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Our case studies provide examples of environmental initiatives at individual sites / businesses, and are regularly updated. For Unilever Group information about water see the section on Sustainability.
Brazil: Saving water in Latin America
"Only take short showers and stop ironing your clothes or the lights will go out."
Canada: Supporting conservation of the River Don watershed
Unilever Canada made an official commitment in November 2000 to improve the environment in and around the Don River in Toronto by becoming the river's first corporate 'partner'.
India: Conserving water at Khamgaon soap factory
The land around our Khamgaon soap factory in central India used to be a virtual wasteland. Now it's home to a forest of greenery thanks to an environmentally-friendly model for water and soil conservation.
India: Surf Excel relaunched to reduce rinsing & conserve water
Hindustan Lever, a Unilever company in India, is helping to dispel the myth that more soap lather means cleaner clothes. More lather means more rinsing, which uses scarce water resources unnecessarily.
Indonesia: Cleaning up the Brantas river
"I never thought I would farm fish in this river. It was too polluted. Now I make a living from it."
Pakistan: Installing water pumps in drought-affected regions
A range of projects in Pakistan underpin our commitment to sustainable water use, whether through installing water pumps in Pakistan's driest regions, developing rainwater harvesting reservoirs or reducing the water impacts of our own factories.
South Africa: Researching the effects of chemicals on water ecosystems
The Unilever Centre for Environmental Water Quality (UCEWQ) at the Rhodes University Institute for Water Research was established in 2002 to help South Africa conserve and protect its water resources.
