AAK Sustainability Report 2017

2XU 6XSSOLHUV Our Suppliers covers activities related to the sourcing of raw materials needed by AAK in its production plants. AAK is a multi-oil company and the responsible sourcing of raw materials is the backbone of our business and a key element in our strategy. The combination of the right raw materials and our co-development approach is key to the wide range of solutions offered. AAK places equal emphasis RQ KRZ RXU UDZ PDWHULDOV DUH SURGXFHG )RU WKLV UHDVRQ $$. LPSOHPHQWHG D Supplier Code of Conduct that, together with other policies, applies to AAK’s direct raw material suppliers worldwide. $$. 6XSSOLHU &RGH RI &RQGXFW ,QWURGXFHG LQ ODWH WKH $$. 6XSSOLHU &RGH RI &RQGXFW LV QRZ LPSOHPHQWHG ZLWK DOO GLUHFW UDZ PDWHULDO VXSSOLHUV 7KH 6XSSOLHU &RGH RI &RQGXFW LV DQ LQWHJUDO SDUW RI WKH DSSURYDO V\VWHP RI QHZ UDZ PDWHULDO VXSSOLHUV DQG FRPSOLDQFH ZLWK WKH &RGH LV D SUHUHTXLVLWH IRU ¿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¿FDWLRQ :RUNSODFH YLROHQFH $$. VXSSRUWV WKH 8QLWHG .LQJGRP 0RGHUQ 6ODYHU\ $FW DQG LWV REMHFWLYH WR HUDGLFDWH IRUFHG ODERU DQG KXPDQ WUDI¿FNLQJ LQ FRPSDQLHV DQG WKHLU VXSSO\ FKDLQV 7KH FRUH RI WKH DFW LV D UHTXLUHPHQW IRU FRPSDQLHV WR SXEOLVK DQ DQQXDO VWDWHPHQW LQ ZKLFK WKH\ H[SODLQ WKH VWHSV WKH\ KDYH WDNHQ WR SUHYHQW DQG FRPEDW KXPDQ ULJKWV DEXVH VXFK DV VODYHU\ DQG WUDI¿FNLQJ LQ WKHLU VXSSO\ FKDLQ ± DQG LQ WKHLU RZQ HQWLWLHV 7KH $FW LV DSSOLFDEOH WR FRPSDQLHV GRLQJ EXVLQHVV LQ WKH 8. DQG FRQVHTXHQWO\ LQFOXGHV $$. ,Q -DQXDU\ $$. SXEOLVKHG LWV 6WDWHPHQW RQ WKH 0RGHUQ 6ODYHU\ $FW GHVFULELQJ WKH YDULRXV LQLWLDWLYHV LPSOHPHQWHG RYHU WKH \HDUV RULJLQDOO\ GHULYHG IURP RXU PHPEHUVKLS DQG FRPPLWPHQW WR WKH SULQFLSOHV RI WKH 8QLWHG 1DWLRQV *OREDO &RPSDFW 7KH $$. 6WDWHPHQW RQ WKH 0RGHUQ 6ODYHU\ $FW FDQ EH IRXQG DW $$.¶V ZHEVLWH XQGHU 6XVWDLQDEOH JURZWK 6WDWHPHQWV $$. 6WDWHPHQW RQ 0RGHUQ 6ODYHU\ $FW &RQWULEXWHV WR