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Climate Action View all

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

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

Collaborating & innovating for change View all

20/01/2020 3minute read time

Unlocking the power of green chemistry

“I have as a personal purpose the goal of healing the earth and seeking justice”

Joost Oorthuizen

17/01/2020 3minute read time

Could your greatest competitor become your greatest collaborator?

Sustainable Trade Initiative CEO Joost Oorthuizen on why companies must put rivalry aside and work with competitors to address the planet’s most pressing challenges

Sunrise over the earth

17/01/2020 4minute read time

How will businesses with purpose prosper in the future?

From CEOs to young entrepreneurs, six influencers explore the opportunities and challenges ahead

Piyush Pandey

16/01/2020 2minute read time

Are purposeful brands made in people’s hearts?

Ogilvy’s Chief Creative Officer believes brands must help with the pressures consumers face in their daily lives

The Lady Lever Art Gallery at Port Sunlight, Liverpool, UK. Port Sunlight was built by William Lever to provide his employees with decent and affordable houses, and leisure amenities.

16/01/2020 4minute read time

Seven things you may not know about Unilever

To celebrate our 90th birthday, here are a few fascinating facts about the business

Equality For All View all

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

Ali Zaid Area Sales Manager in Sialkot in north-east Punjab, stands in local shop in front of a wooden shelf with local products

30/12/2019 4minute read time

Creating an inclusive work environment in Pakistan

How Ali Zaid is building an inclusive ‘eco-system’ and reaching people from a neglected community

Martyna Kaczmarek looking thoughtful on St Saviour’s Square, Poland

23/12/2019 3minute read time

Creating unshakeable pride with the Unbreakable Rainbow

How Martyna Kaczmarek tackled homophobia with the Unbreakable Rainbow

Protest on streets for equal rights

10/12/2019 4minute read time

How to innovate human rights for the next generation

Human rights are evolving in the digital economy, and business should innovate to meet new needs

People having a discussion

03/12/2019 3minute read time

Recognising ability, empowering through accessibility

Four ways we’re working to include people with disabilities in our business

Consuming Sustainably View all

HUL Pride

20/12/2019 4minute read time

Ten ways we made a difference in 2019

From plastic waste to climate action, here’s a snapshot of some of the positive change we have helped deliver over the past year

Today 90% of the garden’s harvest is used in the factory’s cafeteria which has a positive impact on staff eating habits. “We eat better, we eat together,” says Environmental Coordinator Rodrigo Cano.

16/12/2019 3minute read time

Composted factory waste feeds a garden that feeds a community

Pouso Alegre’s factory waste is composted for its garden. Crops are used in the staff café and given to the local community

T-shirts in a field

29/10/2019 3minute read time

How a tea stain turned into a fashion opportunity

Our Ceytea factory waste is being turned into natural fabric dyes that are offering the fashion industry green options

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.

Protecting The Natural World View all

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

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

Good health & well-being View all

India schoolboy, Virendra, in his school yard. Access to a toilet at school and at home increased Virendra’s school attendance by 20%.

19/11/2019 3minute read time

Meet the sanitation superheroes who’ve made clean toilets their mission

Domestos has helped over 16 million people access good sanitation. Here are the stories of three of them.

05/11/2019 LLong Read

Why you should add a ‘to who’ to your ‘to do’ list

Loneliness can be as bad for you as smoking cigarettes. That’s why Lipton is encouraging people to make a new ‘to do’ list

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

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

CEO, Unilever

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.”

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

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

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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Brands with purpose grow – and here’s the proof

Why gender equality matters to Unilever

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Imagine if a flavour became extinct. We’re working with vanilla farmers in Madagascar to make crops more resilient… https://t.co/Ef5pMHI1gS

28/01/2020

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