Sustainability report 2019

78 UN SDG UN SDG sub-targets AAK’s contribution to the UN SDGs Progress 7DUJHW By 2030, achieve the sustainable PDQDJHPHQW DQG HI¿FLHQW XVH RI QDWXUDO resources $$. KDV D FRQWLQXRXV IRFXV RQ UHVRXUFH HI¿FLHQF\ with parameters on water, energy and waste utilization. Water consumption per unit processed material decreased by 2.3 percent compared to 2018. The total energy consumption per processed unit decreased by 7.6 percent in 2019. 7DUJHW Reduce waste AAK has an ambition to achieve less than 1.5% of WKH ZDVWH GLVSRVHG DV ODQG¿OO GHSRVLW :DVWH JRLQJ WR ODQG¿OO GHFUHDVHG E\ SHUFHQW FRPSDUHG WR The amount of recycled waste increased by 45 percent compared to 2018. 7DUJHW Integrate sustainability in reporting cycle Published sustainability reports annually since 2009 and palm oil progress reports twice a year since 2014. During 2019, AAK has focused on attaining a GRI report according to GRI Core level and integrating GRI requirements in global reporting systems and the AAK Annual Report. 7DUJHW Improve education, awareness-raising and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning $$. KDV D VLJQL¿FDQW LPSDFW RQ WKH FOLPDWH DQG it is important that we mitigate, reduce our GHG emissions, adapt our operations and continuously raise the awareness about climate change. During 2019 AAK has improved the internal climate accounting and started mitigating emissions in line with the Greenhouse gas protocol. Efforts have been made to raise awareness about climate impact on several sites and climate change risk assessments have been initiated and conducted on our operational sites. Additional climate change risk assessments will be initiated in our supply FKDLQ GXULQJ $OO LQ RUGHU WR JHW D IXOO SLFWXUH RI ZKDW FDQ HQDEOH VXI¿FLHQW DFWLRQ DQG UHGXFWLRQ levels overall. Additionally, driven by consumers demand for products with less impact on the climate, we are adapting and have developed the AkoPlanet range for plant based food. Please read more on page 24. 7DUJHW By 2020, promote the implementation of sustainable management of all types of forests, halt deforestation, restore degraded forests and substantially increase afforestation and reforestation globally AAK contribution: AAK Group Policy Responsible Sourcing of Vegetable Oils and AAK Group Policy Sustainable Palm Oil require, among other things, no destruction of forested areas and High Conservation Value areas. $$. KDV PDGH VLJQL¿FDQW SURJUHVV UHJDUGLQJ WKH FRPSOLDQFH ZLWK LWV $$. *URXS 3ROLF\ Sustainable palm oil. In 2019, we achieved 98 percent traceability to mill, 55 percent traceability WR SODQWDWLRQ DQG ZH DUH LQ WKH SURFHVV RI LQWURGXFLQJ D QHZ .3, WR RXU GDVKERDUG 9HUL¿HG deforestation-free palm oil. 7DUJHW Substantially reduce corruption and bribery in all their forms AAK provides mandatory e-learning courses for all employees at increased risk of encountering corruption (page 55). 93 percent of relevant employees passed the anti-corruption training in AAK during 2019. 98 percent of our agents and distributors has signed the AAK Code of Conduct for Agents and Distributors and all suppliers have signed the Code of Conduct for Suppliers of Raw Materials with VSHFL¿F UHTXLUHPHQWV RQ DQWL FRUUXSWLRQ 7DUJHW Global multi-stakeholder partnerships AAK is engaged in several global partnerships including UNGC, RSPO and Global Shea Alliance. AAK continues to strongly support the RSPO in its efforts to create a more sustainable world. In 2019, the RSPO introduced and approved the implementation of the concept of “joint responsibility” XQGHU ZKLFK GRZQVWUHDP PHPEHUV DUH REOLJHG WR VLJQL¿FDQWO\ LQFUHDVHG SXUFKDVHV RI 5632 FHUWL¿HG SDOP RLO