Social Impact Report 2024 - Flipbook - Page 25
Setting a de昀椀nition for a low carbon meal
A universally recognised de昀椀nition for a low carbon
meal does not currently exist.
During 2023, we conducted a thorough review
of existing research and, with guidance from our
technical partner WWF, developed our own de昀椀nition.
At Sodexo, we de昀椀ne a low-carbon meal as one which
has generated 900g of GHG emissions or less during
the course of its production.
We have set a global commitment to reformulating
our recipes to ensure 70% of all main meals on
our menus are low carbon by 2030, while making
sure these are among the most tasty and a昀昀ordable
options we serve.
In the UK&I, this will result in carbon savings of
100,800 tCO2e – the equivalent of 昀氀ying around
the world 8,579 times.
Reducing our daily impact on the environment,
including what we eat, is everyone’s responsibility.
In 2024, we shared the results of our 昀椀rst-ever
Sustainable Food Barometer for the UK, surveying
over a thousand individuals to identify the factors
in昀氀uencing sustainable eating habits. This data
underscores our crucial role in helping to reduce the
carbon footprint of UK consumers’ diets.
Increasing take-up of
plant-based meals
In our social impact pledge, we
committed to increasing take-up of
sustainable food options by promoting
more plant-based choices to our clients.
Since then, we have set a target that
33% of our menus will be plantbased by 2025.
We have also begun annually tracking
sales of vegetarian and vegan meals
across the UK&I.
Analysis of over 2.7 million meals sold
across 285 UK and Ireland sites in 2023
revealed that 11% of all meals sold were
non-meat, marking a slight increase
from the previous year’s 10%.
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