Sodexo’s partnership helps Cox Enterprises achieve zero waste

In partnership with Cox Enterprises, Sodexo implemented a comprehensive four-part strategy to achieve Zero Waste, focusing on effective personnel training, efficient waste management, food recovery processes

Sodexo, a global leader in sustainable food, integrated facilities management and workplace experience announced the company’s contributions in helping long-time partner Cox Enterprises earn the distinction of a Zero Waste Business by Zero Waste USA. Cox Enterprises’ steadfast 24-year partnership with Sodexo has played a pivotal role in this achievement, contributing to an impressive 92 per cent waste diversion rate at Cox Enterprises’ corporate headquarters where Sodexo manages food services.

In partnership with Cox Enterprises, Sodexo implemented a comprehensive four-part strategy to achieve Zero Waste, focusing on effective personnel training, efficient waste management, food recovery processes and partnerships, and packaging optimisations. This outcome was a key part of Cox’s enterprise strategy. Since 2013, Cox has diverted over 750 million pounds of waste, equivalent to 10 million reams of paper, 60 million apples, and metal from more than 4,000 vehicles.

In 2018, Sodexo introduced its proprietary waste management tool, Wastewatch by Leanpath, helping Cox Enterprises reduce food waste by 56 per cent to date based on their baseline data and ultimately preventing 150,000 pounds of food from being wasted. Additionally, through a partnership with Goodr, Cox Enterprises has donated over 1,500 meals, saving nearly 1 ton of food from ending up in landfills. As a result of these combined efforts, nearly 500 metric tons of carbon emissions have been avoided.