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.
Heart Age
Changes in diet and lifestyle are increasing the risk of people developing heart disease.
Unilever has teamed up with the World Heart Federation to launch Heart Age, a new online tool that helps you assess your heart health.
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
40%
Reduction in CO2 from energy per tonne of production by our factories from 1995–2009.
Water
65%
Reduction in water use per tonne of production by our factories from 1995–2009.
Community
€89m
invested in community programmes worldwide in 2009.
Employee safety
Accident rate decreased to 1.91 accidents per one million hours worked in 2009, down 9% on 2008.
Our Sustainability reporting
25 March 2010: Our Sustainable Development Report 2009 is published online today. A summary Sustainable Development Overview 2009 is available to download.
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
BITC names Unilever 'Company of the Year'
UK-based sustainable business organisation Business in the Community (BITC) has named Unilever ‘Company of the Year 2010‘.
Our world in stories
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Europe
Unilever agronomists are working to make agriculture more sustainable in the UK.
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North America
Unilever Canada's Go Blue campaign is encouraging consumers to cut their water consumption by 50%.
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South America
We have teamed up with Wal-Mart to show Brazilian consumers how to live in an environmentally friendly way.
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Africa
We are one of 30 companies helping the Kenyan government tackle hunger in rural areas.
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Asia
Project Shakti has created a livelihood for 45 000 women entrepreneurs in rural India.
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About our business
On any given day, two billion people use our products. This gives us a unique opportunity to help improve their everyday lives.
