Contract caterer Sodexo named one of best performing companies for corporate responsibility

The Index, in its eighth year, includes organisations that achieved the 100 highest scores in BITC's CR Index following an assessment of management practices and performance in four key areas of corporate responsibility: environment, community, marketplace and workplace. In achieving silver status for the fourth year running, Sodexo has demonstrated that it continues to integrate corporate responsibility throughout its operations by providing a systematic approach to managing, measuring and reporting on the economic, social and environmental impacts of its business. This is an integral part of the 'Better Tomorrow Plan', the company's worldwide sustainability strategy to 2020. This year's CR Index will be published in the Financial Times Responsible Business supplement today (7 June). Thomas Jelley, corporate citizenship manager at Sodexo, said: "We are delighted to have achieved the Silver band once again and are working hard under the umbrella of our Better Tomorrow Plan to achieve the next level of performance." Phil Hooper, corporate affairs director, added: "Over the last year, we have taken significant strides to consolidate this approach to corporate citizenship challenges, not least through the launch of the Better Tomorrow Plan. Participation in the CR Index guides this approach and helps us keep track of best practice."