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.
Better hygiene
A lack of basic hygiene can cause many diseases. Diarrhoea alone leads to around 2 million deaths every year.
Our Lifebuoy team is promoting handwashing with soap, which can reduce diarrhoeal diseases by up to 48%. Over five years their awareness campaign has reached around 120 million people in rural villages in India.
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
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.
