Responsible purchasing and sustainable selections
Topic |
Objective |
Progress in 2019 |
Sustainability policies guiding our sourcing |
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Supply chain |
The social responsibility of the production of own direct imports from high-risk countries has been assured. | A total of 180 (2018: 190) of Kesko’s suppliers’ factories or plantations underwent full amfori BSCI audits. In addition, 172 (2018: 135) suppliers’ factories or plantations underwent amfori BSCI follow-up audits. At the beginning of 2020, Kesko’s suppliers in high-risk countries had a total of 733 (2018: 585) valid social responsibility audits. |
| We assure the responsibility of the ingredients (Tier 2–3) of our own brand Pirkka and K-Menu food products. | In 2015–2018, we conducted an investigation and risk analysis of the origin of the ingredients of 2,240 Pirkka and K-Menu own brand food products. In 2019, we adjusted the risk analysis of the ingredients and decided to concentrate on primary ingredients of Pirkka and K-Menu food products originating from risk countries. We made risk analyses for 904 primary ingredients of Pirkka and K-Menu food products. | |
| We identify and take account of water risks in our supply chain. | We started preparing a survey of water risks related to Pirkka mini plum tomatoes in 2019. | |
Own brand products with responsibility labelling |
We offer an extensive selection of own brand products with responsibility labelling |
Grocery trade’s Pirkka selection: Kespro’s Menu selection: Building and technical trade’s Cello selection: |
Product safety |
The product safety of K Group’s selections is verified. | A total of 7,405 product samples were analysed (2018: 7,678). More than 4,000 of the samples were related to the product development of our own brands. A total of 2,478 own control samples were analysed (2018: 2,300). |
