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Good health & well-being

A schoolboy stands in front of a block of toilets holding a hand-drawn poster

19/11/2020 LLong Read

#SanitationUnblocked: Taking action to make school sanitation a global priority

For World Toilet Day, we asked five leading thinkers what cross-sector action is needed to improve sanitation

Collaborating & innovating for change

A wind turbine – one of the sources of natural energy we are using to improve our sustainable business practices

17/11/2020 2minute read time

Top sustainability index awards Unilever industry leader in personal products

S&P’s Dow Jones Sustainability Index measures over 2,000 companies on their economic, environmental and social performance.

Collaborating & innovating for change

13/11/2020 4minute read time

Research finds mouthwash technology could help reduce transmission of coronavirus

New in-vitro test results show that mouthwash containing CPC Technology is effective in reducing the viral load of SARS-CoV-2 by 99.9%

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.

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

Good health & well-being

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

Good health & well-being

Three cleaners wearing protective clothing and carrying Lysoform spray backpacks in one of Italy’s main museums.

15/07/2020 LLong Read

How our cleaning brands are helping people cope with Covid-19

Some examples of how our household care and laundry brands are helping people stay safe and adapt to the new normal

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

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

Collaborating & innovating for change

19/06/2020 4minute read time

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

Our partnerships, product donations and entrepreneurship programmes

Good health & well-being

12/06/2020

Six beauty and personal care brands responding to Covid-19

How we’re acting fast to support consumers and key workers all over the world.

Collaborating & innovating for change

12/06/2020

How our hand sanitiser business adapted to meet global demand

From two factories in January to 61 in May: scaling up production through the pandemic

Collaborating & innovating for change

A collage of images featuring people wearing face masks and supporting communities affected by Covid-19

29/05/2020 3minute read time

United for America: our movement to support communities during Covid-19

Find out how we’re enlisting employees and partners to get essential items from our production lines to people in need

Unilever News

Employees line up in the office canteen, social distancing using markings on the floor

26/05/2020 3minute read time

Back to the workplace in China

We check in with our colleagues to discover the reality of post-lockdown office life

Collaborating & innovating for change

An aerial view of cars driving around a motorway junction

14/05/2020 2minute read time

Uber–Unilever partnership drives confidence as lockdowns start to ease

As parts of the world start to loosen their lockdowns, a new Unilever–Uber partnership is helping people get back on the move safely

Good health & well-being

Close up of a cleaning product being sprayed and wiped down on a kitchen surface

13/05/2020 4minute read time

Home hygiene and the fight against coronavirus

Our new campaign is all about cleaning smarter, as this Q&A explains

Collaborating & innovating for change

Chef in the dark looking at iPad. Unilever Food Solutions is working to help food operators cope with Covid-19

12/05/2020 5minute read time

Delivering at the sharp end

Six ways Unilever Food Solutions teams are helping foodservice businesses meet emerging needs during Covid-19

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.

Collaborating & innovating for change

An illuminated factory tower against a dark blue night sky

13/11/2020 3minute read time

Smart. Sustainable. Safe: Our digitalised towers set for the future

Thanks to global teamwork, our intelligent detergent towers are delivering efficiency, sustainability and savings

Collaborating & innovating for change

Illustrations of some of Unilever's PETA-certified brands These are not tested on animals anywhere in the world.

12/11/2020 4minute read time

No animal testing, Unilever brands and the EU’s chemicals regulations

New European Chemicals Agency proposals contradict the EU’s ban on animal testing for cosmetics. We don’t agree that ingredients with a history of safe use and manufacture need further testing on animals. Here Julia Fentem, who leads product safety at Unilever, explains why.

Consuming Sustainably

Graphics illustrating some of Seventh Generation’s homecare products

12/11/2020 4minute read time

"There’s always an opportunity to delight somebody”

Seventh Generation CEO Joey Bergstein shares how transparency and trust help the brand connect with consumers.

Consuming Sustainably

Solar panels and wind power, two key sources of green electricity used by Unilever

09/11/2020 LLong Read

How we built sustainability into our manufacturing DNA

We’ve transformed how our factories are powered and operate to minimise our environmental impact.

Collaborating & innovating for change

Two bottles of Cif Eco_Refill on a kitchen counter. The concentrated formulas are being diluted into water to refill reusable spray bottles.

28/10/2020 4minute read time

Our progress on plastics

Last year we pledged to make significant cuts to the amount of virgin plastic in our portfolio. Here’s what we’ve achieved since then – plus our plans to do much more.

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