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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.

Consuming Sustainably

16/09/2020 LLong Read

How to launch a purpose-led brand and go global

Love Beauty and Planet’s co-founders reflect on the brand’s story so far

Sustainable Nutrition & Food Supply

Three baskets in a row containing orange tangerines, green okra and brown cocoa beans

14/09/2020 5minute read time

A fairer future for the people who grow our ingredients

How the Enhancing Livelihoods Fund has empowered the smallholder farmers who grow our ingredients

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.

Climate Action

On a sunny snow field surrounded by mountains a photo crew ski wear is photographing a man doing press-ups in boxer shorts

09/09/2020 3minute read time

Advertising takes first steps to lower carbon footprint

A new initiative aims to inspire sustainable ad production across the industry

Climate Action

02/09/2020 LLong Read

We’re reimagining the future of cleaning

We’re investing €1 billion to move to 100% renewable or recycled carbon in our cleaning and laundry products by 2030

Consuming Sustainably

The exterior of an OMO branded laundromat in Brazil.

21/08/2020 3minute read time

Omo Brazil offers fresh approach to managing your laundry basket

Family favourite acquires 123-store laundromat business which will offer an end-to-end service, collecting washing and delivering it freshly laundered to your door.

Protecting The Natural World