New organisations will help boost our support for social enterprises
With EY and Mastercard joining TRANSFORM, we now have more ways to help meet the needs of low-income households in developing countries.
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On a mission to help create 1 million girl coders
At university Felipe Resck’s IT class of 80 had only seven girls. This gender imbalance in STEM remains. To help tackle it for the next generation, he rolled out ‘iamtheCODE’, an initiative to empower teenage girls.
Companies with purpose must change the rules of the game
Leading sustainable business adviser Jonathon Porritt argues that companies with purpose will have to become more radical in changing the system if we’re to tackle the climate emergency, eco-system collapse and chronic inequality.
Let young people change the way the world does business
Kenya-based Draganah Omwange is on our Future Leaders Programme – a scheme to nurture talented young people across the business. Here she shares her thoughts on how purpose will keep Unilever thriving for years to come.
90 years of doing good – why companies with purpose last
In January 1930, our founding companies merged to become Unilever. And from the very beginning, our purpose-driven brands aimed to change lives for the better. We're celebrating 90 years of 'doing well by doing good' – and looking forward at the change we still want to see.
Tackling Kenya’s plastic waste begins in the playground
Plastic litter and dumped waste are degrading the environment in Kenya. To change public attitudes towards waste, Unilever Hero Draganah Omwange recruited an enthusiastic set of changemakers – schoolchildren in Nairobi, one school at a time.
Providing hope following a wave of destruction
When a shock earthquake and tsunami left his colleagues and families in danger, Key Account Manager Winarto-Anggun Wicaksono knew he had to act fast to ensure their safe evacuation, even though his own family were missing.
Composted factory waste feeds a garden that feeds a community
When the team at our Pouso Alegre site in Brazil realised that they could speedily turn its organic waste into compost, the idea of a factory garden followed. Its fresh produce is served in the staff café and at a local nursery and residential home
Nature and science combine to create a cleaning world-first
In partnership with biotechnology company Evonik, we have harnessed a naturally occurring process to develop a first-of-its-kind biodegradable and renewable ingredient for household cleaning products.
Ten ways we made a difference in 2019
From plastic waste to climate action, future foods to safe sanitation, here’s a quick snapshot of some of the positive change we’ve helped deliver over the past year.
Creating unshakeable pride with the Unbreakable Rainbow
When a rainbow of flowers celebrating Poland’s LGBT+ community was burnt down for the seventh time, Ben & Jerry’s Country Business Lead Martyna Kaczmarek came up with an innovative solution
How to innovate human rights for the next generation
What part should business play in championing human rights? What fresh challenges does the digital economy bring? Marcela Manubens, Unilever’s VP for Integrated Social Sustainability, highlights four areas where innovation is key.
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