Sodexo Iberia, the first organization to obtain Bureau Veritas certification to minimize food waste

Sodexo Iberia obtained Bureau Veritas certification on the food waste minimization management system in one of its centers, becoming the first company to obtain this distinction. Sodexo is the leader in quality of life services, which offers catering and facility management services to companies, universities, schools, hospitals, residences and cultural spaces, thus consolidates its ambitious and committed strategy of corporate social responsibility (CSR).

This recognition came after Sodexo Iberia passed the independent and impartial audit process of Bureau Veritas, a world leader in testing, inspection and certification services. This way, Sodexo Iberia demonstrates the reliability of its management system, with which it reduces and avoids the generation of food waste in its processes and services.

Sodexo Iberia obtained this certification for its management for the minimization of food waste implemented in the kitchen of the Hospital del Mar, in Barcelona, ​​where Sodexo Iberia provides catering services.

Through the Bureau Veritas certification, Sodexo Iberia is also committed to implementing demanding transparency processes, such as publishing an annual report with detailed information on the scope of its management system to reduce food waste. This data must collect the assumed objectives and goals, the results obtained and the planned continuous improvement actions.

Carina Cabezas, President of Sodexo Iberia, underlines that "as food service providers, present in 64 countries, we have an important role to play in the fight against food waste and it is one of the pillars of our CSR policy. Certification by Bureau Veritas confirms our commitment and recognizes the enormous effort that we make every day to reduce the impact of our activity on the environment. "

At the same time, Sodexo Iberia pleads for better management of this type of waste, through effective and sustainable measures. All this, in line with the recommendations of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (UN), known as FAO, along with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) for the 2030 Agenda, with the European Green Deal and with the agri-food strategy of the European Union (EU), "From Farm to Fork".

RESPONSIBLE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION

Bureau Veritas certification demonstrates that Sodexo Iberia works in line with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal #12, on responsible consumption and production, which aims to halve global food waste in retail and as well as reduce food losses in production and distribution chains.

TOWARDS A BETTER FUTURE

Sodexo Iberia has been developing responsible growth measures and action plans for years. "Better Tomorrow 2025" is their CSR roadmap that sets the lines of action in accordance with the UN SDG guidelines. One of the axes of this roadmap is waste management and the minimization of food waste. These measures are now becoming more relevant for Sodexo Iberia, thanks to the Bureau Veritas certification.

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