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Workplace 7KLVVHFWLRQLVDERXWZRUNLQJOLIHDW$$.KRZWRUHPDLQDQDWWUDFWLYHZRUNSODFHIRUHPSOR\HHV and to make sure that everybody is healthy and safe. AAK’s employees are the company’s most important resource. With 2,514 employees at the end of the year and many different lo- FDWLRQVDFURVVWKHJOREH±LQSURGXFWLRQSODQWVVDOHVRI¿FHVDQGVRXUFLQJRSHUDWLRQV±$$. is a diverse company with many different job functions. Common to every employee are the company’s values and Code of Conduct, which govern the way in which business is conducted, how the AAKtion program is executed, and how employees interact with each other and the company’s stakeholders. Combined with the UN Global Compact and the CSR Policy, this provides AAK Responsible growth | 31 Workplace objectives Africa. Since 2012 we have broken down LTIR at production sites and West African sourcing sites. The safety challenge in West Africa is very much related to logistics conditions outside $$.SUHPLVHVZLWKODFNRIWUDI¿FFRQWURODQG very poor road conditions. For these reasons ZHKDYHVHWXSVHSDUDWHREMHFWLYHV 3URGXFWLRQVLWHV5HGXFH/7,5E\DWOHDVW SHUFHQWSHU\HDUEDVHOLQHDW WRRUEHORZ 6RXUFLQJVLWHVLQ:HVW$IULFD0DLQWDLQ LTIR at or below 2.3 Lost Time Injury Rate Any work-related injury is clearly unacceptable and AAK constantly strives to be a zero injuries workplace. Since 2010, we have aligned GH¿QLWLRQVDQGPHDVXUHGLQMXULHVDFURVVWKH $$.*URXS:HKDYHGH¿QHG/RVW7LPH,QMXU\ 5DWH/7,5DVWKHQXPEHURIZRUNLQMXULHVWKDW result in one or more days/shifts of sick leave per 200,000 working hours. Global LTIR objectives and reporting for previous years have included records for both production sites and sourcing sites in West Even though employees’ health and safety has the highest priority in most companies, unforeseen events sometimes lead to tragic accidents. In May 2014 AAK suffered the sad loss of two cherished Mexican employees in a car accident occurring during a business trip. This emphasizes that safety issues not only apply to AAK premises but go beyond. We shall continue our efforts to eliminate all accidents. the framework for AAK as a workplace.


AAK - Sustainability report 2013/2014
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