AAK Responsible Growth | 47 Reporting criteria Scope and materiality This is the fourth AAK Sustainability Report. The fi rst was published in October 2010. Our aim is to continue reporting on an annual basis. Since commencing structured reporting in 2008, we have followed the Global Reporting Initiative’s (GRI) G3 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines. As this is the most widely used reporting framework, we believe many readers will already be familiar with its principles and fi nd them helpful when searching for information. We have focused on GRI Core Performance Indicators and a few additions from GRI’s Food Processing Sector Supplement. Because GRI is an all-encompassing format, it is not relevant for us to report on all criteria. In 2010, we initiated an internal process to identify the issues relevant to our business and our stakeholders. This involved discussions with staff at all sites and feedback from other stakeholder groups. Our ambition is to focus on reporting the information requested by stakeholders, or that of internal value. This Sustainability Report is a supplement to the AAK Annual Report 2012 and AAK Report 2012, and therefore only contains a summary of fi nancial performance fi gures. In general, data in this report covers our activities from January 1st to December 31st 2012. Updated information regarding some 2013 events is included since they are considered of material importance to our stakeholders. Data from our 2012 acquisition of Oasis Foods Company, New Jersey, USA and Crown-Foods A/S, Denmark are not included. However, we expect to include them in our 2013 report. Environmental data (GRI abbreviation: EN) relate to the 10 AAK production plants that were fully operational in 2012 and the AAK products produced by our toll production partner Cousa in Montevideo, Uruguay. Other core data also include purchasing sites and sales offi ces. Data and calculations We release the GRI Report internally in the fi rst quarter of every year. This is based on information received from all sites, and contains both local and compiled global data. A section showing trends from the previous year is also included. Data and information from the GRI Report form the basis of our Sustainability Report, which is published externally. The majority of data in the Sustainability Report are drawn from measurements. Air emissions data are based on direct measurements, calculations based on specifi c data and calculations based on default values. Information concerning purchased electricity from renewable resources is based on national grid information, if not purchased as green electricity. Information about employees, including numbers, gender, composition etc., is calculated per December 31st 2012 and is based on payroll information. Some minor data errors in the 2011 reporting have been identifi ed and corrected, and will differ from the 2011 reporting. From our experience of the reporting process, we expect corrections will be necessary in future reports as well. Nevertheless, we believe that the trends and overall picture given are a true refl ection of our activities. The data included comprise data reported to the authorities and information generated specifi cally for this report. The report has not been reviewed by external auditors. We trust that the requirements of authorities along with their effective scrutiny of the company are a suffi cient guarantee of the accuracy of the data reported. Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) GRI is a network-based organisation that pioneers the world’s most widely used sustainability reporting framework. The reporting framework sets out the principles and performance indicators that organisations can use to measure and report their economic, environmental, and social performance. The framework also addresses the United Nations Global Compact principles and the OECD’s Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. See www.globalreporting.org for more information.
AAK Responsible Growth 2012-2013 - UK
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