unilever is a global company we make many of the world’s favorite brands
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UNILEVER IS A GLOBAL COMPANY
WE MAKE MANY OF THE WORLD’S FAVORITE BRANDS
THE UNILEVER SUSTAINABLE LIVING PLAN
OUR VISION
WHAT MAKES OUR PLAN DISTINCTIVE?
All brandsAll countries
Lifecycle impacts
Not just the
environment
IMPROVING HEALTH & WELL-BEING
IMPROVING HYGIENE
48 millionpeople reached with Lifebuoy handwashing programs by the end of 2012
PROVIDING SAFE DRINKING WATER
35 millionpeople reached with Pure-it since 2005
BUILDING SELF-ESTEEM
Dove Movement for Self-Esteem8.5 million young peoplereached worldwide
Nearly 4 million girls reached in the US
REDUCING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
IMPROVING OUR ECO-EFFICIENCY
Cut 600,000
Tonnes of CO2
100% energy in US
from renewables
Zero waste in 100% of US
factories
UNILEVER’S WATER FOOTPRINT
HELPING CONSUMERS USE LESS WATER & ENERGY
Take up of concentrated and compacted detergents, which reduce GHG by up to half, has
doubled
Dry shampoos reduce GHG by 90% compared to washing hair with
heated water
CHANGING CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR
SCALING UP HEALTH & HYGIENE PROGRAMMES
REDUCING ENVIRONMENTALIMPACTS ACROSS THE VALUE
CHAIN
25% recycled content
4% reduction in pack weight
3.5% increase in recycling
rates
GHG AND WASTE REDUCTION
SOURCING SUSTAINABLY
Our share of world volume
Source: Unilever 2009 data
UNILEVER IS A MAJOR BUYER OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE
Black tea
12% 6% 5% 3% 2% 1%Tomatoes
for processingOnions & Garlic for processing
Palm Oil Rapeseed Oil Soy
TEA
70% Of Lipton tea in the US isRainforest Alliance certified
SUSTAINABLE SOURCING: COCOA & VEGETABLES
64% of Magnum’s cocoa is
Rainforest Alliance Certified™
59% of our top 13 vegetables and
herbs purchased from sustainable
sources
WORKING WITH PARTNERS
SUPPLIERS
NGOs INDUSTRY