From our blogs:
- One year on – shining bright at the Stop Hunger AwardsIn 2018, Energy & Resources communications manager, Sarah Masson, won the Stop Hunger volunteering award. With just one month to go until this year’s Stop Hunger Award ceremony, we caught up with Sarah to see what has changed and why volunteering with the Stop Hunger Foundation is so important to her. Since winning the volunteering […] ...
- Sodexo brings disability into the spotlightSodexo has today hosted its first UK conference on disability in the workplace. The event, called Open Your Mind: Driving Disability Inclusion, welcomed an audience of 75 people from businesses right across the public and private sectors. Organised in partnership with ILO (International Labour Organization) and the Business Disability Forum, the event focused on how […] ...
- Putting people at the heart of workplace experienceRaj Verma, SVP Human Resources, Corporate Services, Sodexo It’s no secret that happy, engaged employees are more productive and that organisations are becoming more serious in implementing strategies to drive engagement and wellbeing. Companies recognise that their success depends not only on attracting the best talent, but also on retaining, motivating and engaging employees through […] ...
- Sodexo supports me to bring my whole self to workChristelle Hildenbrand, Energy and Maintenance Manager for Lilly France, shares her experience as a *trans woman and how she has been supported by colleagues at Lilly France and Sodexo during her transition. It was at the age of 49, after a divorce and leading a double life becoming more and more difficult to hide, that […] ...
- Culture & Origins roundtable podcastAn open and honest panel debate on how your cultural background influences your career choices and how you can influence your career choices regardless of your background. Origins committee Omy Lawal chairs the discussion between Amolak Dhariwal, Stephen Marshall, Raj Verma, Raj Jones, Rachel Jones, Michelle Delices and Ufuoma Uwegba. Listen to the podcast below, […] ...
- Baroness Goudie podcastBaroness Goudie is a member of the British House of Lords and a global advocate for the rights of women and children. The Baroness joined the Sodexo global gender networks meeting to talk about co-founding the 30 per cent club with Dame Helena Morrissey, a campaign to get more women on boards, and discusses how […] ...
- The CARES effect – small actions make a big differenceWhen you work in a hospital every day it’s easy to forget how daunting it can be. Nights away from home in a strange environment. It’s natural to feel nervous, lonely or anxious. The experience can feel impersonal; with some patients reporting that they feel like a ‘number’ or an ‘illness’ in a big system […] ...
- Sergejs set for Sodexo chef showdownFor possibly the first time in history a qualified welder is challenging for the title of Sodexo Chef of the Year. Sergejs Sobolevs is chef de partie at Sodexo’s London office One Southampton Row and at the NEC Birmingham next Tuesday (22 January) he will be one of eight challengers for Sodexo Chef of the […] ...
- Cleaning up a reputationLauren Kyle, head of cleaning at Sodexo, believes the industry needs to ‘clean up’ its reputation and come into the 21st century. Technology makes an increasing impact on cleaning, but for the industry to truly advance we must shed our dusty image. We need to start to get people thinking about cleaning in a different […] ...