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UN SDG UN SDG sub-targets AAK’s contribution to the UN SDGs Progress
7DUJHWEnsure women’s full and effective
participation and equal opportunities for leadership
at all levels of decisionmaking in political,
economic and public life
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number of female leaders in traditionally male dominated contexts, such as West Africa. Our
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7DUJHW By 2030, increase substantially
the share of renewable energy in the global
energy mix
Increase the share of renewable energy in AAK’s
direct and indirect energy consumption.
24% of the direct energy use in AAK stems from biomass. An increase with 22% since 2018.
7DUJHW,PSURYHPHQWLQHQHUJ\HI¿FLHQF\ &RQWLQXRXVLPSURYHPHQWLQRXUHQHUJ\HI¿FLHQF\ Total energy consumption per processed unit decreased with 7,6 percent.
7DUJHWDecouple economic growth with
destroying the environment
AAK Group Policy Responsible Sourcing of
Vegetable Oils and AAK Group Policy Sustainable
Palm Oil require no deforestation or development of
peatland and High Conservation Value areas.
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This is a new and important KPI for AAK that we are developing together with Proforest. We are in
the process of establishing the baseline value that will include RSPO segregated volumes and mills
with concession monitoring. We will extend this KPI to our soy supply chains during 2020 as well.
7DUJHW By 2030, achieve full and productive
employment and decent work for all women and
men, including for young people and persons with
disabilities, and equal pay for work of equal value
AAK utilizes market pay data to evaluate the
organizations’ pay levels in each country.
AAK will assess the possibility to set up a global gender pay ratio in a new global HR system.
7DUJHWReduce the share of youth (15–24) not
in education, training or employment
AAK is investing in a global trainee program to give
young people the best possible start to their careers.
Besides trainee programs. AAK has also managed to provide high school degrees in Mexico
during 2019.
7DUJHWProtect labor rights
and ensure stable working
environments
AAK has been a participant of UNGC since 2003.
Workers rights and working environment is targeted
in AAK Code of Conduct and Code of Conduct for
Suppliers of Raw Materials.
At the end of 2019, 98 percent had signed the Code of Conduct.