.com/group_en/press/news/group/2008/080201-
corporate-citizenship-publications.asp
The SAM Group´s 2008 Sustainability Yearbook can be downloaded at
the following address:
www.sam-group.com/yearbook
About Sodexo:
SODEXO, founded in 1966 by Pierre Bellon, a world leader in Food
and Facilities Management services, with more than 342,000 employees
on 29,000 sites in 80 countries. For Fiscal 2007, which closed August
31, 2007, SODEXO had revenue of 13.4 billion euro. Listed on Euronext
Paris, the Group has a market capitalization of 6.1 billion euro.
www.sodexo.com
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