AAK Responsible Growth | 29 E-learning safety training AAK Code of Conduct During 2010, we developed and began implementing the AAK Code of Conduct (often referred to as the Code) globally. Combined with our values, our policies and our rules for corporate governance, the Code provides a strong framework for our business and a way to maintain the trust of our stakeholders, which is essential to our continued success. The Code is applicable to all employees at all sites in all business areas, in all markets, at all times. It covers the following overall topics: Deployment Information and communication Business ethics Human and labour rights Health, safety and environment In addition to the Code, a series of policies are established to give more detailed guidance to specific topics: AAK Supplier Code of Conduct* External Disclosure Policy AAK Legal Policy AAK Insider Policy AAK Intellectual Property Rights Policy AAK Group Policy: Corporate Social Responsibility* AAK Group Environmental Policy* A short version of the AAK Code of Conduct and policies marked with * can be found on our website, www.aak.com, under the section Documentation. At the beginning of this year, we embarked on a safety training program for all employees at Runcorn, utilising our new e-learning centre. All 49 of the courses are ROSPA (Royal society for the prevention of accidents) accredited, which means that we can be confident that their content and structure is relevant and up to date. The length of courses varies from 18 to 25 minutes, allowing us to release shop floor staff to participate without disrupting production. A core training program was developed for each department. By building on this, we created an individual training program for each employee, which was then included in their PDPs (Performance and Development Plans). Over 1,000 courses have been completed so far, the majority of them with a 100 percent pass mark, and very positive employee feedback. We are greatly encouraged by this response, and believe that the training has helped achieve a reduction in the year-on-year on-site accident statistics. A training program for all agency staff who attend the site has also been initiated, requiring the completion of three core safety courses before they start work in the factory. Mike Pocock Health, Safety and Environmental Manager, UK AAK Graduate Trainee Program In 2012, we launched our new AAK Graduate Trainee Program, targeting university graduates with a technical background, as a pilot across Europe. Four trainees were recruited for Sales, Customer Innovation and Commercial Product Management positions. The AAK Graduate Trainee Program is an advanced accelerating and on-boarding program designed to give our trainees the best possible start to their careers. Over its 12 months, they experience a mix of on-the-job learning, individual development activities and formal training. Trainees had both a commercial and an operations rotation, providing them with a solid overview of the AAK value chain. Building on our experiences and the feedback from both trainees and managers, we are refining and fine-tuning the elements of the 2013/14 Trainee Program. We are also expanding its scope, both geographically (with the participation of our US organisation) and functionally (into our European Supply Chain organisation), to continue to improve not just the program but AAK as a whole. Morten Nørgaard HR Program Manager
AAK Responsible Growth 2012-2013 - UK
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