Direct Lobbying Transparency
| Overall Assessment | Comment | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Comprehensive | Sodexo discloses a highly detailed picture of its climate-policy engagement. It names multiple, clearly identifiable policies it has worked on, including the UK DEFRA consultation on mandatory food-waste reporting for large businesses, the European Green Deal and its associated reforms (such as the European Climate Law and 2030 Climate Target Plan), the French “nuclear electricity regulation” that will shape low-carbon power prices, the European Commission’s review of “EU protein policy,” and EU road-maps on Sustainable Consumption and the Circular Economy linked to an Eco-voucher scheme. The company also explains the channels it used and whom it addressed: it submitted written responses and took part in stakeholder round-tables and public consultations, engaged through “AFEP and MEDEF specific working groups,” “answered public consultation on the EU Green Deal by e-mails,” “participated in the survey to review the EU protein policy,” and “presented the Eco-voucher … to the EU Ecolabelling Board,” targeting DEFRA, the French Government, the European Commission and its DG Environment. Finally, Sodexo is explicit about the outcomes it seeks—pressing for mandatory food-waste reporting in the UK, supporting EU goals of at least a 55 % emissions cut by 2030 and climate neutrality by 2050, encouraging regulation that “phase[s]-out fossil fuel used in electricity generation” in France, and promoting the roll-out of eco-voucher schemes across Member States. This level of specificity across policies, mechanisms and desired legislative changes demonstrates comprehensive transparency in the company’s climate-related lobbying. | 4 |