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.
Shada Moner Manush
In Bangladesh, there are people with hearts of gold, people we call ‘Shada Moner Manush’
In Bangladesh, there are people with hearts of gold, people we call ‘Shada Moner Manush’. These people have dedicated themselves to improving the lives of those around them, not for monetary gain or for political benefit but because they care.
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
17 March 2010: Our Sustainable Development Overview 2009 is published today and is available to download below.
Education for all
SSKS
Unilever came forward to support an institution that provides free primary education
Women Empowerment
Urban vocational training
450 urban participants from all over the country received hands on training on various Courses
Our brands in society
By addressing social and sustainability issues, our brands can make a real difference and create growth opportunities for our business.
