Sodexo SA

Sodexo provides some visibility into how it governs climate-related engagement by stating that "Sodexo engagement activities are managed at group level by the CSR team" which "is in charge of ensuring that all activities are consistent with our Better Tomorrow 2025 roadmap, including our climate change strategy." The company notes that the CSR team "participates in all engagement activities and discusses together in case of any doubt in our answers" and that "every two months, CSR teams globally and locally gather to exchange on achievement of the Better Tomorrow roadmap, including engagement activities," while main regions hold climate-related meetings "every two weeks or every month to ensure consistency." These statements reveal a defined internal body, regular review cadence and an explicit mandate to keep external engagement aligned with Sodexo's climate strategy, indicating moderate governance. Nonetheless, Sodexo does not disclose how it differentiates or assesses alignment of direct lobbying versus trade-association advocacy, offers no criteria or escalation procedures for misalignment, and makes no mention of board-level oversight or publicly available alignment reports, so the overall framework appears partial rather than comprehensive.