AAK sustainability report 2018

First choice for value-adding vegetable oil solutions Sustainable growth At AAK, sustainability is part of our DNA. Hand in hand with financial growth, social and environmental respon- sibility is key to our continued development and future success. This is what we mean by “sustainable growth”. We believe that building sustainability into our everyday activities helps us achieve our vision of being the first choice for value-adding vegetable oil solutions. AAK’s model for sustainable growth – House of Sustainability – covers five focus areas: Our Customers, Our Suppliers, Our Planet, Our People, and Our Neighbours. Global team effort The annual preparation of our Sustainability Report is a global team effort involving staff from various func- tions at all sites. This report is inspired by GRI (Global Reporting Initiative) standard. In line with this, our Sustainability Report is an achievement that also includes statements, initiatives, projects and views from the entire organization. In addition, it documents – for both stakeholders and ourselves – that Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is firmly anchored within our organization. Scope This report covers the AAK Group including production sites, administrative offices, sales offices, customer innovation centers, and sourcing operations. Environ- mental data is restricted to the production sites only. Total environmental data is presented including our newest production sites in Brazil, China, India and USA (California). However, to keep the environmental performance comparable, the performance of the AAK scope 2016 sites is presented excluding our four new sites. They are included in the new baseline. Throughout the report, AAK colleagues share stories about some of our many sustainability initiatives. The report aims at providing a clear picture of how we at AAK work with sustainability – our drive towards sustainable growth. The report is available in English and Swedish and can be downloaded as a PDF at www.aak.com . To obtain a printed copy, please contact Corporate Communications at comm@aak.com . 2