Debbie Petitpain, MS, RD, LD

The Better Tomorrow Plan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nekqKEsbdU

3

Sodexo’s Carbon Intensity Reduction Commitment

What is Our Commitment?As part of our commitment to a Better Tomorrow, Sodexo has pledged to reduce the carbon intensity of our business, our client sites, and our supply chain.

What is Carbon Intensity?The average carbon (and other gases with significant climate impacts) produced per $1 million in revenue. Sodexo’s goal is to reduce our intensity (lbs of emissions per $1 earned) of our overall business, thereby reducing our footprint (absolute emissions) of our corporate operations.

What are Sodexo’s major sources of carbon intensity?Electricity, gas, food, refrigerants, district heat, logistics and business travel. Sodexo will focus on reducing the emissions in spaces we own and manage. As capabilities develop, we will measure emissions in the logistics and at the farm level in our value chains.

Reduce your carbon intensity:

aim to leave your car at home once a

week.Wash your clothes with cold water.

Lower the thermostat on your

water heater.Turn electrical

appliances off at the wall.

Don’t over-heat or over-cool your home. A difference of one degree can reduce

energy consumption and greenhouse

pollution by up to 10%.

Turn off fans when you leave the room.

Sodexo’s Water Intensity Reduction Commitment

What is Our Commitment?As part of our commitment to a Better Tomorrow, Sodexo has pledged to reduce water intensity across all our operations and clients’ sites.

What is Water Intensity?The average gallons of water used per $1 million in revenue. We are measuring intensity instead of total water use, because as we grow, we may take over already existing facilities and have the opportunity to reduce their water footprint, thus reducing our total intensity as well.

What are Sodexo’s major sources of water intensity?Kitchens, food preparation, dishwashing, laundries, facilities, landscaping, restrooms. Sodexo’s first focus is to reduce our water intensity in the spaces we own and manage and in water scarce regions. As capabilities develop, we will reduce water use in our supply chain, primarily in the production of the food we serve.

Reduce your water intensity:

Take showers instead of baths.

Take shorter showers.

Eat more fruits, veggies and grains and less meat and

dairy.Install a water saving

toilet.Wash only on a full

load in the dishwasher or

washing machine.Turn the faucet off

when brushing your teeth.

Collect rainwater to use to water your lawn or garden.

Use warm drinking water or cooking

water to water plants or wash things.

Sodexo’s Waste Reduction Commitments What are our commitments?As part of our commitment to a Better Tomorrow, Sodexo will reduce our organic and non organic waste generated at our sites and in our operations.

Organic Waste Non Organic Waste

Definition

Waste that is directly derived from plant or animal sources and is therefore compostable or bio-degradable.

Waste that is not directly derived from plant or animal sources.

Sodexo’s Major Sources of Waste

Food waste and disposable paper ware.

Packaging, containers, and disposable ware made from plastic, metal, foam and glass.

Notes

Primary means of reducing environmental footprint of these items is composting

Primary means of reducing environmental footprint of these items is reducing their use, reusing, and recycling that which can no longer be used.

Office paper is organic however it is included in the non organic commitment because it is ideally recycled rather than composted.

Reduce your waste:Say no to junk mail

and catelogs. Take your own

shopping bags. Purchasing products

with reusable packaging and avoid

products that are excessively packaged.

Recycle everything you can!

Start composting food scraps.

Print only when you have to.

Print on both sides of paper.

Use old paper for notepads

Sodexo’s Sustainable Equipment & Supplies Commitment

What is Our Commitment?As part of our commitment to a Better Tomorrow, Sodexo has pledged to source and promote sustainable equipment and supplies.

What does this include?• Sustainable Cleaning Supplies• Sustainable Equipment• Sustainable Packaging & Disposables• Sustainable Paper Products

Use environmentally responsible products:

Read the labels of cleaners and look for the signal words — caution, warning, danger, poison — which indicate the

level of hazard. Use the least hazardous product to do the

job. Caution" is least hazardous, followed by “warning” and "danger" is most

hazardous. Extremely toxic

products must also include the word

"poison."

Make a non-toxic home cleaning kitReach for this non-toxic tool kit made from simple materials as your first line of defense against everyday household dirt.

Baking soda for cleaning sinks, tubs, and toilets, and for freshening drains. Vinegar in a pump spray bottle for mirrors and shining chrome. For cleaning windows, use vinegar or soap and water, and dry with rags, a squeegee or old newspaper. Plant-based detergents for cleaning countertops in the kitchen, bathroom or office, tile, fixtures, appliances and walls. Look for those that disclose all of their ingredients. Rags and non-scratch sponges for all-purpose cleaning. You don't need throwaway towels made from bleached paper. Vegetable oil with lemon juice makes a good furniture polish. Borax is a simple laundry detergent that can be used along with "washing soda" to clean clothes.

