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Climate Action
Earth from space
Explainer: what is carbon pricing and why is it important?
Here’s how carbon pricing helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions by making organisations pay for the pollution they cause
7minute read time
Good health & well-being
Selection of vegetables
08/08/2018 7minute read time
“Providing people with good nutrition is a privilege”
Annie Heremans on the goals driving our Foods & Refreshment portfolio
Annie Heremans, VP, Nutrition
Annie Heremans
Vice President of Nutrition at Unilever
Annie Heremans, VP, Nutrition
Annie Heremans
Vice President of Nutrition at Unilever
Annie is a fully qualified medical doctor and is currently VP of Nutrition across Unilever’s Foods & Refreshment brands. She is based in our Trumbull R&D site in Connecticut, US.
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Unilever News
influencer recording on a camera
23/07/2018 2minute read time
When it comes to influencer relationships, it’s complicated
Unilever’s Keith Weed calls time on fake followers and bots
Keith Weed
Keith Weed
Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, Unilever
Keith Weed
Keith Weed
Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, Unilever
As Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, Keith is a member of the Unilever Executive and responsible for Marketing, Communications and Sustainable Business. He has held this role since 2010.
LinkedIn
Collaborating & innovating for change
Employees at Mr Green
03/07/2018 4minute read time
Waste isn’t waste when it has a value
Changing how waste is perceived could have a hugely positive impact on society as well as the environment
Keiran Smith, Founder & CEO, Mr Green Africa
Keiran Smith
Founder & CEO, Mr Green Africa
Keiran Smith, Founder & CEO, Mr Green Africa
Keiran Smith
Founder & CEO, Mr Green Africa
Keiran is passionate about changing the future of recycling in emerging markets by alleviating the suffering and large-scale disadvantage of informal waste pickers and their communities. He set up Mr Green Africa with a business model that illustrates shared value at its best.
A circular economy for plastic
Waste is littering our planet, so we’ve pledged that 100% of our plastic packaging will be reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025. Read how we’re working with suppliers, NGOs, innovators and our brands to face the plastics problem
Collaborating & innovating for change
Recycling banks in Brazil
04/04/2018 3minute read time
How breakthrough technology could significantly reduce plastic waste
Just a fraction of PET plastic is recycled. But following a new pilot, we’re on the brink of change
Sanjeev Das
Sanjeev Das
Global Packaging Director
Sanjeev Das
Sanjeev Das
Global Packaging Director
Sanjeev has been with Unilever since 2004, working in various R&D roles in Beauty & Personal Care, Home Care and now in Foods & Refreshment across different geographies. He is currently based at Unilever’s R&D site in Vlaardingen, in the Netherlands, working on Hellmann’s and Maille.
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Consuming Sustainably
Seventh Generation products
05/06/2018 4minute read time
“Every day is an opportunity to create change”
Plant-based homecare brand Seventh Generation’s packaging expert on the route to zero waste
Kelly Murosky
Kelly Murosky
Senior Packaging Engineer at Seventh Generation.
Kelly Murosky
Kelly Murosky
Senior Packaging Engineer at Seventh Generation.
Kelly Murosky is a Senior Packaging Engineer at Seventh Generation. From the initial pack design to prototypes, concepts, pilot testing, production and launch, she’s involved at every stage of the packaging development process.
Collaborating & innovating for change
Plastic waste on a beach
06/12/2017 3minute read time
Towards a new plastics economy
Our planet is awash with plastic. Here’s how we hope a circular approach will help tackle the problem
Collaborating & innovating for change
Fish eating plastic
05/02/2018 3minute read time
Four things businesses can do to fix the plastics problem
Interview with Dame Ellen MacArthur and Paul Polman
Ellen MacArthur and Paul Polman
Ellen MacArthur and Paul Polman
Founder, Ellen MacArthur Foundation; CEO, Unilever (respectively)
Ellen MacArthur and Paul Polman
Ellen MacArthur and Paul Polman
Founder, Ellen MacArthur Foundation; CEO, Unilever (respectively)
Dame Ellen MacArthur made history in 2005 when she became the fastest solo sailor to circumnavigate the globe. She launched the Ellen MacArthur Foundation in 2009, the mission of which is to accelerate the transition to a circular economy. Paul Polman has been the CEO of Unilever since 2009. He is committed to long-term, sustainable capitalism.
Collaborating & innovating for change
Employees at Mr Green
03/07/2018 4minute read time
Waste isn’t waste when it has a value
Changing how waste is perceived could have a hugely positive impact on society as well as the environment
Keiran Smith, Founder & CEO, Mr Green Africa
Keiran Smith
Founder & CEO, Mr Green Africa
Keiran Smith, Founder & CEO, Mr Green Africa
Keiran Smith
Founder & CEO, Mr Green Africa
Keiran is passionate about changing the future of recycling in emerging markets by alleviating the suffering and large-scale disadvantage of informal waste pickers and their communities. He set up Mr Green Africa with a business model that illustrates shared value at its best.
Equality For All
Young girl eating Ben & Jerry's
20/06/2018 5minute read time
Three innovative ways we help refugees… and they help us
How we’re helping displaced people to rebuild their lives while working to make our business more resilient
Unilever News
Young Entrepreneurs Awards 2018 winners
15/06/2018 4minute read time
The Young Entrepreneurs Awards: four life-changing reasons to enter
Recognising and supporting a new generation of the world’s most brilliant young changemakers
Collaborating & innovating for change
Young girl shopping
11/06/2018 4minute read time
Why having less cash can mean a better life
Interview with Dr Ruth Goodwin-Groen, MD of the Better Than Cash Alliance
Dr Ruth Goodwin-Groen
Dr Ruth Goodwin-Groen
Managing Director, Better Than Cash Alliance
Dr Ruth Goodwin-Groen
Dr Ruth Goodwin-Groen
Managing Director, Better Than Cash Alliance
Prior to joining the Better Than Cash Alliance, Ruth was the Australian Co-Chair of the G20’s Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion and the Financial Services for the Poor Adviser at the Australian Agency for International Development.
Climate Action
Elisabeth Latham
07/06/2018 3minute read time
“I didn’t want my ideas to collect dust”
Cow burps, climate change and a scientist on a mission. Meet the woman behind the story
Elisabeth Latham
Elizabeth Latham
Founder of the Sustainable Protein and Environment Initiative
Elisabeth Latham
Elizabeth Latham
Founder of the Sustainable Protein and Environment Initiative
Inventor, academic and passionate advocate for applying science to improve the world, Elizabeth Latham is the founder of the Sustainable Protein and Environment Initiative. She was a category winner in Unilever’s Young Entrepreneurs Awards 2017.
Consuming Sustainably
Seventh Generation products
05/06/2018 4minute read time
“Every day is an opportunity to create change”
Plant-based homecare brand Seventh Generation’s packaging expert on the route to zero waste
Kelly Murosky
Kelly Murosky
Senior Packaging Engineer at Seventh Generation.
Kelly Murosky
Kelly Murosky
Senior Packaging Engineer at Seventh Generation.
Kelly Murosky is a Senior Packaging Engineer at Seventh Generation. From the initial pack design to prototypes, concepts, pilot testing, production and launch, she’s involved at every stage of the packaging development process.
Quality Education
Two children looking at soil
17/05/2018 3minute read time
The problem with our schools? There’s not enough playtime.
Interview with leading educator and bestselling author, Sir Ken Robinson
Sir Ken Robinson
Sir Ken Robinson
Educator and author
Sir Ken Robinson
Sir Ken Robinson
Educator and author
Sir Ken is a leading educator and New York Times bestselling author. His talk ‘Do schools kill creativity?’ is the most watched TED talk ever.
Collaborating & innovating for change
Paul Polman
10/05/2018 4minute read time
Trust: the key that will unlock progress
Paul Polman
CEO, Unilever
Paul Polman
CEO, Unilever

