On 21 July 2023, the Minister for Equality between Women and Men, Taina Bofferding, and the Minister of the Economy, Franz Fayot, visited Sodexo Luxembourg.
Equality in business – a necessity for a more sustainable economy: ministers Taina Bofferding and Franz Fayot visited Sodexo Luxembourg
On 21 July 2023, the Minister for Equality between Women and Men, Taina Bofferding, and the Minister of the Economy, Franz Fayot, visited Sodexo Luxembourg. During the visit, the ministers met with the management team, in the presence of the Managing Director, Julien Demoulin, the Director of Operations, Anne Maas, and representatives of SoTogether, Sodexo Luxembourg’s social and cultural diversity (Mixité et Diversité) network, to discuss the promotion of entrepreneurship in Luxembourg and their action plan for gender equality and well-being at work.
In 2010, Sodexo Luxembourg first approached the Ministry of Equality between Women and Men to take part in the Positive Actions programme, which consisted in carrying out a study on gender equality at local level:
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reconciling private and professional life
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treatment in general
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decision-making
and which aimed to introduce specific measures to prevent or compensate for the de facto inequalities highlighted by the analysis. In 2020, Sodexo joined the Positive Actions evaluation programme, which has two objectives:
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to compare the company’s current situation in terms of gender with its situation when it entered the Positive Actions programme and measure the changes;
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to assess the impact of the positive actions that have been taken and understand how companies have addressed gender issues.
Sodexo’s new long-term commitment will soon be rewarded by the official relabelling of the Positive Actions programme. Minister Taina Bofferding is delighted: “Sodexo Luxembourg places gender equality at the forefront of its corporate policy. It is a positive, clear statement to continue to improve on the gains made in gender equality. I can only strongly urge all companies to do the same and to integrate gender equality into their corporate culture.”
The Minister of the Economy, Franz Fayot, declared: “Equal opportunities for women and men are both a matter of social justice and an economic asset. By creating an inclusive and egalitarian environment in which all employees can thrive, regardless of their gender, companies like Sodexo position themselves as attractive places to work and thus ensure their continued success, while contributing to the creation of a more sustainable economy.”