Social Impact Report 2024 - Flipbook - Page 21
Participating in the 10,000 Black Interns
Programme to work towards increasing black
representation in management. Last year we
welcomed 24 interns into paid roles. Over six weeks,
they worked with HR, technology and 昀椀nance among
other teams. Since then, eight have secured ongoing
positions at Sodexo. We will welcome more interns
this year.
“Participating in this programme has been one of
the best things I’ve done since moving to the UK.
It has been a huge leap forward in my career as
I’ve been able to understand what it is like to work
for a large corporate organisation with many
di昀昀erent teams and projects. I’ve had amazing
opportunities to work with exceptionally skilled
people I can learn from.”
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We believe that to achieve our goals, we must better understand the detailed make up of our extensive
and widespread workforce, across a number of di昀昀erent demographics and characteristics.
The more information we capture, the better we can understand where to further focus our attention,
putting in place targeted initiatives that better address gaps.
Last summer, we launched an employee Self-ID campaign, encouraging all of our 30,000 plus
colleagues to participate.
Paul Fabusuyi, Service Desk Technician at Sodexo.
Enhancing and equalising our bene昀椀ts and
support package across maternity, adoption, and
paternity paid leave bene昀椀ts. This ensures all eligible
colleagues have equitable bene昀椀ts and removes
the inherent gender bias that positions women as
primary carers.
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We also introduced support programmes for
menopause and endometriosis, helping women have
longer, more ful昀椀lling careers at Sodexo.
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