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Onboarding new sites – Colombia sets the example
When AAK acquires new production sites, it often
takes a few years before they align to the sustainability
standards that AAK stands for. In 2014, AAK purchased
FANAGRA in Colombia. During the Global CSR
Manager’s
first visit, there was much room for improvement
to be seen. The waste management, the water
treatment, and water consumption were not done in an
optimal way. There were many good opportunities for
implementing energy efficiency projects.
The first years, the sustainability data did not look
very good, but thanks to the support from Mexican
colleagues who have been in AAK for many years, good
practices were implemented and the positive change
was initiated. The great efforts of the AAK Colombia
team, in close collaboration with AAK Mexico, has
resulted in great improvements which are shown in the
graphs.
Energy consumption per processed unit decreased
28 percent between 2015 and 2018 and total direct
CO2 emissions decreased by 30 percent over the same
period.
Water consumption per processed unit decreased
by 68 percent between 2015 and 2018. The tonnage
of waste generated per processed unit decreased by
55 percent over the same period.
These are amazing improvements done over a few
years!
Energy consumption
Per unit processed material
Water consumption
Per unit processed material
Total direct CO2 emissions
Per unit processed material
Waste
Per unit processed material
2015
2015
2015
2015
2016
2016
2016
2016
2017
2017
2017
2017
2018
2018
-30%
2018
2018
8
6
4
2
0
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0
250
200
150
100
50
0
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
-28%
-68%
-54%
MT
MT
Gj
m3