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Sustainability is high on the agenda here at Orkla. We want to take our share of responsibility and contribute to solving the global health and sustainability challenges.
We do this by developing healthier food products, reducing food waste and launching new products that are good, everyday environment-friendly choices. For several years now we have been actively engaged in efforts to preserve the rainforest and we work purposefully to ensure that the raw materials we use in Orkla products do not contribute to deforestation.
In our sustainability strategy we have set clear objectives for our work up to 2025, and we have highlighted five main areas in which Orkla’s efforts will be important for both society at large and our long-term value creation. Sustainable growth is the new norm for business and industry. As a major Nordic company, we at Orkla have a responsibility for leading the way in our industry. In 2015, we joined other Global Compact companies all over the world in placing the new UN global Sustainable Development Goals on our agenda.
Orkla is a leading supplier of branded consumer goods to the grocery, out-of home, specialised retail, pharmacy and bakery sectors. The Nordic and Baltic regions and selected countries in Central Europe are Orkla’s main markets. The Orkla Group also holds strong positions in selected product categories in India.
Orkla’s branded consumer goods business comprises the Orkla Foods, Orkla Confectionery & Snacks, Orkla Care and Orkla Food Ingredients business areas. In addition, the Orkla Consumer & Financial Investments business area consists of Consumer Investments and Industrial & Financial Investments.
Orkla is a leading provider of branded consumer goods and services, with a strong base in the Nordics and Baltics and a growing presence in other selected markets. Orkla’s purpose and growth strategy are to improve consumers’ everyday life.
Orkla is a leading supplier of local branded goods with strong market positions based on local insight and presence and a sustainable business model.
Orkla’s strategic objective is to strengthen its position as a leading branded consumer goods company in the Nordics, Baltics, Central Europe, India and other selected markets. Innovations based on the Group’s unique local customer and consumer insight are an important growth driver. Orkla’s business model revolves around taking leading positions in smaller markets. This gives the Group sufficient scale to exploit economies of scale and share best practices and resources, while also responding effectively to local consumer preferences through flexibility, local innovation and proximity to the market. In this way, Orkla will strengthen its long-term competitiveness and preserve its local presence.
Orkla has worked systematically for many years to develop healthier products, with a more sustainable value chain that promotes public health and has a smaller ecological footprint.