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Black plastics
We’ve cracked the tricky problem of recycling black plastic bottles

Until now, black plastic bottles have been impossible to mechanically detect and sort for recycling. But we’ve developed a way of doing it. And we’re making the technology and approach available to everybody.
3minute read time
Collaborating & innovating for change
Dove ShowUs nonbinary
15/05/2019 3minute read time
Project #ShowUs: Dove’s disruptive new partnership to shatter stereotypes
Dove has launched an image library created and curated exclusively by women, female-identifying and non-binary individuals.
Collaborating & innovating for change
Anna Digregorio
10/05/2019 3minute read time
Raising the bar on climate: how to create ambition loops
Unilever’s Thomas Lingard on why businesses and governments must collaborate on climate change
Collaborating & innovating for change
Samir banner
01/05/2019 4minute read time
How a start-up saving hotel soap from waste is saving lives
Samir Lakhani’s start-up is recycling hotel soap to make good hygiene affordable to the world’s poorest communities
Collaborating & innovating for change
SERIES: How to be a Futuremaker in 2019
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
Sonika beauty
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
Jane Wurwand
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
Unilever Sustainable living banner
12/04/2019 4minute read time
Profit through purpose: eight years of pioneering and learning
To mark the publication of our 2018 Sustainable Living Report, here are a few ways we’re innovating for impact
Collaborating & innovating for change
Amy Williams pitching
10/04/2019 4minute read time
The start-up putting the karma back into digital advertising
Amy Williams runs an ad platform with a difference. Ads are opt-in – if you watch one, part of the revenue goes to charity.
Unilever News
the good stuff
04/04/2019 2minute read time
The Good Stuff: a new conditioner that breaks with convention
Meet the brand that’s too good to rinse off.
Consuming Sustainably
Sunlight's 100% recyclable bottle
29/03/2019 3minute read time
Cleaning up with Sunlight’s 100% recycled and recyclable bottles
How the brand is reducing its environmental footprint and inspiring consumers to be more sustainable
Access To Water
Girl having water
21/03/2019 3minute read time
“Parents will do all they can to protect their children”
How partnerships and parenting insights are helping one brand address China’s water crisis.
Collaborating & innovating for change
Beach cleaning
18/03/2019 5minute read time
Selling ice cream just got twice as nice
I’m Wall’s programme has always worked to create local jobs. Now, vendors are helping keep the local environment clean too.
Collaborating & innovating for change
Circular Economy
01/11/2018 LLong Read
Explainer: what is the circular economy?
Collaborating & innovating for change
Blockchain
15/03/2019 5minute read time
Explainer: what is blockchain, who’s using it and why?
Mention blockchain and what probably springs to mind is Bitcoin. The digital currency seems to hit the headlines on an almost daily basis.
Good health & well-being
Aarti Daryanani
14/03/2019 4minute read time
When a disaster strikes… hygiene is a priority
Lifebuoy soap has a proud record of humanitarian response. Now it’s pushing its boundaries to do much more.
Equality For All
International Women's Day
07/03/2019 4minute read time
Taking action for equality in our business and beyond
We’re giving women the rights, skills and opportunities to succeed at every point of our value chain.
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Futuremaker: Jane Wurwand

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Futuremaker: Jay Tandan

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Futuremaker: Tracy Shepard-Rashkin

Futuremaker: Tracy Shepard-Rashkin

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Futuremaker: Sonika Malhotra

Futuremaker: Cristine Lu

Futuremaker: Cristine Lu

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