Key achievements
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Shea direct engagement on women’s
groups level
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2013 36,579
2011 7,613
2012 14,304
2015 94,473
2016 119,527
2017 131,607
2018 134,261
2019 230,876
2014 54,919
Supplier engagement in 2019
Shea Palm Coconut Soybean
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Palm oil traceability
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to mill
Palm oil supplier engagement
AAK Statement on
Modern Slavery Act
AAK supports the United Kingdom Modern Slavery Act
2015 and its objective to eradicate forced labor and
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The core of the act is a requirement for companies to
publish an annual statement in which they explain the
steps they have taken to prevent and combat human
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supply chain – and in their own entities. The Act is
applicable to companies doing business in the UK and
consequently includes AAK.
The AAK Statement on the Modern Slavery Act can
be found at AAK’s website under Sustainability.
Progressing on responsible sourcing
Our goal is to achieve responsible sourcing by building
strong and resilient partnerships with suppliers and
customers, in order to protect our customers and our
reputation as well as to mitigate risks and issues linked
to the raw material supply chains we manage. Working
towards continuous improvement on environmental,
social and ethical performance indicators is an important
part of our work. We prioritize our efforts based on risks
as well as the impact we can make.
In 2019, we have made strong progress in our
different supply chains. A key achievement is that we
have further increased our direct engagement with
shea-collecting women in West Africa to reach more
than 230.000 individuals, representing an increase of
72 percent since 2018.
We have performed a risk assessment for rapeseed
and progressed on supplier engagement on palm,
coconut, soy and shea. We have achieved Rainforest
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to focus on the impacts beyond the AAK supply chain by
rejuvenating the trees in the landscapes we source from
for our shea and coconut supply chains.
2010 4,300
2009 2,250
Guiding principles* for responsible
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United Nations Global Compact Principles
International Labor Organization (ILO)
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Rights at Work
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
AAK Code of Conduct for Suppliers of Raw
Materials
AAK Statement on Modern Slavery Act
*The guiding principles form the foundation for AAK’s Policy
for Responsible Sourcing of Vegetable Oils and the Code of
Conduct for Suppliers of Raw Materials
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Signed or aligned
palm oil policy