GENDER
DIVERSITY
AT SODEXO
29th April 2013
OVERVIEW OF SODEXO
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Global diversity and inclusion strategy
GLOBAL D&I STRATEGY
THE UK AND IRELAND STRATEGY MAP
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REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN AT SODEXO
38 % of the Board
25 % of Group Executive Committee
23 % of Group Senior Leaders
42 % of our Middle Management
41 % of our Site Managers
56 % of the Workforce
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TWO LEVELS OF ACTIONS ON GENDER
DIVERSITY
1. At global level with the Sodexo Women’s
International Forum for talent SWIFt
2. At local level depending on the needs
and priorities of each country
OUR
TARGET
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Top Management
Middle Management
Site Management
Front Line Employees
PRIORITIES FOR SWIFT
INCREASE THE NUMBER OF WOMEN
IN GROUP SENIOR LEADERS
+ 25% by 2015
INCREASE THE NUMBER OF WOMEN
IN OPERATIONS
CREATE A CULTURE OF INCLUSION
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LOCAL LEVEL- THROUGH WOMEN WORK
•Fostering a culture of inclusiveness by enhancing women’s professional
and personal growth.
•Women Work is run by a committee of volunteers from across the
business, who are tasked with filtering communications throughout the
organisation
•Executive sponsor Simon Scrivens (MD of Healthcare segment)
•Given an operating budget by the D&I team, and encouraged to partner
with clients and suppliers
•Currently 700 members from across the business
•Annual activity plan including a mentoring scheme, celebrations
of international Women’s Day, an annual conference, educational
sessions, inspirational speakers and networking opportunities.
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LOCAL LEVEL- RUN BY THE BUSINESS
•Gender and unconscious bias
breakfast discussion
•Partnership with BITC Ireland
who provided a key note
speaker
•Attended by Executive level
sponsor of Women Work
•30 attendees from a range of
companies
•Lasting relationships formed
•Partnership with Dress for
Success
•Event with Paula Mee B.Sc
Nutrition to celebrate Woman’s
International Day
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GLOBAL AND LOCAL CELEBRATIONS FOR
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2013
Global initiatives:
•Testimonials demonstrating women's views
on Quality of life services developed by SWIFt
•Building your personal brand webinar
UK and Ireland through Women Work:
•Launch of Women Work Speaker series
•Online awareness raising quiz
•Site based activities
•Awareness raising communications:
•Briefing paper on Sodexonet
•Direct from Debbie our CEO
•Factsheet and poster
•Newsletters
•Social media
RECOGNITION OF OUR GENDER DIVERSITY
EFFORTS IN 2012
•Sodexo wins Catalyst award
•Four Sodexo women in the Women 1st Top 100 Club
•Kathy Ridgard, Centre of Excellence director won Women in Security
Award
•Natalie Bickford awarded a Diversity Champion Award through
Employers network for Equality & inclusion for her support of Women
Work and the maternity policy review.
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ORGANISATIONS WE WORK WITH…
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