AAK sustainability report 2018

51 Onboarding new sites – Colombia sets the example When AAK acquires new production sites, it often takes a few years before they align to the sustainability standards that AAK stands for. In 2014, AAK purchased FANAGRA in Colombia. During the Global CSR Manager’s first visit, there was much room for improve- ment to be seen. The waste management, the water treatment, and water consumption were not done in an optimal way. There were many good opportunities for implementing energy efficiency projects. The first years, the sustainability data did not look very good, but thanks to the support from Mexican colleagues who have been in AAK for many years, good practices were implemented and the positive change was initiated. The great efforts of the AAK Colombia team, in close collaboration with AAK Mexico, has resulted in great improvements which are shown in the graphs. Energy consumption per processed unit decreased 28 percent between 2015 and 2018 and total direct CO 2 emissions decreased by 30 percent over the same period. Water consumption per processed unit decreased by 68 percent between 2015 and 2018. The tonnage of waste generated per processed unit decreased by 55 percent over the same period. These are amazing improvements done over a few years! Energy consumption Per unit processed material Water consumption Per unit processed material Total direct CO 2 emissions Per unit processed material Waste Per unit processed material 2015 2015 2015 2015 2016 2016 2016 2016 2017 2017 2017 2017 2018 2018 2018 2018 8 6 4 2 0 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 0 250 200 150 100 50 0 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 -28% -68% -54% -30% MT MT Gj m 3