Promoting equitable opportunities, valuing diversity and creating inclusive workplaces
Regardless of your background, age, origins, gender, sexual orientation, identity or ability, we value and respect you for being you; you belong to a team where you’re treated fairly and respected. We build an inclusive culture, where you can bring your whole selves at work.
We empower women: promoting gender equality
We are convinced that striving for Gender Equality creates a better life for all. We’re committed to everyday actions to ensure gender balance in all levels of the organisation, and provide opportunities for all genders to grow and advance. We empower women in our business and in local communities, holding ourselves accountable for reaching our gender targets in senior leaders and management.
Our SoTogether global advisory board drives our global gender equality strategy, and our employees can join our SoTogether Gender Network to address gender concerns.
We respect cultures, ethnicity, and origin: Elevating equity
We have many actions in place to elevate equity in our organisation, addressing unconscious bias, and provide growth opportunities across race, ethnicity, and refugee status. As a signatory of the UN Global Compact, Sodexo, is committed to respect the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and those established under UNs Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous People. Since Sodexo began its operations in Australia in 1984, we have continued to engage with and provide opportunities for Indigenous Australians and the local communities where we operate. Guided by our Reconciliation Action Plan, we have listened, learned and directly engaged with these communities to develop new ways of working together.
We provide opportunities to access initiatives supporting disability inclusion
One in five people in Australia live with a disability – whether invisible or invisible. As an employer, we want to enable everyone to reach their full potential. That means educating our people about disability inclusion and supporting those who live with a disability. Our global approach is driven by a global Disability Voice Taskforce comprised of employees from around the world and our local approach by our Ability Network.
We advocate for all sexual orientations and gender identities
We want our employees to feel comfortable being themselves at work, whether that means calling them by their chosen name, welcoming conversations about their partner and family, or empowering our Pride Network to fight harassment and advocate inclusion.
We value every stage of life: Generational contributions to the workplace
Whether you’re eager to undertake responsibilities early on, or looking to change course later in life, we support all generations in their path to growth. Our generational networks help us leverage both the progressive mindset of our emergent talent and the knowledge of our most tenured employees.
