“ We ’ ve received our second Elevate RAP … in the past 10 years , we ’ ve employed nearly 1,100 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people . Within that , we ’ ve provided $ 34mn worth of employment . At the same time , it ’ s not just about employing Indigenous people , but it ’ s about empowerment — supporting and helping grow indigenous businesses ”
— Mark Chalmers , CFO & Country President , Sodexo Australia
supermarket chain and were rejected . “ We work with YUME and identify these quantities of products and , where possible , look to acquire from YUME rather than our other sources and use that product in our supply chain .” Last year , Sodexo purchased 87 tonnes of food from YUME , which equates to around two and a half million litres of water that ’ s saved around 74 tons of CO2 emissions .
“ At Yume we are building a more transparent and connected food industry — one that stops 4.1 million tonnes of food going to waste every year ,” says Yume Founder & CEO , Katy Barfield . “ Yume partners with businesses to do things differently and say no to food waste through direct action . We are incredibly grateful to Sodexo for being an early adopter of our new technology across their network and for expanding on their sustainable procurement efforts .”
Allied to its support for Yume , Sodexo is working with Foodbank Australia on events like their annual Servathon . “ We are incredibly grateful for the ongoing support Sodexo , and in particular their employees , provide to Foodbank Australia . The funds raised from the Servathon will enable us to offer over 150,000 meals for
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