Sustainability report 2019

)RU RYHU ¿YH \HDUV ZH KDYH ZRUNHG ZLWK WKH ORFDO school next to our factory in Paso de la Arena in Monte- video, the capital of Uruguay. Situated in a low-income area, the school has more than 1,000 students. In 2019, we focused our efforts on environmental education, teaching the students the importance of reducing, reusing and recycling. At the beginning of the year, we began running workshops with children ranging from 5 to 12 years old. We then helped prepare the school for the project by making big explanatory posters and delivering different color containers where compostable, recyclable and general garbage could be properly sorted. The main activities along the year were: Emphasizing the importance of our “carbon footprint”, why it is important to reduce and recycle waste, and how to do it. Training teachers and staff on the zero-waste challenge. Conducting upcycling workshops on how to produce new products using paper and plastic waste recycled from the school. Running workshops on composting food waste for the school vegetable garden. Organizing activities at school festivals with recycling stations designed to get families involved in the zero- waste challenge. AAK Uruguay Teaching children about waste prevention During the year, we received very positive feedback from the school staff, students and the entire community stating that they were pleasantly surprised how easy and rewarding it was to participate in the program. We are very pleased and proud to know that our work showed excellent results. Results from the 2019 program: More than 1,000 students are now informed and committed to environmental and carbon footprint initiatives. Together with children and kitchen staff we were able to sort more than 10,000 kg of waste and recycle 70 percent of it. We composted food waste from the school together with the children and kitchen staff. In December 2019, AAK closed this project by giving everyone pencil cases made from the inside of AAK ÀH[LEDJV ZKLFK RWKHUZLVH ZRXOG JR WR ZDVWH SODFLQJ an emphasis on the messages that were conveyed throughout the year. The pencil cases were fabricated by an NGO which supports under-privileged women through business training, facilitating their professional independence. 59