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Sodexho USA to launch sustainability program

GAITHERSBURG Md. Sodexho USA, the North American arm of Paris-based contract foodservice conglomerate Sodexho Alliance, said it would launch a “sustainability” initiative on Jan. 14.

Called PLANit, the program would be rolled out in phases, starting with online training classes on the company’s intranet website. All employees, from top-level executives to hourly workers, will be expected to complete the training, which addresses how to make operations green and sustainable, the company said.

The PLANit program also will offer a database of local purveyors as well as information on how to purchase sustainable, local and organic products. In addition, marketing tools will be available to help managers educate clients and customers about sustainability.

Arlin Wasserman, newly appointed as Sodexho USA’s first vice president of corporate citizenship, will spearhead the program, which was vetted by a 40-member sustainability committee during a two and a half year process. It was also tested for six months at five Sodexho accounts —National Geographic, Gannett’s USA Today, the World Bank, AOL Time Warner and Marriott International.

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