Quality Systems
Certified Way of Working
Most of HKScan's operations are certified under ISO 9001, ISO 22000 and BRC standards, and ISO 14001 environmental management standard.
All plants run by HKScan in Finland, Sweden and the Baltics have a quality management system in compliance with ISO 9001. A few also hold ISO 22000 certification for their product safety management system. In Poland, the Jaroslaw production plant holds ISO 9002 certification while other Sokolów plants are in the final stages of obtaining certification under ISO 9001. To some extent, the British Retail Consortium's BRC certification is held in all business segments.
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Responsible Environmental Management
Environmental management is a key component in HKScan's management system. Therefore environmental concerns are catered for at every stage. An ISO 14001-certified environmental management system is in use at all HK Ruokatalo production plants in Finland, the Rakvere Lihakombinaat and Tallegg plants in Estonia and at six Scan plants in Sweden.
As responsible food manufacturers, HKScan and it subsidiaries seek to operate on the principle of causing minimum environmental impact during production. Among the Group's companies, Scan AB and HK Ruokatalo Oy have engaged in systematic environmental efforts since the mid-1990's. Scan AB is an environmental management pioneer in the Swedish meat sector. Scan's contibutions in this field include the provision of an annual report presenting environmental information, examining the achievements of ethical concerns and outlining targets for future development. Scan's way of reporting at this kind of detailed level is unique to the entire industry. Scan aims to cut its greenhouse emissions by 50 percent by the year 2020 in comparison with the year of 2003.
In Finland, a lot of efforts have been put into consistent and systematic operations of the production plants as regards to environmental issues. These efforts are greatly facilitated by the certified environmental management system in use at all HK Ruokatalo plants. Both HK Ruokatalo and its procurement company HK Agri have the ISO 14001:2004 environmental management certification.