unilever sustainable living plan. 167,000 employees operations in 100 countries sales in over 180...
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Unilever Sustainable Living Plan
167,000 employees
Operations in 100 countries
Sales in over 180 countries
Half our sales in D&E countries
Unilever is a global company
People know us by our brands
Sustainable agriculture programme
1990s Today
The business case for sustainability
The business case for sustainability
In Unilever we see no conflict between sustainable consumption and business growth. Quite the opposite.
The business case for growing our company sustainably is compelling:
- A growing number of consumers are asking for it - Retailers increasingly demand it- It fuels our product innovation - It helps us grow our markets around the world - And, in many cases, it saves money
Consumers want it
Sustainably sourced products are growing
A more sustainable brand is a more desirable brand
Consumers want it
Consumers around the world want reassurance that the
products they buy are sustainably sourced and protect
the earth’s natural resources. A growing number are
choosing to buy brands such as Rainforest Alliance
CertifiedTM Lipton tea, Ben & Jerry’s Fairtrade ice cream
and ‘Small & Mighty’ concentrated laundry detergents. A
more sustainable brand is often a more desirable brand.
They need our support to achieve them
Customers want it
Many retailers have their own sustainability goals
Customers want it
Many retailers have sustainability goals of their
own. They need the support of suppliers like
Unilever if they are to achieve them. We share our
expertise in areas such as sustainable agriculture
and lifecycle analysis. This collaboration is
broadening and deepening the relationships we
have with our customers.
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Sustainable Sourcing Targets
Our targets for Sustainable Sourcing:
• By 2020 we will source 100% of our agricultural raw
materials sustainably (50% by 2015)
• We will focus first on our top ten agricultural raw material
groups (around 70% of our raw material volumes). This
includes dairy
• Cage-free eggs: We aim to move to 100% cage-free
eggs for all our products, including Ben & Jerry’s ice
cream and Hellmann’s, Amora and Calvé mayonnaises
Animal Welfare
• Animal Welfare is included in the Unilever Sustainable Agriculture Code. This code covers practices that all our suppliers should strive to achieve.
• We encourage our suppliers to participate in initiatives to define good animal welfare practices and improvement programmes in the countries and/or regions where they are sourcing, processing and marketing products from animal origin.
• We will include animal welfare criteria for eggs and dairy ingredients in our sustainable sourcing programme.
• Our long-term ambition is to purchase all our animal-derived ingredients from sustainable sources.
Good Eggs for Hellmann’s
• 2009: Hellmann’s moved to cage-free eggs across Western Europe
• March 2010: we changed the Hellmann’s Light recipe to use exclusively cage-free eggs in the US and Canada
• May 2010: we announced a move to use free-range eggs in Europe