Compass Group USA at Climate Week NYC: Leading the Charge on Sustainability
The Nest Climate Campus 2024, set against the backdrop of Climate Week NYC, promised to be a hub for climate action, innovation, and collaboration – and Compass Group USA was there for it all.
The Javits Center was packed with 9,400 sustainability and environmental leaders, innovators, and change-makers when Ann Sheridan, Compass Group USA’s VP of Corporate Communications, sat down with four of Compass’ sustainability experts for a conversation about how we empower our clients and guests to turn intention into action.
Meet our experts:
- Suzanne Landry, Vice President of Wellness & Sustainability
Eurest USA
Suzanne shared how Eurest chefs use simple, delicious ingredients to empower America’s workforce and reduce carbon emissions. By using simple and delicious ingredients and leveraging menu engineering and design, her team can drive behavior change and make sustainability a priority for their customers.
- Monalisa Prasad, Vice President of Sustainability
Chartwells Higher Ed
Monalisa outlined the innovative ways Chartwells Higher Ed is empowering students to live their climate beliefs while dining on campus. She emphasized how important it is to meet students where they are and make it easy to adopt sustainable practices.
- Mary McCarthy, Vice President of Sustainability
Levy Restaurants
Mary told us how Levy is enhancing the guest experience at games, concerts, and events while doing good for people and the planet. She also highlighted the significance of starting small and scaling up. By making sustainable practices easy and engaging for guests, they’re finding it easier to overcome challenges and get buy-in from their clients and guests.
- Lisa Roberson, National Director of Population Health & Sustainability Strategy
Morrison Healthcare
Lisa emphasized the importance of making sustainability fun and accessible. By introducing plant-forward campaigns in healthcare settings and involving chefs in promoting sustainability, the team is creating positive momentum and seeing that sustainable choices are popular among guests.
At Compass Group, we serve more than 13 million meals a day in hospitals and senior living communities, schools and universities, America’s workplaces, and sports and entertainment venues– and as our expert panelists described, sustainability success looks different in every single one of them. But there are a few universal takeaways:
1. Start Small and Scale Up: You don’t have to conquer the world on day one. By taking small steps, we can build momentum and drive significant progress toward our sustainability goals.
2. Make Sustainability Fun and Accessible: Whether it’s through engaging campaigns or user-friendly solutions, making sustainability fun encourages widespread participation and long-term commitment. Not to mention, it becomes part of the culture.
3. Leverage Education and Partnerships: When we work together and share knowledge, we can amplify our impact. Educating clients and guests about the benefits of sustainable practices and forming smart partnerships is key.
We’re proud to have shared the main stage at this year’s The Nest Climate Campus with a diverse group of thought leaders and innovators at the forefront of climate action.
Learn more about our culture of innovation and collaboration that empowers meaningful progress toward our sustainability goals: https://www.compass-usa.com/our-story/sustainability/
About The Nest Climate Campus
The Nest Climate Campus provides a unifying and inclusive destination for climate action across industries and sectors during Climate Week NYC. Our partnerships enable us to create an inclusive and diverse Campus where vetted attendees convene with complimentary registration, allowing cross-functional teams to engage. The Nest Climate Campus provides educational and solutions-focused content on the main stage, interactive workshops, rich networking opportunities, experiential demonstrations and activations in the Climate Collective, and inspiring art and cultural exhibitions.
About Compass Group North America
Compass Group is redefining the food and facility services landscape with innovation and passion through the lens of what’s next. Serving premier healthcare systems, respected educational institutions, world-renowned cultural centers, popular sporting and entertainment venues, and Fortune 500 organizations, Compass Group always finds a way to deliver excellence in nearly any vertical. Ranked No. 1 by industry peers on Fortune’s 2023 list of World’s Most Admired Companies, Compass has also earned a spot on Newsweek’s 2024 lists of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity and America’s Greatest Workplaces for Women and is among the Top 50 Companies Changing the World according to Fortune. Learn more about the Compass experience at www.compass-usa.com.