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Sustainability inclusion of new sites
All new sites are directly included in our improvement
work. To align with AAK sustainability standards is a part
of the integration.
When the Sustainability team leader has received a
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of Sustainability” they will be invited to regular global
virtual conferences.
The next step is the inclusion of the site into our
annual global data collection. To that end, the team is
introduced to the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), and
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within the AAK Group. The spreadsheets that need to
be completed immediately after the end of the year will
be thoroughly reviewed with focus on the individual
indicators.
These data together with other sites’ data lay the
foundation for our annual Sustainability Report in which
the importance of the validity of the data is emphasized.
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approach. Whatever the case, new sites receive all the
support required, from the headquarters as well as from
other sites, to integrate into the global sustainability
system in the best possible way.