59 Scope and materiality This is the sixth AAK Sustainability Report. The first was published in October 2010 and our aim is still 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 find them helpful when searching for information. We have focused on GRI Core Performance Indicators with 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. In 2013, we began using the materiality analysis tool to map our own priorities against our stakeholder priorities. That has been a very useful tool in identifying important focus areas. 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 2014 and, therefore, only contains a summary of financial performance figures. Both reports are available on AAK’s website. In general, the data in this report covers our activities from January 1 to December 31, 2014. Updated information for some 2015 events is included, since they are considered to be of material importance to our stakeholders. Environmental data (GRI abbreviation: EN) relate to the eleven AAK production plants that were fully operational in 2013 and the AAK products produced by our toll production partner Cousa in Montevideo, Uruguay. Other core data also include purchasing sites and sales offices. Data and calculations We release the GRI Report internally in the first quarter of every year. The report 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 specific 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 31, 2014 and based on payroll information. Some minor data errors have been identified since the 2013/2014 Sustainability Report was launched. These data have been adjusted in the present report. The only relevant to mention being 2013 total energy consumption caused by miscalculation at one of our sites. From our experience of the reporting process, we expect corrections will also be necessary in future reports. Nevertheless, we believe that the trends and overall picture given are a true reflection of our activities. The data included comprises data reported to authorities, and information generated specifically 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 sufficient guarantee of the accuracy of the data reported. Reporting criteria
AAK - Sustainability Report 2014/2015
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