AAK’s role in the value chain
We have illustrated AAK’s role in the value chain in
order to assist in identifying the steps involved in the
making of our products and solutions. At AAK, we
recognize that our responsibility in the value chain goes
beyond our own operations. Every step is connected to
multiple stakeholders such as employees, communities,
ecosystems and business partners around the world.
In the illustration you can see that we are located
in the middle of the value chain, sourcing multiple raw
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solutions to our customers’ end products. It means that
we have a key responsibility managing and mitigating
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The impact we can have and how we manage it
rely upon an evaluation of risks and our position in the
supply chain. Upstream, our key responsibility is to
ensure traceability and compliance with the AAK Group
Code of Conduct for Suppliers of Raw Materials with
focus on environmental and social sustainability issues.
In our operations we aim to minimize our environ -
mental footprint and create a good working environment.
Downstream of our own operations the impact
relates to ensuring a high quality of products and
relevant information of where and how our products
have been produced and the potential positive impact it
has created.
Our direct responsibility and requirements can look
different in the various supply chains that we are operating
in. Priorities and management approach therefore
also differ from raw material to raw material.
Please read more about the work we do upstream in
“Our Suppliers” section and about the work we do in our
operations in “Our Planet” and “Our People” section and
the work we do downstream of our value chain in “Our
Customers” section.
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