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To coincide with the first year progress report on the Unilever Sustainable Living Plan, a 24-hour, global dialogue discussed topics from sustainable sourcing to consumer behaviour changeSponsor's...
View ArticleUnilever urges sustainable growth at Rio
Paul Polman advocated for reduced tariffs on sustainable commodities, policy on deforestation and the establishment of Sustainable Development GoalsSponsor's featureUnilever's CEO Paul Polman urged...
View ArticleNew commitment on sustainable palm oil
Unilever announces it will reach its target of 100% certified sustainable palm oil three years ahead of scheduleSponsor's featureUnilever has announced it will reach its target of 100% certified...
View ArticleUnilever invests in heat and light in South Africa
Unilever has invested in energy efficient cookers and domestic solar water heaters to benefit poor households in South AfricaSponsor's featureIn South Africa, electric cookers and paraffin stoves are...
View ArticleTackling sachet waste in developing markets
Unilever explains its plans to give used packaging, such as single-use sachets, sustainable valueSponsor's FeatureUnilever sells many millions of products in single-use sachets, particularly in...
View ArticleGlobal Handwashing Day: pledging for positive change
Global Handwashing Day is dedicated to promoting the lifesaving potential of handwashing with soap and has enjoyed five years of success, but there's still a long way to goMillions of people around the...
View ArticleUnilever employees lend a hand
Unilever employees will take part in health and wellbeing social missions throughout October and November, with the hope of improving lives across the worldUnilever is mobilising its thousands of...
View ArticleUnilever brings hygiene education to Millennium Villages
Unilever is aiming to improve the health and well-being of one billion as part of its sustainable living plan goalUnilever and Lifebuoy are to bring hygiene education to the Millennium Villages, an...
View ArticleUnilever joins Every Woman Every Child campaign
By committing to the UN's campaign, Unilever hopes to improve the health of women and children across the worldUnilever has signed up to the UN's Every Woman Every Child campaign to help achieve the...
View ArticleUnilever uses power of social media to help prevent water-borne disease
Unilever partners with Facebook to make charitable giving more social, personal and relevantWater is the source of life but almost 800 million people don't have access to clean drinking water....
View ArticleUnilever to launch world's first Toilet Academy in Vietnam
Breaking the taboo and creating a sustainable and long-term solution to sanitationFor the overwhelming majority of the developed world, a clean and functioning toilet is something we take for granted...
View ArticleSustainable sourcing: Unilever challenges its own value chain
The consumer goods giant now sources more than a third of its agricultural raw materials sustainably. Marc Engel explains what will be key to continuing sustainable transformationWe announced last week...
View ArticleUnilever's Sustainable Living Plan helps cut costs and drive growth
Unilever's second sustainability report claims brands with sustainability at its core have increased salesUnilever's commitment to putting sustainable and equitable growth at the heart of its business...
View ArticleUnilever sources one third of agricultural raw materials sustainably
The consumer goods giant reveals that it sourced 36% of its agricultural raw materials sustainably in 2012For a company that derives around half its raw materials from agriculture, securing more of...
View ArticleUnilever Sustainable Living Lab: join the global dialogue
On Wednesday 24 April, Unilever is hosting an online dialogue to help co-create solutions to the world's most serious sustainability challenges. Request an invitationSponsor's featureUnilever is...
View ArticleUnilever accelerates market transformation for sustainable palm oil
Unilever announces that 100% of the palm oil it buys will be traceable to known sources by end 2014Unilever today announced a significant move in its journey to accelerate market transformation towards...
View ArticleUnilever launches Project Sunlight
Unilever is following up its Sustainable Living Plan with the launch of Project Sunlight, a new initiative to motivate millions of people to adopt more sustainable lifestylesProject Sunlight aims to...
View ArticleUnilever's Project Sunlight: children can be catalyst to sustainable living
New research from Unilever shows that children are key to motivating adults to want to adopt more sustainable lifestylesUnilever's new initiative to motivate millions to live more sustainably, Project...
View ArticleVanilla farmers in Madagascar benefit from Unilever programme - video
Unilever, supplier partner Symrise and development partner GIZ join forces to improve the livelihoods of vanilla farmers who rely heavily on the cropMadagascar is the 11th poorest country in the world...
View ArticleThe ripple effect: liberating the time women spend collecting water -...
Communities around the world are forced to survive with limited or no access to clean water, and the burden of collecting water usually falls on the shoulders of women and girls. It’s estimated that...
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