MANAGING RISK IN
ASSOCIATED BRITISH FOODS
Steve Bradley
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George Weston, CEO
• AB World Foods
• Allied Bakeries
• Allied Mills
• Allied Technical
Centre
• Jordans Ryvita
• Speedibake
• Silver Spoon
• Westmill Foods
• Baking
• Cereals
• Meat & Dairy
• Animal Nutrition
• Jasol
• AB Enzymes
• ABITEC Corp
• Pacific Grain
Products
• Yeast Extract
• Europe
• North America
• Brazil
• South America
• South & West
Asia
• China, East Asia
Pacific
UK Grocery
97,000 employees
Twinings Ovo ACH George Weston Foods ABF Ingredients AB Mauri AB Agri
• AB Agri UK
• AB Agri China
• Frontier (50%)
British Sugar Group
• British Sugar UK
• BSO China
• Azucarera Ebro
• Illovo Sugar (51%)
• Germains
Primark
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Main Locations3
Brazil
Argentina
Canada
Chile
Columbia
Ecuador
Finland Germany
India
Indonesia
MalawiMalaysia
Mozambique
Netherlands
New Zealand
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
South Africa
Australia
Ireland
UK
Spain
Swaziland
Switzerland
Tanzania
Thailand
Vietnam
Turkey
Uruguay
US
Zambia
Pakistan
Mexico
France
Sri-Lanka
Italy
China
40 Countries
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Men and machetes
15,000 people movements a day!
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Raw material transport
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Large factories
Sugar Cane Factory, Mozambique
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Machinery
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Chemical operations
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Sophisticated operations
and control systems
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Highly automated processes
Bakery in Australia
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Large bakeries
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Vehicles and members of the public
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Members of the public
Autonomous structure allows
flexibility and entrepreneurship
Very ‘hands-off’ corporate style
(only 94 direct ABF employees)
97,000 employees in 30
companies in 40 countries
ABF Culture14
Legal compliance in the countries in which we operate
High levels of operating efficiency
Sustained growth
Sustained safety improvement
Few rigid global standards or ‘manuals’
We Require
ABF Culture15
Basic Values16
• Legal compliance
• Looking after our people
• Safe
• Respect their human rights
• No discrimination
• etc
• Sustained improvement
• Operate ethically
Products17
Seed coating and grain processing
Flours
Yeast and bakery ingredients
Enzymes, lipids, proteins, yeast
extracts and emulsifiers
Bread, baked goods and crisp breads
Sugars
Rice and rice products
Ethnic sauces
Cooked meats
Teas & Ovaltine
Animal feed
Clothing and soft furnishing
The Challenge18
No common processes or products
46 different legal jurisdictions
30 different company cultures
No ‘Operating Manual’
No universal standards
Generic policies & business principles
Standards
Chaos? Anarchy?
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Managing Risk
Accountable director
Responsible senior manager
Businesses responsible for assessing the risks
Businesses responsible for managing the risks
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Independent Audits
Local auditors
Local legal standards
Local norms
Data verification
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Audit Findings22
Legal / Risk / Data
Red / Amber / Green
Closeouts at sites and corporately
Follow up 1 year later
Appointing a Programme Manager
‘Helping companies to remember’
Improvement plans
Each company has robust safety improvement plan
Reviewed by ABF
Tracked closure of material issues
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Sharing Knowledge
Annual meeting of senior safety professionals
Three a year for our Chinese operations
Sharing audit findings with sister sites
Safety alerts
ABF and operating companies
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Strong Emphasis on . . .
Accountability in subsidiary operating companies
Freedom to operate and deliver the end results
Working within local laws and standards
Sharing knowledge
Audits to check actual standards
Clear improvement plans
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