Our biggest
challenges
Poverty, malnutrition, climate change and water scarcity - 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.
Sustainable tea
As one of the world’s biggest buyers of black tea, we care about how it is grown.
In 2007, we committed to sourcing all our tea from sustainable sources by 2015. We are working with the Rainforest Alliance to ensure that all the farms we source from are certified.
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
25 March 2010: Our Sustainable Development Report 2009 is published online today. A summary Sustainable Development Overview 2009 is available to download.
Our people
Sylvia Rutatina Estate Manager, Unilever Tea Tanzania
Achieving Rainforest Alliance certification for Unilever's tea brands depends on people like Sylvia.
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.
