Social Impact

As its direct stakeholders, Apetit has identified customers, employees, farmers, shareholders, partners, goods and service providers as well as certain supervisory authorities. The company’s indirect stakeholders include, for example, local communities, media, society, subcontractors, educational institutions and advocacy organisations.

The social impacts of Apetit’s operations extend to different parts of the value chain: in the supply chain, to people in primary production and to end-users of products. The risks posed by social impacts are assessed as part of the risk management policy. The most critical social impact risks are the realisation of human rights and children’s rights in different parts of the company’s value chain.

In addition to direct employment, Apetit’s operations have indirect impacts on the areas near its industrial sites for example through purchases of raw materials, goods and services. Apetit has focused its support and sponsoring activities on the areas where the company’s production facilities are located. In addition to support granted to sports facilities, for example, Apetit has chosen a sports team in each of its production locations to receive financial support.

Apetit also cooperates in various primary production R&D projects with parties such as Baltic Sea Action Group and Pyhäjärvi institute. Project-related research is also conducted at Apetit’s Räpi experimental farm. The mainly plant- and fish-based products manufactured by Apetit contribute to enabling users to adopt sustainable eating habits that improve their well-being.

Apetit’s products, which are mainly plant-based and fish-based, help to enable sustainable and wellbeing-enhancing eating habits for consumers.

Apetit’s personnel work in Finland and Sweden at the Group’s production plants or other Finnish locations. The food industry in Finland has an exceptionally high proportion of women compared to other industries.