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Lady with dark hair scratching head. Unilever research finds bacteria that causes dandruff.

04/08/2020 4minute read time

One step closer to finding the root cause of dandruff

The Malassezia fungus is considered a main cause of dandruff but new Unilever research suggests bacteria have a part to play

Sustainable Nutrition & Food Supply

Three small bowls of ice cream on a table. Next to them are teaspoons with microalgae powder with colours that match the ice cream.

31/07/2020 3minute read time

Microalgae partnership marks move to fairer food

New food technology could be the gamechanger in the transition to plant-based eating

Collaborating & innovating for change

Two girls at a Dove Self-Esteem Project Free Being Me workshop, run in partnership with the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts

29/07/2020 3minute read time

How Dove empowered 60 million young people – and counting

The story behind the Dove Self-Esteem Project, and what’s next for Dove’s mission

SERIES: Covid response

As the world’s biggest soap-making company, we are throwing our weight behind the global effort to protect lives and livelihoods from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Unilever News

Man happily holding a cif spray bottle

06/05/2020 LLong Read

Covid-19 action: Singapore to Slovakia, Bangladesh to Brazil

How we’re supporting global and national efforts to help protect lives and livelihoods

Good health & well-being

Favela in São Paulo. We’re working with Heineken to create special Cif sanitising cleaner for vulnerable families in São Paulo.

30/04/2020 2minute read time

How we’re collaborating to help families in São Paulo’s favelas

In Brazil, we have joined forces with Heineken to create a special line of Cif sanitising cleaner.

Good health & well-being

A selection of tomatos

27/04/2020 4minute read time

Will Covid-19 change our relationship with food forever?

Our Global Nutrition Director shares her personal views on how the pandemic could change our perspective long-term

Unilever News

Leeds Sanitiser truck

24/04/2020 3minute read time

How we’re adapting deodorant production lines to make hand sanitiser

We have over 30 sites making this essential product, with a lot of supply being donated to frontline healthcare facilities

Unilever News

Young Scientist on the computer

15/04/2020 2minute read time

Scientists share skincare expertise to help people taking Covid-19 precautions

Members of our R&D team in China have taken to social media to explain the science behind handwashing and skin cleansing

Good health & well-being

Handwashing with soap

09/04/2020 4minute read time

Why handwashing with soap reduces the spread of Covid-19

How soap works and what makes it so effective in reducing the risk of infection

Collaborating & innovating for change

Image shows a scientist testing a ventilator at Smiths Medical, one of the companies producing equipment as part of the UK Ventilator Challenge consortium.

09/04/2020 2minute read time

Unilever joins consortium which will make ventilators for UK hospitals

We’ve joined Ventilator Challenge UK – a collective manufacturing much-needed ventilators in the coronavirus crisis

Unilever News

Schoolgirl washing hands

02/04/2020 3minute read time

Covid-19 handwashing campaign to target a billion people worldwide

Unilever is working with the UK government to fund a global programme to urgently tackle the spread of coronavirus

Unilever News

Lifebuoy handwashing

24/03/2020 3minute read time

From our CEO: We will fight this pandemic together

Unilever has announced a wide-ranging set of measures to support global and national efforts to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic

Alan Jope

CEO, Unilever

Unilever News

People handwash

16/03/2020

Unilever announces Covid-19 actions for all employees

As a pandemic is announced by the World Health Organization, we are putting global measures into place to protect our employees and their families.

Good health & well-being

Mother and son working at computer. Hygienica Castle uses online games to teach hygiene lessons to children.

28/07/2020 4minute read time

Gaming and e-learning offer fresh take on schools hygiene programme

Unilever South Africa turned hygiene lessons into an online game to keep kids e-learning and handwashing during Covid-19

Collaborating & innovating for change

Two young girls in a gym. One is smelling the others armpit

28/07/2020 2minute read time

The beginning of the end for BO

A single enzyme could hold the key to the most effective underarm odour control ever created. Here’s how.

Access To Water

Children bring their hands together to hold some flowing water.

24/07/2020 5minute read time

Working collectively to accelerate water security for all

We’re working with two new partners to manage water usage and engage in collective action to achieve water security for all by 2030

Collaborating & innovating for change

Two scientists at one of Unilever’s R&D centres looking at a screen. Both are women

16/07/2020 2minute read time

Ending animal testing: behind the scenes at our research hub

A new film shares how our scientists are pioneering alternatives to animal testing and sharing their work on a global scale

Good health & well-being

Spray bottle

14/07/2020 2minute read time

Unilever and OYO launch partnership for enhanced hotel hygiene

We’re providing products from our hygiene and sanitation brands to help OYO create a cleaner stay for customers

Collaborating & innovating for change

Unilever’s AI hub in Shanghai, a centre for artificial intelligence, agility and innovative product design

09/07/2020 3minute read time

AI hub accelerates product innovation for Chinese markets and beyond

Unilever’s new state-of-the-art R&D hub in Shanghai is using live-stream data, local insights and AI tools to speed products to market for Chinese consumers

Collaborating & innovating for change

Circular Economy

01/11/2018 LLong Read

Explainer: what is the circular economy?

Collaborating & innovating for change

Man with beard working at laptop. Unilever Flex Experience matches people with projects that offer the chance to upskill.

23/06/2020 4minute read time

An exciting new normal for flexible working

How an AI platform helped teams find the perfect match for projects and gave employees the chance to upskill during Covid-19

Collaborating & innovating for change

Overhead image of a camp

19/06/2020 4minute read time

How we’re standing with refugees through Covid-19 and beyond

Our partnerships, product donations and entrepreneurship programmes

Collaborating & innovating for change

Two teenage girls lie on a bed eating big tubs of ice cream

19/06/2020 4minute read time

Five things we’ve learnt in lockdown

From online working to future-proof planning, the Ice Cream Now team share lessons learnt in the Covid-19 crisis

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07/08/2020

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