Sodexo celebrates its 60th anniversary
Founded on March 9, 1966, in Marseille by Pierre Bellon, Sodexo is celebrating today 60 years of a visionary model that has, over the decades, led it to become one of the global leaders in food and services.
Sodexo Recognized as one of the 2026 World's Most Ethical Companies® by Ethisphere, for the 3rd year in a row
Sodexo is proud to once again be named among the World’s Most Ethical Companies®. Conferred by Ethisphere - an internationally recognized authority on defining and advancing standards of ethical business conduct - this annual distinction underscores Sodexo’s unwavering commitment to integrity across its operations, supported by robust, exemplary policies and practices.
In 2026, 138 honorees were recognized, spanning 17 countries and 40 industries. Sodexo is one of only 2 organizations honored within the food services sector and one of just 13 to have been recognized 3 times.
This renewed recognition reflects the Group’s steadfast commitment to upholding its ethical principles - deeply embedded in its values - through exemplary practices and behaviors demonstrated each day by all its employees.
Being recognized by Ethisphere for the third consecutive year is a strong acknowledgment of what our teams do every day, across the world. With a score above the average, this recognition reinforces the strength of our ethical culture and the consistency of our commitments over time. At Sodexo, integrity guides our decisions and the way we work with all our stakeholders. I would like to thank our employees, whose daily actions bring our values to work.
Congratulations to Sodexo for achieving recognition as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies®. As we mark the 20th class of honorees, this group continues to raise the bar for business integrity by embedding ethics into everyday decision-making and long-term strategy. Companies with strong ethics, compliance, and governance programs are built for better long-term performance.”
Ethisphere Methodology & Scoring
The World’s Most Ethical Companies assessment is grounded in Ethisphere’s proprietary Ethics Quotient®, which requires companies to provide 240+ documented proof points on practices that support robust ethics and compliance, including: corporate governance; program structure & resourcing; written standards; training, awareness, & communication; risk assessment & auditing; investigations, enforcement, discipline & incentives; measurement of ethical culture; third-party risk management, and environmental & social impact.
That data undergoes further qualitative analysis by our panel of experts who spend thousands of hours vetting and evaluating each year’s group of applicants.
This process serves as an operating framework to capture and codify best-in-class ethics and compliance practices from organizations across industries and from around the world.
About Ethisphere
Ethisphere is the global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices that strengthen corporate brands, build trust in the marketplace, and deliver business success. Companies turn ethics, compliance, and culture into a business advantage by leveraging Ethisphere’s data-driven program & culture assessments featuring the latest guidance and the practices of hundreds of global organizations across the 8 pillars of an ethical culture, and 240+ ethics, compliance, social, and governance data points delivered through a proprietary software platform. Ethisphere also honors superior integrity programs through World’s Most Ethical Companies® recognition, brings together a community of industry experts with the Business Ethics Leadership Alliance (BELA), and advances ethical business practices through the Global Ethics Summit, Ethisphere Magazine, and the Ethicast podcast. For more information, visit https://ethisphere.com.
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