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Our House of Sustainability
Monitoring
& Dialogue
Sharing &
Partnerships
AAK’s House of Sustainability
AAK
Sustainable Growth
Global SustainabilityTeam
Ambitions and GRI
Our Planet
Policies & Codes
UNGC principles & SDGs*
Our Customers
Our Neighbours
Our People
Our Suppliers
To have our House of Sustainability in order is key
for sustainable growth and essential to our vision
of being the first choice for value-adding vegetable
oil solutions. For us, sustainable growth is about
governance of risks and opportunities in our value
chain and our responsibility towards all of our stakeholders.
During 2019, our House of Sustainability,
still representing the foundation of our sustainability
work, has guided us to continued strong progress
within the sustainability area.
UNGC principles
The UN Global Compact (UNGC) is a solid platform and
a broad concept based on ten universal principles within
Human and Labor Rights, Environment and Anti-corruption.
It enjoys participation by the major players in global
business and sustainability, 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.
The UN Sustainable Development Goals
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 prosperity for all. Each goal
has specific sub-targets to be achieved by 2030. As a
global company, we recognize that businesses play an
important role in that process and we have included the
SDGs in our model. Many of our activities support the
specific targets of the 17 SDGs.
Sustainability policies and codes
AAK’s sustainability policies and codes are based on
the UNGC and our own principles and implemented
globally for all our 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, www.aak.com.
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