Biodiversity, business and bees
How can you spot future-fit farming? Look for the bees. Over the last ten years, we’ve been working with farmers and smallholders, finding ways both to protect biodiversity and to secure our supply chains. Here’s why.
Building inclusive, deforestation-free palm oil supply chains
We’re working to increase supplies of sustainable and deforestation-free palm oil by sourcing directly from producers on the ground. This not only benefits the local environment, it’s also a win for smallholders, independent mills and our own supply chains.
Leading and delivering on sustainability through our Compass commitments
We’ve set ambitious goals. Climate action to hit net zero, reducing plastic, regenerating agriculture, raising living standards in our value chain. Through our Compass commitments we’re taking action to improve people’s health, protect the planet and build a fairer, inclusive world.
“What on Earth does your Climate & Nature Fund do?”
Research shows over 60% of people believe companies’ greatest responsibility is action on climate. For Earth Day, activist and biologist Swetha Stotra Bhashyam asks Eric Soubeiran, MD of our €1bn Climate & Nature Fund, what and how it will deliver.
Stefani Millie Grant on Growing the future of farming
Raised in Iowa, Stefani Millie Grant, Senior Manager, External Affairs and Sustainability, knows how to talk to farmers. Now her voice is at the heart of a film by The Climate Pledge about Unilever’s Iowa cover crop programme. We spoke to Stefani days before the film aired.
From farm to film: Saving soil, protecting livelihoods
How our Iowa cover crop programme went from farm to film.
Helping women farmers to grow pineapples and their incomes
By providing training and support, we’re helping women oil palm farmers in Indonesia to diversify their income and farm more sustainably.
Discover the tech solutions that are helping us tackle deforestation
The visibility that technology gives us into our supply chain means we can make it increasingly more transparent and traceable, and help us transform our business for a future where deforestation-free is the only way we operate.
How social media is helping make the switch to sustainability
Our new research explores how brands can maximise the power of social media influencers and create content that encourages sustainable living.
Ending animal testing for cosmetics: ten years of progress
In March 2013, the EU banned the marketing of cosmetics containing ingredients that had been tested on animals. Here’s how we’ve been partnering for progress over the past decade.
We’re making it our business to protect and restore nature
Nature is our global life-support system – we rely on it for everything, from the air we breathe to the ingredients used to make our products . That’s why we are committed to helping protect and restore the natural world.
Unilever joins new collaboration to advance alternatives to animal testing
We’re a founder member of the International Collaboration on Cosmetics Safety, working with NGOs and industry experts to accelerate global use of animal-free safety science.
Over 1 million signatures opposing new animal tests. What next?
More than 1.2 million people signed the European Citizens’ Initiative to save cruelty-free cosmetics and end animal testing. Great news! But what happens now? Here’s what we’re doing…
Working towards a deforestation-free supply chain
Ending deforestation within our supply chain is one of the biggest contributions Unilever can make to create a more sustainable world and maintain consumers' trust in our products.