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                  Unilever is a business founded on a sense of purpose, and our unique heritage still shapes the way we do business today. Explore our history from 1871 through our interactive timeline.

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                  • What matters to you
                    Sustainable Living > What matters to you Web page | 16/12/2020

                    …Kericho Tea Estates. Unilever has been growing tea in Kenya since 1924. The estate in Kericho covers over 8,700 hectares and is Rainforest Alliance certified. Unilever offers many benefits…

                  • 10 years of sustainable living
                    Sustainable Living > 10 years of sustainable living Web page | 03/12/2020

                    … In 2010, we launched the Unilever Sustainable Living Plan (USLP). …

                  • Sustainable Living
                    Home > Sustainable Living Web page | 23/11/2020

                    …business, our brands and our partners.. 6. 6. 3. 3. 3. 3. 4. 4. 4. The Unilever Sustainable Living Plan. The Unilever Sustainable Living Plan sets out to decouple our growth from our e…

                  • Lodge a palm oil grievance with Unilever
                    Transforming the palm oil industry > Engaging our palm oil suppliers Web page | 01/06/2018

                    …Lodge a palm oil grievance with Unilever. Lodge a palm oil grievance with Unilever. 2018. Unilever defines a palm oil grievance as a complaint or allegation that goes against our S…

                  • Where does your tea come from?
                    Sustainable tea – leading the industry > Where does your tea come from? Web page | 07/08/2019

                    …improve the lives of people working in tea. Download our list of global tea suppliers. At Unilever, we proudly make some of the UK and Ireland’s most loved tea brands.. 2019. Find out more…

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                    Our approach to reporting > Sustainability performance data Web page | 29/05/2019

                    …the Unilever Sustainable Living Plan. USLP 3-year performance summary: provides a breakdown of Unilever Sustainable Living Plan target performance for the past 3 years. Unilever Code…

                  • Protecting our forests
                    Greenhouse gases > Protecting our forests Web page | 11/03/2019

                    …is why we have disclosed our direct suppliers of all of these commodity groups. 89% of Unilever’s forest-related commodities are certified as sustainably sourced to globally recognised…

                  • More plant-based options
                    Responsibly delicious > More plant-based options Web page | 08/03/2019

                    …Brooke Bond, PG Tips, Pukka and Pure Leaf. We were pleased that in 2019, FAIRR ranked Unilever the best-scoring company among food manufacturers and retailers for moving towards sustainable…

                  • Combating deforestation by working with independent smallholder farmers
                    Connecting with smallholder farmers to enhance livelihoods > Mapping our farmer programmes Web page | 27/02/2019

                    …environment and people. Unilever Chief Supply Chain Officer Marc Engel explains: “As one of the world’s largest palm oil end users in the consumer goods sector, Unilever is committed to leading…

                  • Driving a new approach to sustainable palm oil
                    Connecting with smallholder farmers to enhance livelihoods > Mapping our farmer programmes Web page | 27/02/2019

                    …delighted this programme is up and running,” said Dhaval Buch, Chief Procurement Officer at Unilever. “As smallholders play a key role in palm oil production, we are working to help them…

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