Sustainable Fish and Seafood Commitment

What is Our Commitment?As part of our commitment to a Better Tomorrow, Sodexo has pledged to source only sustainably certified fish and seafood. Our goal is to have 50% of our contracted fish and seafood certified as sustainable by 2012 and 100% by 2015.

What is sustainable mean?Sustainable fish and seafood are raised or harvested in ways that protect the environment and do not destroy wild populations. Sodexo will determine which products are sustainable with the Group Sustainable Seafood Policy, which is regularly updated in accordance with the latest scientific recommendations. Current accepted certifications include Marine Stewardship Council and Best Aquaculture Practices.

Eat sustainable fish and seafood:

Look for the MSC Certified Sustainable

Seafood label

or visit their website to sustainable

seafood in shops and restaurants near you.

Also, really neat recommendations

here: http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/cr/s

eafoodwatch.aspx

Fairly and Responsibly Certified Sourcing Commitment

What is Our Commitment?As part of our commitment to a Better Tomorrow, Sodexo has pledged to increase the purchase of products sourced from fairly and responsibly certified sources.

What Makes a Product Fairly and Responsibly Certified?Fairly and responsibly traded products are those that contribute to sustainable development by offering better trading conditions to, and securing the fair labor conditions of, marginalized producers and workers and/or ensuring the condition under which those products are produced is environmentally responsible (current qualifying certifications include Fair Trade and Rainforest Alliance). The products available in these categories include coffee, cocoa, sugar, tea and tropical fruits.

Procure fair and responsibly produced

products:Purcahse products with Fair Trade or

Rainforest Alliance certifications,

particularly when choosing coffee, cocoa, sugar, tea and tropical fruits.

Sodexo’s Local, Seasonal, and Sustainably Grown and Raised Products Commitment

What is Our Commitment?As part of our commitment to a Better Tomorrow, Sodexo has pledged to source local, seasonal or sustainably grown and raised products.

How is this defined?• Local Food - Produced, processed, and distributed close to where it is

consumed. At Sodexo NORAM, local is defined as within your state, province, or geographic region• Seasonal Products - Grown primarily in natural conditions in the same

state or geographic region where they are consumed and are either fresh or stored in natural conditions for short periods of time.

• Sustainably Grown - Products for which producers provide for human welfare, are making verified long-term improvements in soil organic carbon and yield per acre, and annual reductions in water energy, synthetic fertilizer, and synthetic pesticide use per unit of output.

• Sustainably Raised - Producers with 3rd party verified animal welfare standards, judicious and FDA approved use of antibiotics and hormones, minimized energy use, working to reduce carbon footprint and packaging and implement waste and water quality management systems.

Procure local, seasonal and

sustainably grown products:Join a CSA

(Community Supported

Agriculture).Shop local farmers

markets.Buy locally grown or

organically grown foods.

Grow your own – from veggies in the backyard to herbs in

an indoor pot.Have your friend to the same and swap

edibles.Eat seasonally.

Freeze or can the season’s bounty.

Sodexo’s Healthy Foods Commitments

What is Our Commitment?As part of our commitment to a Better Tomorrow, Sodexo has pledged to Promote Choices with Reduced Sugar, Salt, and Fats.

How is this being done?• Recipes meet Sodexo’s cross-divisional nutrition criteria limiting

calories, sodium, fat and sugar.• Target top 100 most often purchased recipes, redesign under these

guidelines:• Added sugar is limited and dietary fiber is increased• Added salt is reduced and taste enhancers (herbs, spices) used as

alternatives • Added trans fats are eliminated and the use of other fats,

particularly saturated fats, in cooking methods and processes are reduced

• Choices must be provided AND promoted

Highlight healthy options:

Provide nutrition information at the

point of selection and on the website.

Sodexo’s Wellness and You campaign

allows customers to choose healthy

options that meet determined criteria for calories, fat, sodium

and cholesterol.

Provide education material, recipes and

cooking demonstrations.

Promote variety:Sodexo’s Meatless Monday campaign highlights delicious vegetarian options

available in the cafeteria.

Daily vegetarian and vegan options are

also easily identifiable.

Sodexo’s Healthy Foods Commitments

What is Our Commitment?As part of our commitment to a Better Tomorrow, Sodexo has pledged to Provide and Promote Varied and Balanced Food Options.

How is this being done?• Increase the availability of fresh and cooked fruits and vegetables• Offer selections that meet various dietary preferences, including

vegetarian and vegan options• Provide point of selection nutritional information • Ensure that varied and balanced options are available in catering and

vending• Utilize your staff registered dietitians

Promote wellness by providing:

Educational materials on all attributes of

wellness (nutritional, physical, social, spiritual, safety,

environmental, and intellectual).

