Sustainability is at the heart of our purpose Making Better Happen. Our sustainability work is embedded in all parts of the AAK value chain, from the crop all the way to the brand on the store shelf.
At AAK, we work hard to make better sustainability happen, from plant to brand. Our three key priorities are Climate, Biodiversity and, People, which we apply across the value chain in Better Sourcing, Better Operations and, Better Solutions. That is how we are making better happen from plant to brand. Read more about our 2023 progress on key sustainability targets below and in our sustainability report here.
Climate
Commitment
Minimizing our environmental impact
Ambition
- Source 100% renewable electricity for our operations by 2025
- 50% reduction in absolute Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions by 2030 from a 2019 base year
- 33.3% reduction in absolute Scope 3 FLAG GHG emissions by 2030 from a 2019 base year
- 46.2% reduction in absolute Scope 3 non-FLAG GHG emissions by 2030 from a 2019 base year
- 10.4% of our suppliers by emissions covering purchased goods and services, transportation and distribution will have science-based targets by 2027
Key achievements 2023
- 64.4% renewable electricity
- During 2023, there was an 8.6% reduction in water use compared to 2022.
- 12% reduction in absolute Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions
- Absolute Scope 3 FLAG GHG emissions: 2,287,447 tCO2e
- Absolute Scope 3 non-FLAG GHG emissions: 1,825,969 tCO2e
- Work will be initiated during 2024 regarding suppliers´ emissions
Biodiversity
Commitment
Protecting biodiversity and ecosystems. Reducing environmental impact
Ambition
100% verified deforestation-free (VDF) palm, 100% verified deforestation- and conversion-free (VDFC) soy supply chains by 2025
Key achievements 2023
- 83% verified deforestation-free palm, up 12 percentage points during 2023
- Verified deforestation- and conversion-free soy: 25%, up 5 percentage points during 2023
People
Commitment
- Empowering smallholders and women to improve livelihoods
- Embedding respect for human rights
- Being a better neighbor
- Enabling the well-being of our people
Ambition
- Continue to increase our impact on women and smallholders
- Human rights due diligence embedded across all key raw materials by 2025
- Relevant community engagement programs at our sites
- Human rights due diligence embedded across all sites by 2025
Key achievements 2023
- 241,188 women enrolled in the Kolo Nafaso program
- 35% of tier 1 palm suppliers connected to AAK on the SEDEX platform
Solutions
Commitment
- Co-developing with customers to do good for people and planet
- Increasing the demand for better solutions
- Enhancing sustainable development with our solutions
Ambition
- Ensure sustainability is fully embedded in the opportunity management process and strongly embedded in our customer co-development engagements
- Identify and share best practices on selling sustainable solutions
- 50 percent of revenue contributing to the sustainable development goals (SDGs) by 2025
Commitment Key achievement 2023
- Tools created and embedded in our customer co-development approach, enabling progress towards sustainable development
- Development of consumer-driven sustainability value propositions, more specifically increasing the demand for RSPO*-certified volumes
- RSPO uptake: 39% (2022: 36%)
*Check our progress on www.rspo.org. AAK's license number is RSPO-1106005 - 37% contributing to the SDGs
