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Collaborating & innovating for change View all
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
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.
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.
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.
All great things start small
26/02/2019 4minute read time
All great things start small
Sabrina Habib explains how and why she set up a social enterprise that provides day care in Nairobi’s urban slums
Unilever News View all
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.”
Woman planting
13/09/2018 2minute read time
Unilever named as industry leader in Dow Jones Sustainability Index
Our 17th year at the top shows our commitment to sustainable growth
influencer recording on a camera
23/07/2018 2minute read time
When it comes to influencer relationships, it’s complicated
Unilever’s Keith Weed calls time on fake followers and bots
Keith Weed
Keith Weed
Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, Unilever
Keith Weed
Keith Weed
Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, Unilever
As Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, Keith is a member of the Unilever Executive and responsible for Marketing, Communications and Sustainable Business. He has held this role since 2010.
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Consuming Sustainably View all
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
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
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.
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.
Liz Goodwin, Senior Fellow and Director, Food Loss and Waste at World Resources Institute
21/11/2017
Five steps to reduce food loss and waste
Did you know that one-third of all food produced each year is never eaten, while at the same time nearly 800 million people go hungry? In the latest in our ‘Farm to Fork’ series, Liz Goodwin of the World Resources Institute explores what can be done about food loss and waste.
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.
Good health & well-being View all
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.
Improving health and hygiene for 10,000 children in Timor-Leste
19/12/2018 4minute read time
Improving health and hygiene for 10,000 children in Timor-Leste
How Unilever Hero Nicky Ong ensured new programmes made a powerful impact
Equality For All View 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.
Becoming a micro-entrepreneur in rural Colombia
19/02/2019 4minute read time
Becoming a micro-entrepreneur in rural Colombia
Our Shakti Project in the Middle Americas is empowering women
Cocoa farmers in Ghana
10/12/2018 4minute read time
Human Rights: Making a positive and lasting impact
Here’s how we’re addressing eight salient human rights in our supply chain
Woman Tea Plucker
07/12/2018 LLong Read
Breaking the silence, ending harassment, keeping women safe
UN Women with the support of Unilever has created a new global framework to increase the safety of women in agricultural supply chains
Unilever employee showcasing the product catalogue
01/11/2018 5minute read time
Social investing: why it’s time to get gender-smart
Introducing our new Lean Data toolkit designed to improve outcomes for women
Protecting The Natural World View all
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.
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.
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
Palm oil woman farmers
27/10/2017
How supporting independent palm oil farmers will have a big impact on deforestation
As one of the world’s largest palm oil end users, we’re committed to ensuring our ingredients don’t come at the expense of the environment or people.
Climate Action View all
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?
Elisabeth Latham
07/06/2018 3minute read time
“I didn’t want my ideas to collect dust”
Cow burps, climate change and a scientist on a mission. Meet the woman behind the story
Elisabeth Latham
Elizabeth Latham
Founder of the Sustainable Protein and Environment Initiative
Elisabeth Latham
Elizabeth Latham
Founder of the Sustainable Protein and Environment Initiative
Inventor, academic and passionate advocate for applying science to improve the world, Elizabeth Latham is the founder of the Sustainable Protein and Environment Initiative. She was a category winner in Unilever’s Young Entrepreneurs Awards 2017.
Marmite jars on the production line
02/02/2018
Unilever recognised as a leader in tackling supply chain emissions
We have been identified as a global leader – by CDP, the non-profit environmental disclosure platform – for our actions and strategies to manage carbon and climate change across our supply chain.
Hannah Hislop, Global Advocacy & Partnerships Manager
16/11/2017
Why forests hold the key to halting irreversible climate change
Over the past two weeks, nations have been meeting at the UN’s Climate Change negotiations (COP23) in Bonn, Germany, to drive action on tackling climate change. One important talking point has been the hugely damaging impact of deforestation. We asked Hannah Hislop, our Global Advocacy & Partnerships Manager, about the issue and what must be done.
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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