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Protecting The Natural World
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.
Man transporting palm oil plants in wheelbarrow
18/01/2017
Driving a new approach to sustainable palm oil
At the COP 21 climate negotiations in Paris, we announced that we will take a jurisdictional approach to commodity sourcing and will preferentially buy from areas that have in place comprehensive climate and forest policies. Our first example of doing this is in the district of Kotawaringin Barat, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia.
Forest in sunlight
02/12/2015
Unilever signals new sourcing approach to help eliminate deforestation
Today, at the COP 21 Climate negotiations in Paris, Unilever has joined a group of consumer goods companies (acting individually) to signal a willingness to prioritise commodity sourcing from areas that are pursuing comprehensive forest climate programmes.
Small holders in the vicinity of the new Sei Mankei factory in Indonesia
26/11/2015
Unilever update on sustainable palm oil
In 2009, Unilever was among the first companies to publicly commit to a long term goal to source 100% of our palm oil sustainably.
Washing Line
15/10/2015
Reinventing laundry to be less water-dependent
October 2015: We have selected the winners of our first three Foundry IDEAS challenges around healthier meals, better sanitation and improved showers. Now you can help us reinvent laundry so it’s not as water-dependent as it is today.
29/11/2013
Australia meets Unilever standards on sustainable dairy sourcing
Australia has become the first country to ensure its entire dairy sector is compliant with Unilever’s Sustainable Agriculture Code.
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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
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