News
In the news section you can find out about awards we've won and how we rate in a number of corporate responsibility rankings and indexes. You'll also find recent information on environmental and social projects.
December 2009: Unilever and Coca-Cola produce climate change brochure
Guide offers sustainability advice across value chain.
11 December 2009: Unilever takes stance against deforestation
11/12/09: Unilever today announced that it has decided to suspend all future purchases of palm oil from the Indonesian company PT SMART
04 December 2009: Unilever publishes verification report checking the validity of Greenpeace's Burning Up Borneo report
Unilever has published an independent study into claims made by Greenpeace that Unilever palm oil suppliers are breaching Unilever’s Business Partner Code and mandatory Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil requirements.
October 2009: Unilever's impact on biodiversity voted 'best in class'
Unilever has come out top in a recent study of more than 30 companies, measuring their impacts and dependency on the world’s ecosystems and biodiversity.
October 2009: Unilever commended for climate change performance and disclosure
For the fifth consecutive year, Unilever is featured in the Carbon Disclosure Project’s (CDP) Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index.
September 2009: Unilever leads Dow Jones Sustainability Index for 11th consecutive year
Unilever has been named sustainability leader in the Food & Beverage sector of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) for the eleventh consecutive year.
July 2009: Treasuring biodiversity
Tea brand Lipton has signed a three-year partnership with a Tanzanian NGO to keep some of the country’s amazing wildlife safe.
May 2009: Paul Polman calls for global deforestation moratorium
Unilever takes the stage at world climate summit in Copenhagen
May 2009: Forbes magazine names Unilever in top 100 'World’s Most Reputable Companies'
Survey highlights Unilever's quality products
March 2009: Unilever switches off for Earth Hour
Unilever joined more than 300 multinational companies in cutting lights to help raise awareness of the dangers of climate change.
February 2009: Hands-on help
Lifebuoy's handwashing awareness programme, Swasthya Chetna, is now the largest private hygiene education initiative in the world.
January 2009: A thirst for sustainability
Unilever reaches an important milestone in its quest for sustainable tea production as eight tea estates in India gain Rainforest Alliance Certified status.
December 2008: Award-winning reporting
Unilever's Sustainable Development Report 2007 has taken one of the top accolades at the ACCA UK Awards.
November 2008: Palm oil
Unilever has secured palm oil from the first ever batch to be officially certified as 'sustainable'.
September 2008: Ten years as industry leader in Dow Jones Sustainability Index
Unilever tops the food sector with an 80% score.
September 2008: Supporting African farmers
A Unilever-backed World Economic Forum (WEF) pilot, teaching Kenyan farmers sustainable business skills, looks set to be rolled out across Africa in a bid to help end chronic hunger.
May 2008: Unilever achieves Platinum in BITC CR Index
The authoritative Corporate Responsibility (CR) Index published by Business in the Community (BITC) has ranked Unilever as a Platinum performing company.
May 2008: Palm oil video
This short film discusses the background to our initiative on moving to sustainable palm oil which was launched on 1 May 2008.
January 2008: INSEAD report launched at World Economic Forum
Unilever's economic footprint in South Africa has been measured in a report by INSEAD professor Ethan Kapstein.
January 2008: Unilever announced as sustainability leader at World Economic Forum
Unilever received two accolades for its sustainability performance at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
