Sustainable growth in AAK
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value-adding vegetable oil solutions. For us, sustainable growth is about our responsibility towards all of our key
stakeholders – the local communities where we operate, our customers, our employees, our investors, and our
suppliers. In 2012, we developed a visual model for sustainable growth to guide our global CSR work. The model
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substance of the model’s individual elements has continuously been adjusted to the market.
Our Customers
Our Suppliers
Monitoring
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Sharing &
Partnerships
AAK
Sustainable Growth
Global CSR Team
CSR Objectives and GRI
Our Planet
Our People
Our Suppliers
CSR Policies & Codes
UNGC principles & SDGs
Our Customers
Our Neighbours
UNGC principles and SDGs
The UN Global Compact (UNGC) is a solid platform and
a broad concept based on ten universal principles within
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It enjoys participation by all of the major players in global
business and CSR, including the GRI (Global Reporting
Initiative), ETI (Ethical Trading Initiative), ICC (International
Chamber of Commerce) and OECD (Organization for
Economic Cooperation and Development). AAK has been a
member of the UNGC since 2003.
In 2015, all member states of the United Nations adopted
17 goals – the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) –
setting out to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure
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achieved by 2030. As a global company AAK recognizes that
businesses have to play an important role in that process
and we have decided to include the SDGs in our model. AAK
will further develop ways to support the process and monitor
and report on our progress.
CSR policies and codes
AAK’s CSR policies and codes are based on the UNGC as
well as on our own principles, and are implemented globally
for all AAK business activities. The policies and codes
are aligned with many of our customers’ requirements and
values, which strengthen our strategic alignment. AAK’s
policies and codes are available at our website.
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Five CSR focus areas
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are important to our business. They provide an overview and
guide us in setting objectives and focus our resources.
Our Customers covers all areas in which AAK interacts with
customers. It includes products, product development, food
safety, product information, and market communication.
Interaction with customers is based on sound business
ethics and a deep understanding of the company’s responsibility
for safeguarding customer brands. As a supplier of
ingredients for some of the world’s best-known brands, AAK
recognizes its role and its customers’ expectations and see
these as key elements in the way the AAK company strategy
is executed.
Since 2014 AAK has used e-learning as a supplement for
global training of our front-line employees. Courses such
as anti-corruption, competition law, and sustainable palm
and shea oil have proven to be very effective and AAK will
continue to utilize this tool.
Our Suppliers covers activities related to the sourcing of raw
materials that AAK uses in its production plants. Sustainable
sourcing of raw materials is the backbone of AAK’s business
and a key element in our strategy. The combination of the
right raw materials and our co-development approach is
key to the wide range of solutions offered. Just as it is vital
for AAK to obtain the right raw materials, AAK places equal
emphasis on how our raw materials are produced. For this
reason AAK has implemented a Supplier Code of Conduct
that, among others, applies to all AAK’s direct raw material
suppliers worldwide.