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The Future is In Our Hands Sodexo Campus Dining. What is Sustainable Development?. “. Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
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What is Sustainable Development? “ Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generationsto meet their own needs. -Brundtland Report, 1987 United Nations World Commission on Environment and Development ”
Sustainable, the Triple Bottom Line • The simplest way to think about being sustainable is in terms of a “triple bottom line”: • environmental sustainability, • economic sustainability, • and social sustainability. • The ultimate goal behind the triple bottom line is to preserve, or even enhance, resources for future generations.
Growing Social Conscience to be More Than Just a Consumer Understanding the Impactof Individual Choices onOur Collective Wellbeing Moving from SimpleConsumption to SociallyResponsible Purchasing • Seeking Something Greater • Purpose Driven Consumption
Future View 2010 How to respond to the market place? Early Indicators Brand Aides From Brand as Cause Marketer to Brand as Social Service Provider
“It’s a pity those awful people were right about the environment” Rising Concerns Over The Results of Our Actions Prompted in part by rising awareness of global warming, there is a renewed concern for the environment % Saying Worry About the Environment a Great Deal Source: Gallup, cited in Crashing the Culture, January 2007
% Chef’s Saying Item is “Hot” Which is Translating to a Greater Concern About Where Our Food is Coming From Source: National Restaurant Association Survey, October 2006
Our 3-Year Priorities • Fighting malnutrition worldwide • Developing and promoting healthy eating offers to fight obesity • Implementing and expanding our STOP Hunger program • Improve the quality of life of our people • Ensure safety and protect the health of our people • Provide employees with professional & personal development • Protect the environment • Creating a global waste management program • Creating a global energy conservation program
Sodexo’s Act as a Corporate Citizen Report • Comprehensive report featuring Sodexo’s global efforts in: • Human Rights • Labor Standards • Environment • Anti-Corruption • Available online at Sodexo.com
Sodexo and BSR; Creating our Carbon Footprint Plan • BSR: Business for Social Responsibility • Non profit business association that serves 250 member companies and Global 1000 enterprises • Leading global resource for the business community • Equips companies with expertise to design and implement successful socially responsible business practices. • Sodexo and BSR • Evaluate Sodexo’s global environmental footprint • Create and benchmark specific KRI’s • Will publish in our Corporate Citizenship report 2008 • Will be incorporated into our 2015 goals
Sodexo’s Environmental Sustainability Efforts • Environmental Sustainability • Global Executive sponsor: CEO George Chavel • New VP of Corporate Citizenship starts November 5, 2007 • Cross Divisional Cross Functional Task Force • Supplier Code of Conduct • So Ethics: Captures over 190 local environmental sustainability initiatives globally for our sustainability report, best practices and speed to market Results are in the CC report • Development of a branded program with product offerings: PLANit! • Using a branded approach for fair trade-certified coffee, organic produce, sustainable seafood, green chemicals, recycling. • Increased communication, education and awareness building with clients and with employees:
Introducing Arlin Wasserman, VP of Corporate Citizenship • Education • MPH, Public Health Policy & Administration, University of Michigan M.S., Natural Resources, University of Michigan B.A., Political Economics & Creative Writing, University of Michigan • Founder and principal of Changing Tastes • Brand and business strategy, community development and sustainability consulting to private and nonprofit sectors. • Past recipient of a national Food and Society Policy Fellowship • Sponsored by the W. K. Kellogg Foundation • Former Policy Director and founding President of the Michigan Land Use Institute • Directed Solid Waste and Environmental Services for several Michigan communities
The Future is in Our Hands • Sustainable Food offer • Dairy & Eggs • Meat & Poultry • Locally Grown & Sustainable Produce • Sustainable Seafood • Sustainable Coffee • Reduce, Reuse & Recycle • Environmentally SoundChemicals
New Warewashing System • Apex uses a unique combination of detergents, rinse additives, equipment and consultative services • The Apex management approach uses a PC and wireless technology to establish each foodservice operation’s “rack-to-guest ratio.” • The system reduces the amount of water and energy used at each facility, and improves total operational efficiency. • Supports Sodexo’s sustainability initiatives with non-caustic chemistry • It uses 95 % less packaging material than current methods. • Apex products come in a compact solid form that reduces transportation shipments compared to liquid detergents • Installed at the Dining Center on April 23rd.
Xpress Napkin Program • Hundreds of our accounts have switched to a single serve dispensers • This simple change has saved: 10 million gallons of water 23,000 Trees Half a Million gallons of oil Five Million Kilowatts of Energy • Drexel made the switch April 1st.
Earth Day at Sodexo • Leave the car at home: carpool, use public transportation, walk to work • Skip a Trip – using Webinars and Conference Calls instead of driving/flying to meetings • Trayless program at hundreds of our food accounts • Community Service projects
Features & Benefits of Sodexo Program • Comprehensive & consistent • Training modules for all staff • Marketing collateral created • Supported by Sodexo supply management • Safety controls & support in place • Costing & pricing worksheets • Standards and recipes • Education and resources • Approved by Sodexo leadership • Carries Indemnification
100% of our distributors report out buy local! Regional Distribution Network • 100% of our regional vendors participate in locally grown product list • Purchasing Locally Grown Produce from well over 600 community farms • Reduces Food Miles and Carbon Footprint • Reduces the need for more trucks on the road, the numbers of drops by trucks • Insures: • Proper handling • Packing • Food safety • Insurance
Sustainable Programs – Drexel • Travel Mugs that can be used for a 99cent refill at most retail locations • New “one at a time” Xpress napkin dispensers in the resident dining center • Trayless Tuesdays during April – saves 480 gallons of water and over 200 pounds of food waste each day we are tray less
Sustainable Programs – Drexel • 5 cent discount when you opt out of using a plastic bag at Northside Market • Recycle Cardboard at all dining locations • Batch cooking to reduce food waste at the resident dining center • Organic and Vegan grocery products available at Northside Market • Fair Trade coffees at Starbucks, Creese Café and Bookmark Café
Sustainable Programs – Drexel • Catering Brochures are now available on line to reduce printing and paper usage • Low Flow nozzles used in the dish room • Zero Trans Fat oils • Waste Oil is refined and used for industrial lubricants and biofuels • Local produce company – J Ambrogi (Thorofare, NJ)
Sustainable Programs – Drexel • Dairy Company – Balford Farms all milk comes from Pennsylvania cows • Specialty Foods – Peartree Specialties (Easton, PA) and BK Enterprises (Philadelphia, PA) • Sodexo was the title sponsor for the Philadelphia Walk Against Hunger 2007 and 2008
Sustainable Programs – DrexelFuture Initiatives Resident Dining Center • Recycling – add plastic and aluminum can recycling programs • Food Salvage Program • Controlled portion sizes • 100% of waste oil converted to biofuels
Sustainable Programs – DrexelFuture Initiatives Catering • Zero waste catering service • Catering Composting • Compostable disposable service ware standard • Sustainable menus
Sustainable Programs – DrexelFuture Initiatives Retail Restaurant Dining • Humane-certified cage free eggs • Food Composting • PLA and compostable “Grab & Go” packaging