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Equality For All View all

Villagers in Magadgascar using river for drinking water and domestic use

16/10/2020 4minute read time

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

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.

Blue ladies walking hand in hand. Proudly supporting LGBTQI+ rights around the world.

18/06/2020 3minute read time

Sharing our Pride

Proud to ally, celebrate and advocate LGBTQI+ rights

A group of South Asian women in colourful clothes sit on the floor smiling and clapping

15/05/2020 LLong Read

Lessons learnt: new ways of measuring social impact

Finding robust and meaningful ways to measure our impact across all our various social programmes has proved harder than we initially anticipated.

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

Good health & well-being View all

14/10/2020 5minute read time

Help Lifebuoy change the world’s handwashing habits forever

We’re launching an exciting €30 million initiative to encourage more children to adopt handwashing habits for life.

A black and white image of a hand holding an original Lifebuoy bar of soap

14/08/2020 4minute read time

Lifebuoy returns to Britain

Over a century since its launch, the hygiene soap brand returns to the UK. Here’s how it started and where it’s going next.

Lady with dark hair scratching head. Unilever research finds bacteria that causes dandruff.

04/08/2020 4minute read time

One step closer to finding the root cause of dandruff

The Malassezia fungus is considered a main cause of dandruff but new Unilever research suggests bacteria have a part to play

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

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

Protecting The Natural World View all

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

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.

18/08/2020 4minute read time

How we’re using technology to help end deforestation

Our pilot with tech company Orbital Insight is helping us to monitor our palm oil supply chain more accurately.

Aerial view of rural landscape showing wind turbine and solar panels in field.

13/08/2020 3minute read time

Global experts rank Unilever No.1 for sustainability leadership

We’re delighted to have topped the GlobeScan-SustainAbility survey for the tenth year in a row

11/05/2020 4minute read time

Lessons learnt: Be ready to move fast

As the world changes, sustainability planning needs to be nimble and flexible

Collaborating & innovating for change View all

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

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.

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

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

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.

Unilever News View all

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

18/08/2020 4minute read time

How we’re using technology to help end deforestation

Our pilot with tech company Orbital Insight is helping us to monitor our palm oil supply chain more accurately.

Magnum launches new tubs made from recycled plastic

11/08/2020 3minute read time

Magnum launches new tubs made with recycled plastic

This year, we’ll be rolling out over 7 million of the tubs across Europe.

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

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

Climate Action View all

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.

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

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

11/08/2020 3minute read time

Magnum launches new tubs made with recycled plastic

This year, we’ll be rolling out over 7 million of the tubs across Europe.

15/06/2020 LLong Read

How we will improve the health of our planet

Today we launch a range of ambitious new commitments and actions to fight climate change, protect and regenerate nature, and preserve resources for future generations.

Consuming Sustainably View all

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

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.

An aerial view of farmers cultivating green vegetables

13/05/2020 LLong Read

Lessons learnt: Visibility leads to sustainable sourcing

Tracing the origin of every material we buy is a challenge but is essential to guarantee the sustainability that we and our consumers want.

The back of a women’s head as she washes her hair.

11/05/2020 5minute read time

Lessons learnt: Make sustainable living effortless – and systemic

Much of the environmental impact of our products occurs in consumers’ homes. How can we encourage behaviour change?

06/03/2020 2minute read time

Indonesia in-store refill station launches with 11 brands

Pilot tests new business model which gives consumers chance to buy our products in a local packaging-free store

Access To Water View all

Children bring their hands together to hold some flowing water.

24/07/2020 5minute read time

Working collectively to accelerate water security for all

We’re working with two new partners to manage water usage and engage in collective action to achieve water security for all by 2030

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

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.

29/08/2018 5minute read time

‘Impact entrepreneurs’: making everyone’s right to safe water a reality

We explore insights into how entrepreneurs can turn the water challenge into a success

22/03/2018 3minute read time

Kees Kruythoff: Why water scarcity is everyone’s problem

Interview with Kees Kruythoff, President of Unilever Home Care

Kees Kruythoff

Home Care President and Chair of Unilever’s Water Board

Quality Education View all

17/05/2018 3minute read time

The problem with our schools? There’s not enough playtime.

Interview with leading educator and bestselling author, Sir Ken Robinson

Sir Ken Robinson

Educator and author

05/06/2015

Lifebuoy champions public-private partnerships to improve newborn survival

Lifebuoy called on African leaders gathered at last month’s AfricaSan sanitation and hygiene conference to recognise the role of public–private partnerships in addressing newborn and child health.

18/03/2013

Unilever celebrates healthy smiles

Unilever, through its Signal toothpaste brand, is sponsoring World Oral Health Day 2013 as part of its ongoing commitment to improve the oral hygiene habits of millions of people around the world.

08/12/2012

Unilever helps bring art education to 45,000 children

Unilever’s partnership with the Tate gallery has produced an inspiring legacy for many thousands of current and future schoolchildren across the world.

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