AAK Annual Report 2018

29 29 Sustainable growth – part of our DNA Monitoring & Dialogue Sharing & Partnerships UNGC principles & SDGs* Policies & Codes Global CSR Team Ambitions and GRI AAK Sustainable Growth Our Planet Our Customers Our Neighbours Our People Our Suppliers AAK’s House of Sustainability Sustainable growth is the key objective of our strategy and essential to our vision of being the first choice for value-adding vegetable oil solutions. During 2018, our House of Sustainability has guided us to continued strong progress within the sustain­ ability area. Our work has not gone unnoticed and in early 2019, Corporate Knights Inc. ranked AAK among the 100 most sustainable corporations in the world. UNGC principles and SDGs 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-corrup- tion. It enjoys participation by the major players in global business and CSR, including the GRI (Global Reporting Initiative), ETI (Ethical Trading Initiative), ICC (Interna- tional Chamber of Commerce) and OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development). AAK has been a member of the UNGC since 2003. 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 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. 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, aak.com . *