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Consuming Sustainably

A man pours a glass kettle of tea into a small branded T2 cup in front of a stack of T2 packs. A woman drinks a cup in the foreground.

24/02/2020 3minute read time

Tea brand T2 becomes Unilever’s eighth certified B Corp

“We consider our impact in every step of our business, from the first leaf to the last sip”

Climate Action

Could hydrogen fuel replace natural gas on an industrial scale?

18/02/2020

Could hydrogen fuel replace natural gas on an industrial scale?

A Unilever UK factory is part of a world-first project exploring if hydrogen could fuel manufacturing plants

Consuming Sustainably

Handing over bags

17/02/2020 4minute read time

App lets waste-conscious consumers snap up our surplus food stock

Unilever Belgium reduces food waste by offering near sell-by stock via Too Good To Go app

SERIES: How to be a Futuremaker

Unilever pioneers share their experience of doing business with purpose

Tracy with "growing roots" t-shirt

07/01/2019 2minute read time

How Tracy created a snack brand that’s funding urban farms

How good allies, an alert antenna and awareness of stakeholder needs unlocked resources to make Growing Roots a reality

Cristine Lu

07/01/2019 2minute read time

How Cristine’s recycled bottle is helping tackle plastic waste

Showing others the value of sustainability helped Cristine Lu build a business case for change

07/01/2019 2minute read time

How Sonika launched a purposeful beauty brand – fast

Lean innovation and a ‘golden week’ of decision-making helped Sonika Malhotra bring Love Beauty and Planet to life

Jay and Ben&Jerrys

07/01/2019 2minute read time

How Jay helped ice cream fans make marriage equality happen

Sharing Ben & Jerry's values and engaging with experts helped Jay build a community ready to take action

08/01/2019 2minute read time

How Jane Wurwand turned $14,000 into a global skincare business

Resilience and seeing challenge as opportunity helped Jane build the US’s first salon professional skincare brand

Collaborating & innovating for change

12/02/2020 2minute read time

Suave combines value and cruelty-free care with PETA accreditation

One of the best-selling beauty and personal care brands in the US joins PETA’s Beauty Without Bunnies list

Good health & well-being

Why we’re changing the way we market products to children

11/02/2020

Why we’re changing the way we market products to children

Our new marketing principles will help parents and caregivers select foods, drinks and ice creams designed for children.

Collaborating & innovating for change

Meet five women behind our work to end animal testing

10/02/2020 5minute read time

Meet five women behind our work to end animal testing

We don’t test our products on animals. Here scientists from one of our UK R&D centres share what their work means to them.

Good health & well-being

Jessica Yao

10/02/2020 3minute read time

Harnessing wellbeing to empower a workforce

Jessica Yao is improving the quality of life for Shanghai employees through with on-site health checks and childcare

Collaborating & innovating for change

Ecolo Clean toothbrushes by Signal

05/02/2020 2minute read time

Meet Unilever’s first 100% recycled plastic toothbrush

Signal’s new Ecolo Clean toothbrushes have handles made from fully recycled plastic and come in recyclable paper packaging.

Collaborating & innovating for change

Atahan Ozgunay

04/02/2020 3minute read time

Knorr R&D’s packaging innovation is tackling plastic waste

How Atahan Ozgunay developed recyclable flexible packaging for Knorr soups

Collaborating & innovating for change

Circular Economy

01/11/2018 LLong Read

Explainer: what is the circular economy?

Climate Action

Trees in eucalyptus forest in Sri Lanka. CDP has given Unilever a triple A score for our action to mitigate climate risk, protect forests and enhance water stewardship.

03/02/2020 2minute read time

CDP gives Unilever triple ‘A’ for sustainability leadership

Recognition for our action to mitigate climate risk, protect forests and enhance water stewardship

Good health & well-being

Territory Manager, Riaz Hasan

03/02/2020 2minute read time

“This project saves lives”

A free annual health check for distribution workers in Dhaka is boosting morale and saving lives

Climate Action

Wind turbines. 100% of Unilever’s grid electricity across Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and North America now comes from renewable sources.

31/01/2020 2minute read time

We now use 100% renewable grid electricity globally

This is another major step towards our goal of becoming carbon neutral across the business before 2030

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Brands with purpose grow – and here’s the proof

Why gender equality matters to Unilever

Futuremaker: Jane Wurwand

Futuremaker: Jay Tandan

Futuremaker: Tracy Shepard-Rashkin

Futuremaker: Sonika Malhotra

Futuremaker: Cristine Lu

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Did you know that the carbon footprint of lentils is 83% less than beef? And 64% lower than chicken? No wonder… https://t.co/zLmO34Oszk

26/02/2020

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