AAK sustainability report 2018

14 Global sustainability achievements 2018 We are proud to present AAK’s global sustain­ ability achievements in brief. The achievements are commented on in more detail in the five sections to which they apply: Our Customers, Our Suppliers, Our Planet, Our People, and Our Neighbours. Ambitions 2018+ Achievements 2018 Our Customers Be a strong and know- ledgeable partner on sustainability for our customers Our global customer survey verified that we are an appreciated partner on sustainability. Many sustainability webinars and e-learning modules have been completed to strengthen the knowledge of AAK’s employees. Full implementation of our Code of Conduct for Agents and Distributors 97 percent, which is 15 percentage points higher than last year. Ambitions 2018+ Achievements 2018 Our Suppliers Further strengthen our direct cooperation with the shea-collecting women as well as with other shea suppliers Many shea supplier engagement workshops were held. A survey was conducted in Burkina Faso and Ghana covering almost 1,000 women giving us input on how we can further improve our collaboration. Fully sustainable palm oil meeting AAK’s policy requirements by 2020 In the US and Europe almost 100 percent of our suppliers signed up to the AAK Code of Conduct and the AAK Sustainable Palm Oil Policy. Progress in Latin America and Asia has been more challenging than anticipated and will be a priority for 2019. Continuously improve livelihoods of smallholders AAK has smallholder projects within the shea, palm and coconut supply chains which all contribute to improved livelihoods.