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Good health & well-being View all
Hands being washed under a tap. Lifebuoy’s school programme spreads hygiene messages in an engaging way to schoolchildren and their parents.
14/10/2019 3minute read time
A billion reasons to celebrate Global Handwashing Day
Through our Lifebuoy soap brand, we have helped 1 billion people around the world improve their handwashing habits.
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.
Uael Canoy
02/01/2019 4minute read time
How one man is helping end child undernutrition in the Philippines
Our Knorr foods brand has launched a holistic programme in the Philippines
Ibtisam Habib
20/12/2018 4minute read time
Employee, influencer and mentor
How a young Muslim woman in Kenya is challenging stereotypes
Stacie June Shelton
19/12/2018 4minute read time
How self-esteem is linked to better health decisions
Dove’s Self-Esteem Project has helped millions build body confidence. Now we are pioneering a new approach in South Africa.
Equality For All View all
Day of the girl DJ
11/10/2019 LLong Read
The brands helping girls dream bigger and be bolder
Two of our biggest beauty brands are supporting girls all over the world to find and fulfil their ambitions
Unilever logo lit up in the Pride colours at Hindustan Unilever offices
03/07/2019 4minute read time
Hindustan Unilever moves forward with Pride
Living our values through equal rights and open conversations
The Ice Academy
19/06/2019 5minute read time
Refugee stories: The lawyer, the banker and the car-parts dealer
Three Ben & Jerry’s Ice Academy participants explain how the programme is helping them pursue their business ideas
Planting a plant
19/06/2019 3minute read time
Refugee stories: The children finding hope in gardening and cooking
A Knorr initiative in Greece is helping unaccompanied refugee children acquire skills and adapt to their new life
Ice Academy participant Uche. In 2018, we expanded the Ben & Jerry’s Ice Academy to 28 people in the UK, ten in the Netherlands and ten in Germany.
19/06/2019 3minute read time
Why refugees can be a benefit, not a burden
At Unilever, we welcome the enormous value that refugees can bring to businesses and to society more broadly
Protecting The Natural World View all
Plastic in the ocean. At Unilever, we are committed to collecting back more plastic packaging than we sell, as part of our drive towards a circular economy.
07/10/2019 LLong Read
Keeping our plastic in the loop
We are committing to halve our use of virgin plastic in our packaging, and collect and process more than we sell by 2025
Bee on flower. Protecting biodiversity is central to Unilever’s Sustainable Agriculture Programme
10/09/2019 LLong Read
Why businesses are getting behind the biodiversity agenda
Watch Our Planet: Our Business, a new film inspired by the ground-breaking Our Planet Netflix series
Bee on a flower
15/08/2019 3minute read time
Why there’s such a buzz around our office in Poland
How one employee is helping to promote urban beekeeping and why we should all take more notice of these little insects
Worker working for palm oil
14/12/2018 4minute read time
Breakthrough on palm oil transparency to stop deforestation
A new mapping platform means a tougher stance against companies that are linked to deforestation.
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.
Consuming Sustainably View all
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
Pukka Herbs Sustainability Manager Vicky Murray
19/09/2019 4minute read time
“Business can be a force for good”
Pukka Herbs Sustainability Manager Vicky Murray on the brand’s wild ingredients, scientific studies and green goals.
Presenters of Comfort’s TV show ‘Se Essa Roupa Fosse Minha’ (If these clothes were mine). From left to right: Ana Paula Xongani, stylist; Marina Franco, costume designer; André Carvalhal, a designer specialising in sustainable fashion; and Giovanna Nader, a sustainable fashion consultant
11/09/2019 LLong Read
Comfort explodes purpose into pop culture with own TV show
Prime-time show about sustainable fashion launched in Brazil
"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
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.
Climate Action View all
Wind turbines. 100% of Unilever’s grid electricity across Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and North America now comes from renewable sources.
16/09/2019 3minute read time
We now use 100% renewable electricity across five continents
All our sites in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and North America are now powered by 100% renewable grid electricity
Andrea walking
30/08/2019 4minute read time
“Through renewables, we can literally change the world”
Andrea Rickert-Pulvermann explains why shifting all our operations to renewable energy is so important
Cooking in fire
12/08/2019 LLong Read
Eight ways we’re reducing food waste from product to plate
Here’s how we’re working with suppliers, restaurants and consumers to cut food waste
Ben and Jerry's climate action
21/09/2018 4minute read time
What are science-based targets and why do we use them?
By sticking to the Paris Agreement we are part of a groundswell in climate ambition.
Thomas Lingard, Global Climate Advocacy & Sustainability Strategy Director
Thomas Lingard
Global Climate Advocacy & Sustainability Strategy Director
Thomas Lingard, Global Climate Advocacy & Sustainability Strategy Director
Thomas Lingard
Global Climate Advocacy & Sustainability Strategy Director
As part of the Unilever team at COP22 in Marrakech, he is calling for the work of transforming our economies to accelerate.
Turbines on a coastline
31/07/2018 LLong Read
Explainer: what is carbon pricing and why is it important?
Unilever News View all
Two women tea pickets in field. Unilever has published a full list of its global tea suppliers to further increase transparency in its supply chain and boost its ongoing efforts to transform the industry.
12/09/2019 LLong Read
Ever wondered where your favourite cup of tea comes from?
We have published a full list of our global tea suppliers to increase transparency and help transform the industry
Time Square at night
19/06/2019 3minute read time
Marketing has a titanic trust problem
Our CEO Alan Jope is challenging the advertising world to use creativity to drive positive change
Alan Jope
Alan Jope
CEO, Unilever
Alan Jope
Alan Jope
CEO, Unilever
Alan Jope has been CEO of Unilever since May 2019, and was formerly President of our Beauty & Personal Care division.
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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.
Love Home and Planet
25/01/2019 2minute read time
Introducing Love Home and Planet: plant-based home care
Unilever has just launched its first home care range inspired by beauty in the US.
Sir Kensington Mayonnaise
21/09/2018 2minute read time
Sir Kensington’s becomes a B-Corp
“As our business grows, our impact grows.”
Collaborating & innovating for change View all
Iris Magnum
01/08/2019 LLong Read
12 Unilever ads that smash stereotypes
… And how a scientific test reduced unconscious bias in our marketing teams
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
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
Three girls smiling. Dove’s Self Esteem Project empowers young people to improve their body confidence through education.
07/06/2019 2minute read time
Dove partners with UNICEF to bring self-esteem education to millions
Dove’s Self-Esteem Project will empower 10 million more young people across India, Brazil and Indonesia
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.
Access To Water View all
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.
Hands under running tap
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
Washing clothes by hand in a bowl
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
Kees Kruythoff
Home Care President and Chair of Unilever’s Water Board
Kees Kruythoff, Home Care President
Kees Kruythoff
Home Care President and Chair of Unilever’s Water Board
Kees has enjoyed a long career with Unilever, working in various senior roles since the 1990s, based in countries across Europe, Africa, Asia and Latin America. Prior to his current position, Kees was President of our North America business and Global Head of Customer Development.
unilever heroes Shaamiel
17/10/2016
The true impact behind our Sunlight Water Centres
“Most mothers are coming here for their babies”
Quality Education View all
Two children looking at soil
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
Sir Ken Robinson
Educator and author
Sir Ken Robinson
Sir Ken Robinson
Educator and author
Sir Ken is a leading educator and New York Times bestselling author. His talk ‘Do schools kill creativity?’ is the most watched TED talk ever.
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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