Sodexo Canada Recognized as one of Canada's Greenest Employers

BURLINGTON, ONTARIO, April 22, 2011 - Sodexo Canada continues to make strides in the realm of sustainability and corporate citizenship and today celebrated Earth Day with the announcement that they have been recognized as one of Canada's Greenest Employers. Companies were assessed on their success in fostering a culture of environmental awareness.  The recognition from Mediacorp Canada was based on four main criteria:

• The environmental program the company has developed

• The amount that the company has reduced their environmental footprint

• The degree their employees are involved in these programs

• The degree these initiatives have become a part of the employers public identity and attract people to the organization

“This recognition is one that we're extremely proud of and shows that we are truly committed to the advancement of sustainability initiatives in Canada and that we are engraining these values across our entire employee base.” stated Director of Corporate Citizenship, Chris Roberts.  “We've worked diligently at all levels of the organization to make a positive impact on the environment and will continue to do so, we've just scratched the surface of what we can achieve.”

The Better Tomorrow Plan is Sodexo's formal roadmap to sustainability and is the key driver behind their local, National and Global initiatives. At the core of The Better Tomorrow Plan are 14 commitments that will be implemented across the company with clear metrics to track the progress of Sodexo's work to:

• Protect and restore the environment
• Support local community development
• Promote health and wellness

Dean Johnson, President of Sodexo Canada commented “Sodexo touches the lives of close to one million people daily in Canada. This enormous reach comes with a significant responsibility to ensure that our actions help improve the quality of daily life and guarantee a more sustainable future for the planet.  This recognition is an honour and a clear indication that we making the right choices as an organization.”
 
To learn more about the Sodexo's Better Tomorrow Plan visit: www.sodexo.ca and click on the link to Corporate Citizenship.

About Sodexo

Sodexo in Canada
Since 1912 through its legacy company, Sodexo Canada has been delivering Comprehensive On-site Service Solutions to clients across Canada. Now present in Healthcare, Education, Business and Industry, Government, Hotels, Remote Sites and Sports and Leisure. By integrating the delivery of its client's property management, private public partnerships, project management, facilities management and food services, Sodexo provides clients with economic efficiency, guaranteed expertise, certified quality, reliability and consistency. It all leads to a better quality of life for the end-user, resulting in overall return on investment for the client's organization. Sodexo Canada created the Sodexo Foundation an independent charitable organization that, since its founding in 2001, has donated more than 600,000 free meals to at risk youth in Canada.

Sodexo, world leader in Quality of Daily Life Solutions
Quality of Life plays an important role in the progress of individuals and the performance of organizations. Based on this conviction, Sodexo acts as the strategic partner for companies and institutions that place a premium on performance and employee well-being, as it has since Pierre Bellon founded the company in 1966. Sharing the same passion for service, Sodexo's 380,000 employees in 80 countries design, manage and deliver an unrivalled array of On-site Service Solutions and Motivation Solutions. Sodexo has created a new form of service business that contributes to the fulfilment of its employees and the economic, social and environmental development of the communities, regions and countries in which it operates.