Leading services company Sodexo UK and Ireland has appointed Sean Haley as Regional Chair, following the departure of Neil Murray, who leaves to pursue opportunities outside the group. Haley takes on the new role, in addition to his current position as managing director for Service Operations, at a time of strong growth for Sodexo in the UK and Ireland. Sean Haley joined … [Read more...]
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Sodexo’s Margot Slattery makes Cranfield’s Women to Watch list
Sodexo’s country president for Ireland, Margot Slattery, has been included in Cranfield Management School’s 100 Women to Watch list for 2016. Sodexo’s global CEO for Corporate Services Sylvia Metayer is also included in the list. Cranfield’s Women to Watch list was first created in 2009. Showcasing the broad and deep female talent pool for ‘UK Plc’ to draw on, it is designed … [Read more...]
Sodexo shortlisted for First Women Business of the Year Award
Sodexo UK and Ireland has been shortlisted as one of five companies in the ‘Business of the Year’ category of the First Women Awards. Created by Real Business magazine in 2005, the First Women Awards celebrate the UK’s best business women and bring together outstanding women from all sectors. Nominated by applicants in each of the other categories, Sodexo is one of five … [Read more...]
Three Sodexo executives named in BAME top 100
Three Sodexo employees have been named in the Top 100 Black Asian Minority Ethnic executives, published today in the Financial Times. Sodexo Healthcare CEO James Taylor, Sodexo Corporate Services HR director Harbhajan Brar and Sodexo North America Benefits & Rewards Services CEO Mia Mends are all included in the inaugural Upstanding Executive Power List. The concept … [Read more...]
Sodexo named in Top 50 Employers for Women third year running
Sodexo, the world’s largest services company, has been named in The Times Top 50 for Employers for Women for the third year in a row. Published as a supplement in The Times, the top 50 recognises the leading UK organisations which ensure their workplaces provide women with the opportunity to achieve their full potential. The Times Top 50 Employers for Women is compiled … [Read more...]
Responsible Business Week 2016; new Sodexo CR report
At the start of Business in the Community’s Responsible Business Week, Sodexo has released its 2016 Corporate Responsibility (CR) Report. The report tracks Sodexo’s progress against a series of measures relating to environment, local communities, nutrition, health and wellbeing and the workplace. The report shows that Sodexo has made strong progress in the area of … [Read more...]
Sodexo supports International Women’s Day
Neil Murray, UK and Ireland Regional Chairman of Sodexo, the world’s largest services company, is one of the speakers today (Tuesday 8th March) at the OECD’s conference on closing leadership gaps in both the public and corporate sectors. Also to coincide with International Women’s Day on 8th March, Sodexo held its annual Women Work Conference yesterday and is running three … [Read more...]
Sodexo’s Slattery named in LGBT Top 50
The Sodexo Ireland country president has been named in The Daily Telegraph’s Top 50 lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) executives for the second year running. Margot Slattery is number 15 in Out at Work, a list of the most influential LGBT business leaders announced yesterday (25 February). President and chief executive officer of Uphold Inc and European Diversity … [Read more...]
Sodexo launches Pride employee network
Sodexo, the world’s largest services company, launched the UK and Ireland chapter of its global LGBT employee network this week at an event at its London headquarters. The Sodexo Pride network aims to lead on lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) inclusion among its 34,000 UK and Ireland employees. The network will also champion the role of allies, those who advocate LGBT … [Read more...]
Sodexo welcomes innovative suppliers into supply chain
The new Supply Chain Inclusion programme launched this summer by Sodexo, the world’s largest services company, aimed to open up new markets for small to medium sized (SME) suppliers. Three months on and a third of its participants are being welcomed into Sodexo’s supply chain. As a people-based business, Sodexo recognises that there is a very clear business case for … [Read more...]
D&I award hat trick for Sodexo
Sodexo, the world’s largest services company, won three categories at last night’s Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion (enei) Awards including overall private sector winner. Personal, Fair and Diverse Award First, Sodexo won the Personal, Fair and Diverse Award for its business-led diversity and inclusion approach, which enables the organisation to effectively … [Read more...]
Sodexo wins York St John University contract
Sodexo has been awarded a £1.3m a year contract to provide catering and hospitality services at York St John University. The three-year deal, which has an option to extend for a further two years, begins in August and will see Sodexo provide catering to 6,500 students across six outlets. Services will include the university’s main dining facility, a range of cafes and a … [Read more...]
Sodexo team is Making a Difference
A team at Nuffield Health Woking Hospital working for Sodexo, the world’s largest services company, has won Surrey County Council’s Making a Difference Award at a ceremony on 16 April. Sodexo’s team, which provides staff and patient dining at the hospital, facilitated Surrey County Council’s EmployAbility scheme which helps those with autism or a learning, physical or … [Read more...]
Sodexo in Top 50 Employers for Women for second year
Sodexo, the world’s largest services company, has been recognised for the second consecutive year for its commitment to gender balance as one of The Times Top 50 Employers for Women which recognises the leading UK organisations which ensure their workplaces provide women with the opportunity to achieve their full potential. The Times Top 50 Employers for Women is compiled … [Read more...]
Sodexo progress on Corporate Responsibility
Sodexo has released its 2015 Corporate Responsibility (CR) Report. The Report tracks Sodexo’s progress against a series of measures relating to environment, local communities, nutrition, health and wellbeing and the workplace. Sourcing The Report shows that Sodexo has made particularly good progress in the area of sustainable, responsible sourcing. 85% of the coffee … [Read more...]