Healthy cooking classes and Weight

management programs like Create

Your Weight.

Menus that provide education recipes and

nutrition analysis.

Sodexo’s Health and Wellness Solutions Commitment

What is Our Commitment?As part of our commitment to a Better Tomorrow, Sodexo has pledged to develop and promote health and wellness solutions for our employees, clients and customers.

What does this include?• Creating healthy buildings, environments and surroundings

• Improve (sustainable) cleaning techniques and products• Promote the use of renewable materials in wall coverings and

furnishings• Promote the use of low VOC (volatile organic compound) materials • Promote improved acoustics and aesthetics• Promote improved air/odor quality (no smoking, outdoor air)• Promote adequate day lighting

• Promoting healthy lifestyle choices• Offer learning modules for staff on physical activity, weight

management, health screenings, accident prevention and home health and safety awareness.

• Offer these same learning opportunities to clients and customers for a fee, where appropriate.

• Offer additional solutions that facilitate easy and healthy age appropriate lifestyle choices of individuals.

Sodexo’s Global Sustainable Supply Chain Code of Conduct Commitment

What is Our Commitment?As part of our commitment to a Better Tomorrow, Sodexo has pledged to ensure compliance with a Global Sustainable Supply Chain Code of Conduct.

What are the highlights of the Code of Conduct?• NORAM Code developed in 2004; adopted globally in 2007• Sets forth Sodexo’s desire to do business with those suppliers,

vendors, contractors, and partners (“Suppliers”) that conduct business utilizing sound and responsible ethical, social and environmental practices.

• The Code of Conduct establishes the minimum requirements that Suppliers must meet to do business with Sodexo.

• Code is integrated into the terms and conditions of Sodexo’s standard contract for all our Suppliers.

• Supply Management communicates with Suppliers quarterly to ensure compliance with the Code.

• By enforcing the Code with our supply chain, we can increase sustainable and ethical business practices above and beyond the millions of customers and clients we serve each day.

Code of Conduct covers:

Child LaborForced Labor

Wages and BenefitsWorking Hours

Health and Safety Freedom of Association

Non-discriminationDisciplinary

Practices/CoercionEnvironmentGuidelinesCommunity Involvement

Ethical StandardsConflicts of Interest

and Communications.

Sodexo’s Local Community Development Commitment

What is our commitment?As part of our commitment to a Better Tomorrow, Sodexo will support local community development.

How do we support local community development?• Work with local authorities or associations/organizations who are active

in the development of their local communities• Assist local businesses to build their capacities through mentoring and, if

possible, lead to the achievement of recognized accreditation• Help to boost existing livelihoods by improving agricultural practices or

finding connections to contracted distributors for local products, and/or purchases from contracted Minority or Women Owned Business Enterprises (MWBEs)

• Promote actions to support education and health in local communities• Participate in initiatives to reintegrate people who are in a situation of

economic or social difficulty• Participate in initiatives to reduce the impact of humanitarian crises

resulting from natural or other disasters

Support your local community:

Volunteer with a local non-profit,

school or community garden.

Purchase products or services from local

businesses.Become active in a local organization,

working with others toward a common

goal.Spend time getting

to know your neighbors.

Stay informed about local happenings.Write or call your

local politicians on pertinent issues.

Sodexo’s STOP Hunger Commitment

What is our commitment?As part of our commitment to a Better Tomorrow, Sodexo will fight hunger and malnutrition by engaging the entire Sodexo community, including employees, customers, clients, and suppliers.

How do we fight hunger and malnutrition?• STOP Hunger: Key Initiative of Sodexo Foundation, STOP stands for “Sodexo

Teams Our People” because it’s a company-wide team effort• Sodexo is one of the largest donors of surplus perishable and non-perishable

food to Feeding America• Engage with client to determine if there is an existing relationship with local

food bank/kitchen/shelter• Annual Events:

• January-February: STOP Hunger Scholarship Applications• January-mid March: Heroes of Everyday Life Nominations• April: Sodexo Servathon

Help Stop Hunger:Volunteer to support

hunger relief initiatives in your local community.

Share your expertise by providing

nutrition, food safety, food waste education, and job

and life skills training for the unemployed

and homeless.Donate perishable and non-perishable food to hunger relief

organizations.Financially sponsor

programs that combat hunger and

malnutrition.

A separate offer or program.

An optional path.

Something to be done at some client sites, but not others.

What the Better Tomorrow Plan is NOT

The Better Tomorrow Plan

http://www.sodexousa.com/usen/citizenship/citizenship.asp