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Equality For All

Villagers in Magadgascar using river for drinking water and domestic use

16/10/2020 4minute read time

Tackling poverty, now and in the future

Ending poverty requires action from every part of society. And as a business we have a key role to play.

Sustainable Nutrition & Food Supply

Burger King’s plant-based menu, including a Rebel Whopper burger, nuggets and a drink in a tall glass.

09/10/2020 3minute read time

How The Vegetarian Butcher’s new nuggets are gaining flexitarian favour

A new generation of meat-mimicking fast food is ticking all the boxes for flexitarians

Protecting The Natural World

07/10/2020 4minute read time

Omo relaunch marks significant step towards a Clean Future

Unilever’s biggest laundry brand has launched its cleanest and greenest product yet

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Sustainable Nutrition & Food Supply

A jar of Hellmans mayonase with bread and tomatos

29/09/2020 4minute read time

How we’re saving food from going to waste

Hellmann’s is leading a consumer movement against food waste and shining a light on the simple ways we could all make a difference

Collaborating & innovating for change

Tea growing fields with houses in the distance.

24/09/2020 4minute read time

Why we’re encouraging tea workers to eat more balanced diets

Our Seeds of Prosperity programme is helping tea workers and their families improve their health and wellbeing

Collaborating & innovating for change

Illustration of a man sitting on the sofa using his laptop

24/09/2020 4minute read time

How your product reviews are shaping our brands

Your ratings online aren’t just for fellow shoppers. We’re looking too. And they could influence products of the future.

Protecting The Natural World

An aerial view of the rainforest featuring lush green trees

23/09/2020 2minute read time

How Google will help end deforestation in our supply chain

A partnership with Google Cloud will use satellite photos to monitor ecosystems connected to our raw materials.

Collaborating & innovating for change

A representative from one of the first start-up companies to sell via Uni-Excuabtor’s Uni-Topia store on Tmall

23/09/2020 2minute read time

The pioneering digital platform that powers innovation and growth

We are partnering with beauty and personal care start-ups in China for a new ecosystem of enterprise and collaboration

Equality For All

A group of schoolchildren sitting on the ground. Unilever works with UNICEF to improve sanitation in schools.

22/09/2020 5minute read time

Working with the UN to help women, children and refugees

As the UN General Assembly goes virtual for the first time, we look at our partnerships with UN Women, UNICEF and UNHCR.

Collaborating & innovating for change

01/11/2018 LLong Read

Explainer: what is the circular economy?

Collaborating & innovating for change

For International Peace Day, Lipton illuminated the clock tower at King's Cross Station in London, UK with the message: 'Make tea time peace time'.

21/09/2020 3minute read time

How you can help turn tea time into peace time

Why Lipton’s encouraging everyone to take 15 minutes a day to listen and connect with others

Climate Action

The United Nations General Assembly hall in New York.

16/09/2020 4minute read time

Unilever and the UN: an enduring partnership

To mark the UN’s 75th anniversary, our Chief Sustainability Officer reflects on what we have achieved together.

Collaborating & innovating for change

Digital screens at our Hefei site in China. These allowed workers to operate production lines remotely during Covid-19

14/09/2020 3minute read time

Hefei joins 'Lighthouse' network of world's most digitally advanced factories

Our Hefei site in China has become our second facility in nine months – alongside the Dubai Personal Care factory – to join the World Economic Forum’s network of Lighthouse factories, shaping the future of manufacturing through digital technologies.