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                  • How we built sustainability into our manufacturing DNA
                    News & insights > Feature articles Web page | 09/11/2020

                    …– in a short film. Watch it here.. Ten years ago, Unilever committed to making sustainable living commonplace through the Unilever Sustainable Living Plan. This meant looking at the…

                  • Unilever supply chain retains spot in Gartner ‘Masters’ category
                    News & insights > Feature articles Web page | 26/05/2020

                    …Unilever supply chain retains spot in Gartner ‘Masters’. Unilever supply chain retains spot in Gartner ‘Masters’ category. We are delighted to be recognised by Gartner in its Supply…

                  • Unilever announces Covid-19 actions for all employees
                    News & insights > Feature articles Web page | 16/03/2020

                    …Work from any Unilever site other than your principal location. Enter a Unilever site if you are suffering from cold or flu-like symptoms. Invite any visitors onto a Unilever site without…

                  • Unilever signs European Plastics Pact
                    News & insights > Feature articles Web page | 11/03/2020

                    …from Unilever and other signatories that we are ready to move faster towards a circular economy for plastics,” says Hanneke Faber, President, Global Foods & Refreshment, Unilever. “We…

                  • Uber–Unilever partnership drives confidence as lockdowns start to ease
                    News & insights > Feature articles Web page | 14/05/2020

                    …Unilever partner Uber to drive confidence as lockdown eases. Uber–Unilever partnership drives confidence as lockdowns start to ease. As parts of the world start to loosen their lockdowns…

                  • Unilever sets out new actions to fight climate change, and protect and regenerate nature, to preserve resources for future generations
                    News > Press releases Web page | 15/06/2020

                    …Unilever sets out new actions to fight climate change, and protect and regenerate nature, to preserve resources for future generations. London/Rotterdam - Today, Unilever set out a…

                  • Our progress on plastics
                    News & insights > Feature articles Web page | 28/10/2020

                    …culture and business models continue to dominate our lives and damage our planet,” says Unilever CEO Alan Jope. “Despite challenging conditions, we must not turn our backs on plastic…

                  • Unilever announces completion of Horlicks acquisition from GSK
                    News > Press releases Web page | 01/04/2020

                    …Unilever announces completion of Horlicks acquisition from GSK. London/ Rotterdam - Unilever today announced that Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL), India’s largest fast-moving consumer…

                  • Strong third-quarter performance shows resilience and agility
                    News > Press releases Web page | 22/10/2020

                    …Strong third-quarter performance shows resilience and agility. Today, Unilever announced its results for the third quarter of 2020. The strong performance – with underlying sales up…

                  • Tackling poverty, now and in the future
                    News & insights > Feature articles Web page | 16/10/2020

                    …the Hygiene & Behaviour Change Coalition (HBCC): a public–private partnership between Unilever and the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCOD) to curb the spread of…

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