Sustainability

A journey begins with a step. Ours began by stepping into our community of Charlotte, NC and looking for ways to fight hunger in partnership with Loaves & Fishes. Our pace increased with scholarships for minority students to study culinary arts, 1,200 boxed lunches to feed Connecticut individuals walking to fight cancer, recycling Styrofoam and paper trays from elementary school cafeterias so the materials don’t accumulate in landfills. Small steps but taken together, and repeated over and over throughout Compass Group’s network of companies, the impact is mighty.

We started in North America in 1994 as one vending machine company operating from the South. Today, after a series of acquisitions and partnerships, our reach spans the continent. As Compass Group has grown - and as the world seems to have become increasingly smaller - we’ve repeatedly examined ourselves under a microscope of social responsibility. We’ve asked ourselves the tough questions, and took steps to improve those answers we didn’t like.

As a global company, we are acutely aware of the impact of our operations on the communities in which we do business and on society in general. Acting responsibly is part of our corporate DNA and is at the very heart of our vision and values.

We’ve been given opportunities - opportunities to make a difference in the world, in our communities, in people, and in ourselves through nutrition and healthy eating. And with opportunity comes responsibility. We embrace responsibility to do what’s right. Our ambition is to be a truly great company and to be the standard by which others are judged.