Our biggest
challenges
Poverty, malnutrition, climate change and water scarcity: these are some of the big challenges facing the world and our business today. Find out more about how we are addressing these and other sustainability issues.
Sustainable tea
As one of the world’s biggest buyers of black tea, we care about how it is grown.
In 2007, we committed to sourcing all our tea from sustainable sources by 2015. We are working with the Rainforest Alliance to ensure that all the farms we source from are certified.
Some performance highlights
Nutrition
22 000
Food and drink products were assessed via our Nutrition Enhancement Programme.
Hygiene & well-being
120m people
Reached through Lifebuoy's hygiene education programme in India since 2002.
Greenhouse gases
39%
Reduction in CO2 from energy by our factories since 1995.
Water
63%
Reduction in water use by our factories since 1995.
Community
€91m
Invested in local communities around the world.
Employee safety
Accident rate reduced from 0.26 in 2007 to 0.21 per 100,000 hours worked in 2008.
Our Sustainability reporting
26 March 2009: Download our 2008 Sustainable Development Overview on the link shown opposite. For more information on sustainability see below:
- Download previous year's report
- Sustainable Development Overview 2008
Our people
Harold Bokaba AIDS Champion, Unilever South Africa
It takes a particular type of personality to dole out condoms to burly truck drivers, but that's just one of the approaches Harold Bokaba has taken in an effort to stem the spread of HIV/AIDS among his fellow South Africans.
News
The Cleaner Planet Plan
The Cleaner Planet Plan will help consumers to reduce the environmental impact of doing their laundry
Our brands in society
By addressing social and sustainability issues, our brands can make a real difference and create growth opportunities for our business.
