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Protecting The Natural World
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
World Soil Day
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.
Dove bottles
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
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.
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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
World Soil Day
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.
Dove bottles
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
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