Our approach to sustainability

We are making sustainable living a driver of everything we do. The Unilever Sustainable Living Plan is the blueprint for growing our business sustainably.

Sparkle iconIn November 2010 we launched the Unilever Sustainable Living Plan, which outlines our goal to grow the business while reducing our environmental footprint and increasing the positive contribution which we make to society. The Plan sets out a range of targets to achieve by 2020 and in April 2012 we published this, our first report on progress against the targets in the Plan.

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Message from our CEO Paul Polman

Paul Polman giving a presentation.

How to grow sustainably is the biggest challenge facing companies everywhere.

Our sustainability strategy

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We believe growth and sustainability go hand in hand

Values & standards

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Our Code of Business Principles outlines the standards we live by

Governance

Unilever Chairman Michael Treschow in South Africa

Our strategy is supported by company-wide governance and management structures.

Engaging with stakeholders

Paul Polman with Ban Ki-moon at the UN, June 2010

Listening to our stakeholders’ concerns.

Sustainability timeline

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The key milestones in our journey from the 1890s to 2011.

Awards & recognition

External recognition we have received for our sustainability performance.