Paul Polman has been CEO of Unilever since January 2009. Under his leadership, the company has a ambitious vision to decouple its growth from its overall environmental footprint and increase its positive social impact through the Unilever Sustainable Living Plan.

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Sustainable Nutrition & Food Supply
Woman watering plants
16/05/2018 4minute read time
Growing Roots gives 50% of profits to US urban farms
Our new plant-based snack brand doesn’t just boast bold flavours, it’s got a bold purpose too
Collaborating & innovating for change
Pukka herbs founders
10/05/2018 4minute read time
Pukka: “People say we sold out. Actually, we sold in.”
Interview with Tim Westwell and Sebastian Pole, co-founders of Pukka Herbs
Tim Westwell and Sebastian Pole of Pukka
Tim Westwell and Sebastian Pole
Co-founders of Pukka Herbs
Tim Westwell and Sebastian Pole of Pukka
Tim Westwell and Sebastian Pole
Co-founders of Pukka Herbs
Before setting up Pukka, Tim was looking for a way to express his passion for nature and contribute to a more positive world using his business skills. Sebastian was practising herbalism having studied Ayurvedic, Chinese and Western herbal medicine. They met through an ad in a magazine.
Unilever News
Line of schoolgirls in Pakistan
10/05/2018 5minute read time
How are we doing against our Sustainable Living Plan targets?
Our latest update report outlines progress and key challenges
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Technology that could cut PET plastic waste

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Connecting talented young Syrians with business leaders

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Unilever’s Global Maternal Wellbeing Standard

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Launch of Chile’s most sustainable detergent

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Women's leadership at Unilever

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Fragrance: Making scents consumers love

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Oscar & Yumar: Operating a business in a volatile country

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Rob: Bringing purpose into the workplace in North America

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Manoj: Empowering women to earn a living

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Samuel: Teaching handwashing with children

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Elsie: Deploying life-saving programmes

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Raja: Transforming the lives of school children

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Anjalli: Training and education opportunities for women

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Sherine: Ending discrimination for the visually impaired

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Julio: Reducing legal cases by half

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