Creating a
better future
The world is facing immense challenges. Find out how we are creating a better future every day, working closely with consumers, NGOs, employees, customers and suppliers.
Unilever Sustainable Living Plan
Inspiring billions of people to take small, everyday actions that add up to a big difference.
By 2020, we will halve the environmental footprint of our products, help more than 1 billion people take action to improve their health and well-being, and source 100% of our agricultural raw materials sustainably.
Some performance highlights
Nutrition
44%
Of products in line with internationally accepted guidelines for saturated and trans fat, sugar and salt.
Sustainable sourcing
15%
Of our global purchases of tea and palm oil from sustainable sources.
Greenhouse gases
44%
Reduction in CO2 from energy per tonne of production by our factories from 1995–2010 (preliminary data).
Water
66%
Reduction in water use per tonne of production by our factories from 1995–2010 (preliminary data).
Community
€89m
invested in community programmes worldwide in 2009.
Employee safety
15.7% reduction in our total recordable frequency rate in 2010 (preliminary data).
Our Sustainability reporting
A summary of the Sustainable Development Overview 2009 is available to download.
- View previous years' reports
- Sustainable Development Overview 2009: Creating a better future every day
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
Unilever in 'Supply Chain Top 25'
Unilever has been included in this year's 'Supply Chain Top 25' - a ranking of supply chain leaders.
Our brands in society
By addressing social and sustainability issues, our brands can make a real difference and create growth opportunities for our business.
