Linking Environment And Farming (LEAF) has announced that service provider Sodexo has joined as a corporate member, the first of its kind from the food and facilities management sector.

Sodexo showed its commitment to setting standards for sustainable business practices with the move.

LEAF’s commercial manager Jeremy Boxall said: “We look forward to working together with Sodexo to help the business achieve its sustainability goals. The LEAF team will be engaging with Sodexo’s suppliers to help them become LEAF Marque certified as well as supporting Sodexo’s communication activities with its clients and customers.

“The LEAF Marque is a very tangible way Sodexo can demonstrate to their clients and customers that they really do care about the food they serve and the environment. LEAF Marque certification will also help their suppliers to demonstrate their environmental credentials. We look forward to a long and productive partnership with Sodexo.”

Michelle Hanson, commercial director for Sodexo UK and Ireland said: "Sodexo is excited about becoming a corporate partner of LEAF, which has done a tremendous amount over the past two decades to advocate, demonstrate and audit sustainable agricultural practices. I believe that Sodexo and LEAF share the same values in terms of being committed to sustainability and a spirit of continual progress.

"In 2009, Sodexo launched the Better Tomorrow Plan, its global sustainability strategy to 2020, which set ambitious targets to help it become a world leader in sustainable business practice.

“In the UK, Sodexo has made great progress in improving the sustainability of its supply chain, embedding Red Tractor and, more recently, Marine Stewardship Council certification across all of its restaurants and cafes. Becoming a corporate member of LEAF represents the next step in our continued progress towards a more sustainable supply chain."

Set up in 1991, LEAF promotes environmentally responsible farming and supports farmers to produce good food, with care and to high environmental standards, identified on pack by the LEAF Marque logo. It has corporate members across the food chain from retailers to food manufacturers.

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