Aramark Canada Releases 2022 Be Well. Do Well. Impact Report
Demonstrates Commitment to Increased Transparency and Progress, While Making a Positive Impact on People and Planet
TORONTO, July 11, 2022 /CNW/ - Aramark Canada, a national provider of hospitality services, today released its first Be Well. Do Well. Impact Report highlighting the company's sustainability plan and broad environmental, social, and governance (ESG) progress and commitments.
To expand its transparency and demonstrate the progress the company has made since the launch of the Be Well. Do Well. in Canada one year ago, Aramark has introduced some new components to its reporting including:
- Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventory
- Materiality Analysis
- Supplemental details on compliance and governance
- Feature stories on innovative initiatives and partnerships
"While the COVID-19 pandemic continued to pose challenges to our business this past year, our commitment to what's really important never diminished," said Aramark Canada President, Andy Siklos. "Fighting climate change and enabling greater health and wellness within our teams and across the communities we serve remain key strategies for us to grow our business in a responsible way."
Aramark Canada has made considerable progress on creating a culture for stakeholders that embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion. New training and enhanced support services have helped to engage current team members, as well as attract new employees in every region of the country. A special focus has been placed on Indigenous Relations, including investments with individual First Nations, culinary development, focused events, purchasing of products and services, and a commitment to increasing the number of employees that represent Indigenous communities.
The company has also made huge strides in contributing to the health and wellness of Canadians through new culinary development and consumer education programming, including an emphasis on augmenting the level of service in the senior living and long-term care sectors.
This year, the company raised its ambition level by committing to set enterprise-wide science-based targets for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, with an ultimate goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050.
"Our SBTi commitment and the inclusion of our first GHG inventory demonstrate our commitment to progress and transparency," said Michael Yarymowich, Director of Sustainability at Aramark Canada. "It's the first step toward setting public targets for the reduction of our carbon footprint, and that accountability will help drive the entire organization closer to our goals."
The report also highlights the progress Aramark Canada has made with integrating ESG into its purchasing decisions. For instance, an increase in certified, sustainably-sourced seafood purchases is reported, as are programs designed to promote more ethical practices in the procurement of various globally-traded commodities.
To read Aramark Canada's 2022 Be Well. Do Well. Impact Report, please click here.
Launched in Canada in 2021, Be Well. Do Well. is Aramark's global sustainability plan and directly connects to the company's mission: Because we're rooted in service, we do great things for our people, our partners, our communities, and our planet. Learn more at www.aramark.ca/sustainability.
Aramark (NYSE: ARMK) proudly serves the world's leading educational institutions, Fortune 500 companies, world champion sports teams, prominent healthcare providers, iconic destinations and cultural attractions, and numerous municipalities in 19 countries around the world with food, facilities, and uniform services. Because our culture is rooted in service, our employees strive to do great things for each other, our partners, our communities, and our planet. Aramark has been named to DiversityInc's "Top 50 Companies for Diversity" list, the Forbes list of "America's Best Employers for Diversity," the HRC's "Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality" and scored 100% on the Disability Equality Index. Learn more at www.aramark.com and connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements reflect our current expectations as to future events based on certain assumptions and include any statement that does not directly relate to any historical or current fact. In this press release these statements include, but are not limited to, statements related to emissions reduction targets and initiatives, and reporting of progress on these targets and initiatives. In some cases forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as "outlook," "aim," "anticipate," "are or remain or continue to be confident," "have confidence," "estimate," "expect," "will be," "will continue," "will likely result," "project," "intend," "plan," "believe," "see," "look to" and other words and terms of similar meaning or the negative versions of such words. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may change at any time, and actual results or outcomes may differ materially from those that we expected. Certain of these risks and uncertainties are set forth under the headings Item 1A "Risk Factors" and other sections of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on November 23, 2021 as such factors may be updated from time to time in our other periodic filings with the SEC, which are accessible on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and which may be obtained by contacting Aramark's investor relations department via its U.S. website at www.aramark.com. These factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements that are included herein and in our other filings with the SEC. As a result of these risks and uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements included herein or that may be made elsewhere from time to time by, or on behalf of, us. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments, changes in our expectations, or otherwise, except as required by law.
SOURCE Aramark Canada Ltd
Michael Yarymowich, Director Sustainability, Aramark Canada [email protected]
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