2017

Sodexo joins the CSR chair

Sodexo, the global provider of quality of life services – 427,000 employees in eighty countries, 20 billion euros in revenue – joined the Audencia Business School CSR chair in 2017. The group asked for assistance on two major topics, in line with its approach to responsible development. The first assignment: to produce a study on the understanding of issues by customers, consumers and service staff regarding sustainable food in company canteens. The first results are expected in the second half of 2018. The second project, which follows on from the first, will be aimed towards customers (schools and private clinics) and carried out by the students of the Specialized Masters’^® degree program on Global Supply Chain and Purchasing Management (MSCPM). The project will focus on the creation of a new model based on shared values ​​rather than “cost-killing”, too often practised and put forward by purchasing departments. This highly valuable partnership is another sign of the recognition of the CSR Research chair’s work for SMEs, ISEs and multinational companies.