Social Responsibility

Helena Manzella
Sustainability Student Promotions Coordinator
hm237182@muhlenberg.edu

Being a responsible corporate citizen is at the core of Sodexo's business. We set the benchmark in areas such as sustainability, diversity and inclusion, wellness, and the fight against hunger. At Muhlenberg Dining we are working to implement additional sustainable business practices. Following is an example of a few sustainable practices:

• Offer Fair Trade Coffee or Organic Coffee at all dining locations.
• Buying locally
• Refill your reusable mug for soft drinks or coffee
• Recycle
• Napkin Holders- We have replaced all "bulk dispensing" napkin holders with single sheet dispensers. The napkins we are now using are 100% recycled content.
• Use Green Cleaning Products including dish detergent.
• Trayless Tuesdays in the Garden Room, still need a tray? Ask the cashier and they would be glad to get one for you.

Sodexo and Muhlenberg Dining is committed to improving the quality of daily life for people, whenever and wherever they come together. To that end, Sodexo was one of the first contract food service companies to partner with Food Alliance. This non-profit organization promotes sustainable agriculture by recognizing and rewarding farmers who produce food in environmentally friendly and socially responsible ways.

Together, Sodexo and Food Alliance take responsibility for educating our customers and others in the food system about the benefits of sustainable agriculture. Every day, we make choices in the food we buy and the food we eat. This directly impacts our lives- not just what we eat, but the water we drink, the air we breathe and the health of our communities. Our Food Alliance guiding principles are:

• Protecting and conserving water resources
• Protecting and enhancing soil resources
• Conserving and recycling nutrients
• Reducing the environmental and health impacts of pesticides by practicing Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
• Conserving and enhancing wildlife habitat
• Providing safe and fair working conditions for our employees and our families
• Producing Food Alliance certified crops without the use of genetically modified organisms (GMO's)
• Provide healthy and humane care for livestock
• Continually improving farming/ranching practices