Sodexo - Social Impact Report 2023 - Flipbook - Page 33
An overview of our pledges and commitments
Pathway
Pledge
We pledge to create social
contracts that support equity,
inclusion and wellbeing
Our Places
We pledge to support ‘narrowing
the gap’ between local
communities
Our Partners
We pledge to provide professional
skills-based mentoring and
coaching to our SME/VCSE
network
We pledge to actively support
our local and national charity
networks
We pledge to support SME/VCSEs
growth
Commitment
Designing community-led service offers in support of resident and local
business needs
Providing 25 mentoring opportunities for community citizens, focusing on
those who most need our assistance
Promoting increased social mobility across our local communities;
prioritising needs of people and local businesses
Supporting the UK’s commitment to ‘levelling up’ by creating job and skills
development opportunities, and introducing targeted recruitment practices
to support those most in need
Placing social value at the heart of our service offers, maximising a social
return on investment for our communities
Creating opportunities for 15 charities with skills-based mentoring in support
of their growth ambitions and resilience capabilities
Enabling 20% of our workforce to access volunteering and fundraising
opportunities by 2025
Creating 100 additional apprenticeship positions each year by gifting a
proportion of our Apprenticeship Levy to SMEs
Ensuring 40% of our spend is with SME and/or VCSEs
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