AAK sustainability report 2018

56 At AAK, safety continues to be an integral part of our business strategy. For this reason, a decision was made in 2018 to relaunch the Global Safety Team initiative, formed by HSE Managers from all AAK sites and led in this occasion by AAK Mexico. The Global Safety Team comprises a group of profes- sionals who represent more than 100 years of safety experience and who know their local strengths and weaknesses in terms of safety. The team’s overall objective is to achieve zero lost-time injuries across the Group and to this end, it has developed a strategic program for continuous improvement which aligns the Group’s global safety efforts. Creating key safety parameters and goals In April 2018, a Global Safety Team kick-off conference was held, giving everyone the opportunity to share their local initiatives and discuss ways to develop a strong Global Safety Program. A key outcome was to learn that we all share common safety issues and that the program should therefore have a global vision that is flexible to adapt to local needs. Working seamlessly together at the conference, the team formulated the following agreements: 1) Key safety practices that outlined our global approach to reach zero lost-time injuries; 2) An AAK global safety model, with clear ambitions and objectives; 3) A new KPI structure with additional KPIs and a follow-up scheme for implementation. A safer place to work During 2018, AAK saw a LTI global reduction of 25 percent versus 2017. This accomplishment supports our ambition to achieve “a zero-accident culture where all risks are managed in AAK”. For us, “safety first” is more than just a motto; it is a mindset for all employees to work towards, in order to protect our people and our facilities. Looking to the future, we will continue to execute and improve our Global Safety Program to help make AAK “the safest place to work”. AAK Global Safety Program Working towards zero lost-time injuries 56