News & insights

Collaborating & innovating for change View all

Unilever’s AI hub in Shanghai, a centre for artificial intelligence, agility and innovative product design

09/07/2020 3minute read time

AI hub accelerates product innovation for Chinese markets and beyond

Unilever’s new state-of-the-art R&D hub in Shanghai is using live-stream data, local insights and AI tools to speed products to market for Chinese consumers

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

Overhead image of a camp

19/06/2020 4minute read time

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

Our partnerships, product donations and entrepreneurship programmes

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

Hands applying hand sanitiser gel

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

Equality For All View all

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

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

Felipe Resck

08/01/2020 3minute read time

On a mission to help create 1 million girl coders

Felipe Resck is empowering girls in Brazil by teaching them coding skills

Climate Action View all

Forest river

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.

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

Trees in eucalyptus forest in Sri Lanka. CDP has given Unilever a triple A score for our action to mitigate climate risk, protect forests and enhance water stewardship.

03/02/2020 2minute read time

CDP gives Unilever triple ‘A’ for sustainability leadership

Recognition for our action to mitigate climate risk, protect forests and enhance water stewardship

Wind turbines. 100% of Unilever’s grid electricity across Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and North America now comes from renewable sources.

31/01/2020 2minute read time

We now use 100% renewable grid electricity globally

This is another major step towards our goal of becoming carbon neutral across the business before 2030

CDP Climate

23/01/2020 2minute read time

Unilever recognised by CDP for action on climate crisis

Greater transparency is key to driving ambitious climate action and keeping global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius

Good health & well-being View all

Children washing hands

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.

Boy cooking with sticky fingers. Family meal plans and activities were key F&R initiatives during lockdown.

29/05/2020 LLong Read

Creating moments of comfort, connection and celebration during Covid-19

Ten fresh ways our Foods & Refreshment brands have helped consumers and communities navigate lockdown

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

Harnessing the power of what we do best

07/05/2020 LLong Read

Domestos: harnessing the power of what we do best

How a day to raise awareness became a practical, replicable behavioural change programme reaching 28 million people with clean, safe toilets.

A group of children raise their hands whilst taking part of Lifebuoy’s handwashing programme

07/05/2020 LLong Read

How Lifebuoy scaled up to save lives

A decade ago, the soap brand set out to make handwashing with soap a habit for more than 1 billion people by 2020. Here’s how it reached that goal, and why it’s still committed to making an even bigger impact in the years to come.

Unilever News View all

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

Illustration of girl working in factory. Unilever is recognised by Gartner in its 2020 Supply Chain Top 25 report.

26/05/2020 2minute read time

Unilever supply chain retains spot in Gartner ‘Masters’ category

We are delighted to be recognised by Gartner in its Supply Chain Top 25 report once again this year

Man happily holding a cif spray bottle

06/05/2020 LLong Read

Covid-19 support: From Singapore to Slovakia, Bangladesh to Brazil

How we’re supporting global and national efforts to help protect lives and livelihoods

Leeds Sanitiser truck

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

Consuming Sustainably View all

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. Love Beauty & Planet bottle sit on the shelf in front of her

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 Unilever brands

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

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

A man pours a glass kettle of tea into a small branded T2 cup in front of a stack of T2 packs. A woman drinks a cup in the foreground.

24/02/2020 3minute read time

Tea brand T2 becomes Unilever’s eighth certified B Corp

“We consider our impact in every step of our business, from the first leaf to the last sip”

Protecting The Natural World View all

People picking up waste from a beach

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

04/12/2019 LLong Read

You could argue that soil is more valuable than gold

Healthy soil is essential to grow healthy crops. This is why we’re helping to protect and regenerate soils for future generations of farmers.

21/10/2019 3minute read time

Dove moves to 100% recycled plastic bottles

Dove is taking action on plastic waste with one of the biggest plastic reduction programmes in the global beauty industry

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

Access To Water View all

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

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

hand in water

15/11/2016

Water best practice secures Unilever A grade while supporting growth

New report by CDP puts Unilever on 'A List' as a 'world leader for corporate action on water security'

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

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.

Social Media

YouTube

Brands with purpose grow – and here’s the proof

Why gender equality matters to Unilever

Futuremaker: Jane Wurwand

Futuremaker: Jay Tandan

Futuremaker: Tracy Shepard-Rashkin

Futuremaker: Sonika Malhotra

Futuremaker: Cristine Lu

Instagram

instagram image

instagram image

instagram image

instagram image

instagram image

instagram image

instagram image

instagram image

instagram image

instagram image

instagram image

instagram image

instagram image

instagram image

instagram image

instagram image

instagram image

instagram image

@Unilever

We’ve developed and used non-animal methods to assure product safety for 30+ years & are recognised by @PETA and… https://t.co/cjme3FVHHP

09/07/2020

Connect with us

We're always looking to connect with those who share an interest in a sustainable future.

Contact us

Get in touch with Unilever and specialist teams in our headquarters, or find contacts around the world.

Contact us