AAK sustainability report 2018

7 experienced extremely warm weather during 2018. These incidents led to an increased consumption of energy and other resources. To be better prepared for the future, we will perform a climate change risk assessment at all our production sites before 2020. We have welcomed four new sites into our reporting – two greenfields and two acquisitions. This has changed our baseline for environmental efficiency measures. From our site in Colombia, acquired in 2014, we know that by sharing best practices globally we can make a real step change in a relatively short period of time. Our site in Colombia has improved by between 28 and 68 percent on all environmental efficiency measures over the last three years. Our People Our Global Safety Program, aimed at achieving a zero-accident culture and a risk-free workplace envi- ronment at AAK, has been off to a good start. Lost Time Injury Rate (LTIR), defined as the number of work injuries that result in one or more days of sick leave per 200,000 working hours, improved by 25 percent across our production sites. One third of our production sites did not have any Lost Time Injuries at all during 2018. At our sourcing operations in West Africa, where conditions are very different, LTIR has unfortunately increased compared to the year before. Safety and first aid training are ongoing in the region to reduce those figures. During 2019, our Global Safety Team will continue to execute and improve our Global Safety Program. Our Neighbours As a global company, we contribute to the development of the many local communities in which we operate by creating jobs, paying taxes and doing business with local enterprises. But it takes more than that to truly become a part of the local communities. Therefore, we have been active in these communities for a long time through sponsorships or through direct participation in projects and activities. In 2018, AAK engaged in a variety of local activities and we will continue to secure integration with the local communities going forward. Recognized sustainability work Our dedicated efforts to continuously improve our sustainability work have not gone unnoticed. In early 2019, Corporate Knights Inc. released its 15th annual Global 100 list of the most sustainable corporations in the world. It ranked AAK as number 75. Corporate Knights, a Canadian based company special- ized in media and investment research, had analyzed the sustainability performance of 7,500 companies. We are of course very honored by this acknowledge- ment, which has been achieved thanks to our very dedicated and responsible AAK employees around the world. The recognition shows that we are on the right path with our determined and extensive sustaina- bility work. Whether resulting in awards or not, we will continue to drive our improvement work towards ambitions within our focus areas, we will continue to incorporate new AAK sites into our sustainability approach, and we will, above all, continue to grow our business in a sustain- able and responsible way. Johan Westman, President and CEO 7