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Lifebuoy handwashing
From our CEO: We will fight this pandemic together

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.
3minute read time
Access To Water
Close-up image of water splashing into a glass
20/03/2020 3minute read time
Four ways our brands are saving water worldwide
From tomato fields to your very own laundry load or shower at home, we’re constantly working on new ways to reduce water use
Good health & well-being
Children smiling while brushing teeth in a Signal toothpaste campaign
18/03/2020 2minute read time
The behavioural science linking bedtime stories and brushing teeth
How to help children make the nightly brush a life-long habit
Unilever News
People handwash
13/03/2020 3minute read time
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.
SERIES: 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
Consuming Sustainably
Unilever waste bank. We have helped set up almost 3,000 waste banks across Indonesia, including collection points for flexible plastic in eight cities. Together, these have prevented almost 8,000 tons of non-organic waste from being dumped.
27/09/2019 3minute read time
Bango launches 100% recycled and recyclable bottle in Indonesia
This move will help create a circular economy for plastic that both cuts waste and keeps it out of the environment
Collaborating & innovating for change
Fab Bottle
30/07/2019 3minute read time
We’ve launched our first 100% recycled plastic bottle in Colombia
Our laundry detergent brand FAB is helping to create a circular economy for plastic packaging
Consuming Sustainably
"all things hair" refill bottles
11/07/2019 LLong Read
We’re innovating for a reuse-refill revolution
To help reduce plastic waste, we’re working on ways that shoppers can buy one container and refill it over and over again
Consuming Sustainably
Cif Eco Refill product
09/07/2019 3minute read time
Cif innovation to dramatically cut plastic use and transport emissions
We have just launched Cif ecorefill, a completely new type of product that works for consumers and the environment.
Collaborating & innovating for change
100% recycled Cif
10/06/2019 2minute read time
Argentina gets its first 100% recycled and recyclable dishwash bottle
In a country where consumers throw away 12 million plastic bottles every day, Cif is helping to create a circular economy
Collaborating & innovating for change
Black plastics
20/05/2019 3minute read time
We’ve cracked the tricky problem of recycling black plastic bottles
Until now, black plastic bottles have been impossible to mechanically detect and sort. But we’ve developed a way to do it.
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
Collaborating & innovating for change
Buenos Aires residents
07/02/2019 2minute read time
How we’re helping Buenos Aires residents make recycling a habit
Working with the city’s government, we have extended a programme that encourages people to throw away less and recycle more
Collaborating & innovating for change
Loop delivery
24/01/2019 4minute read time
We’re introducing reusable, refillable packaging to help cut waste
Nine Unilever brands have unveiled reusable packaging innovations that we’re trialling on LOOP, a waste-free shopping system
Collaborating & innovating for change
Sorting recycling
18/01/2019 3minute read time
How we’re helping to develop Brazil’s plastic packaging circular economy
Our ultimate aim is to increase the demand for recycled plastic which will, in turn, increase recycling rates
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
Collaborating & innovating for change
Plastic waste
06/12/2018 3minute read time
The plastic-free concept that could replace single-use sachets
We challenged designers, innovators and packaging experts to come up with new ways to use less plastic. Now we’re bringing the best idea to life.
Collaborating & innovating for change
Ioniqa Tonnis
22/11/2018 3minute read time
“With this technology, we are contributing to a cleaner world”
Ioniqa CEO Tonnis Hooghoudt talks about his company’s breakthrough recycling technology
Collaborating & innovating for change
Plastics Main
08/11/2018 4minute read time
Three new ways we’re helping to tackle plastic waste
Another major step forward in our efforts to help tackle plastic packaging waste
Collaborating & innovating for change
CreaSolv sachet waste
08/11/2018 3minute read time
Our solution for recycling plastic sachets takes another step forward
A look at the progress and plans for the testing of our CreaSolv technology
Consuming Sustainably
Lynsey Forrest holding a bottle of Omo Eco Active
25/10/2018 2minute read time
The detergent brand creating a circular plastics economy
How OMO’s new bottles will prevent millions of tonnes of plastic ending up in the ocean
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.
Collaborating & innovating for change
We’ve joined forces with more than 80 organisations
11/03/2020 2minute read time
Unilever signs European Plastics Pact
We’ve joined forces with more than 80 organisations, committing to accelerate our progress towards a circular economy for plastics
Equality For All
Asian businesswoman. 50% of Unilever’s managers are women; here are seven actions to move forward gender equality
06/03/2020 3minute read time
Seven ways to make a positive impact on gender equality
Everyday actions in the workplace that can make a difference this International Women’s Day
Consuming Sustainably
Man and woman refill bottle. Indonesian brand, Bango is one of 11 products on offer at Unilever’s pilot refillery.
06/03/2020 2minute read time
Indonesia in-store refill station launches with 11 Unilever brands
Pilot tests new business model which gives consumers chance to buy our products in a local packaging-free store
Consuming Sustainably
Young woman holding Sedal aluminium refillable bottle. A trial for our Sedal brand in Mexico allows consumers to fill reusable aluminium bottles with shampoo rather than buying the product in plastic bottles.
04/03/2020 2minute read time
Shampoo refill stations prove popular with Mexican consumers
An in-store innovation from our Sedal brand will help towards our plastic reduction targets
Equality For All
Leatherhead office banner
03/03/2020 2minute read time
Nine ways we’re making Unilever a more gender-balanced business
We’ve reached a 50/50 gender balance at managerial levels across Unilever. Here’s a closer look at how we got there
Sustainable Nutrition & Food Supply
Knorr beans
02/03/2020 2minute read time
Plant-based, planet-friendly recipes: download our FREE cookbook!
From cactus to kale, parsley roots to pumpkin flowers – give these ideas a try
Collaborating & innovating for change
Circular Economy
01/11/2018 LLong Read
Explainer: what is the circular economy?
Sustainable Nutrition & Food Supply
Michelin-starred chef Gregory Marchand stands behind a kitchen worktop bowls of a variety of ingredients
19/02/2020 5minute read time
Seven ways we are creating an appetite for change
In just one year, Knorr’s Future 50 Foods report has created momentum for sustainable change
Climate Action
Could hydrogen fuel replace natural gas on an industrial scale?
18/02/2020
Could hydrogen fuel replace natural gas on an industrial scale?
A Unilever UK factory is part of a world-first project exploring if hydrogen could fuel manufacturing plants
Collaborating & innovating for change
Bottles of Suave beauty products with PETA’s cruelty-free logo printed on packs
12/02/2020 2minute read time
Suave combines value and cruelty-free care with PETA accreditation
One of the best-selling beauty and personal care brands in the US joins PETA’s Beauty Without Bunnies list
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