Sodexo Luxembourg Choose a country WHO ARE WE SERVICES COMMITMENTS CAREERS MEDIA Home > Commitments > Diversity and Inclusion > Women at Sodexo > Women at Sodexo Diversity and inclusion: our priority dimensions A player in Quality of Life, Sodexo considers diversity and inclusion to be essential priorities for its development. Through partnerships, awareness and development programs such as mentoring and employee networks, we value differences and celebrate all talents. By making us stronger, more innovative, closer to consumers, it thus becomes a lever for competitiveness and economic performance. Women at Sodexo Four generations in the workplace Welcoming disabled people A mosaic of ethnic origins Sexual orientation Representation of women at Sodexo At Sodexo, women represent 54% of the Group's workforce. Convinced of the need to promote their promotion, develop talents and, more generally, develop gender diversity, Sodexo has long placed the issue of equality between men and women at the heart of its strategy and its performance. SWIFt particularly targets positions of operational responsibility in which women are traditionally under-represented. The initiatives of the council are making the difference: while in 2009, women occupied only 10% of operational positions, they were 17% in 2013. Awareness training, sponsorship, creation of gender diversity networks ... The Group's action in terms of gender diversity is ambitious and comprehensive. At Sodexo, women represent: 38% of the Board of Directors 43% of the Group's Executive Committee (as of January 20, 2014) 23% of senior executives (Top 300) 42% of management 54% of the workforce (Figures for fiscal year 2011-2012, source Sodexo) Representation of women on the rise Michel Landel, Chief Executive Officer of the Group, is committed to ensuring that the representation of women among the 300 senior executives of the Group will reach 25% by 2015. Since 2009, this percentage has already increased from 17% to 23%. In addition, in 2009 Michel Landel created the Sodexo Women's International Forum for Talent (SWIFt), a council made up of 34 executives representing 15 nationalities to advance gender diversity and the representation of women at all levels of the Group. Sodexo Luxembourg (+352) 26.109.200 39, rue du Puits Romain - ZA Bourmicht 8070 Bertrange - Luxembourg Send an email Gender diversity, a performance factor Sodexo analyzes the impact of gender diversity on performance Download the case study I am Sodexo For us, diversity is not an abstract concept. It is one of the keys to the success of our company. More videos Contact Site plan Legal Notice Group Services Commitments Careers Media © Sodexo 2016