Sodexo UK & Ireland has announced that from January 2030 it will only work with suppliers demonstrating tangible progress towards net zero through published reporting. The food services and facilities management business was one of the first organisations to have its target – to reach net zero in the UK and Ireland by 2040 – validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). The foodservice giant currently works with more than 4,000 supply partners, spending over £800m every year. The organisation said it has been transparent about its net zero progress, including the fact that just two per cent of its total emissions sit in Scopes 1 and 2 – in the direct control of Sodexo UK & Ireland. Of the remaining 98 per cent, 34 per cent sit within its supply chain. Supply partners were first made aware of Sodexo's new net zero supply chain engagement strategy and roadmap in March 2023, during the company's Partners with Purpose supplier conference.