Unilever Sustainable Living Plan2012

• More than 400 brands• Everyday, 2 Billion people use their product• Turnover increased by 10.5%• Break through the €50 billion barrier• Becoming an €80 Billion company• The winner of International Green Awards 2011

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10 Years Plan• Double in size of business whilst

reduce environmental foot print and increase positive social impact

• 100% Raw material• Inspire people to take small everyday

action

Identifying the ProblemsPeople• 9 Billion on planet by 2050• 200,000 persons per day • 200 M unemployed • 600 M jobs need to be created over next decade• 2 M children die from diarrhea and pneumonia each yearPlanet• 2 temperature rise acceleration• 2/3 of world population are under water stressed conditions by 2050• 40% agricultural land degraded• 1 in 10 of the adult population is obese while almost 1 billion people go hungery

People – Health & Well-Being1. Health & Hygiene– Pureit in-home water purifier, Lifebuoy brand aims to change

the hygiene behaviour– Dove, self-esteem through educational programmes.

2. Nutrition– Reduce salt, sugar, calories and saturated fat composition of

products– Removed all trans fat from all products in September 2012

Planet – Reduce Environmental Impact

1. Green House Gases– Concentrating our liquids and compacting our powders– Cold water wash laundry products

• Unilever open innovation team 2012 research

– Reducing truck mileage, alternative transport such as rail or ship for 40% improvement in CO₂ efficiency

– Freezer cabinets that use climate-friendly (hydrocarbon) refrigerants

Planet – Reduce Environmental ImpactHalve the footprint of our product2. Water

– Easier rinsing products– Seven new factories will aim to abstract less than half the water of those in our

2008 baseline

3. Waste– Reduce packing

• Invested in ‘Material Capability Group’ – Specialist suppliers • Skincare ‘Citra’ bottles now using new technology-bi-model resin

Reduced 70 tonnes of material

• Concentrating liquid products

– Recycle• Twister, Paddle Pop and Fruttare, reduce wrap • Ice-cream and margarine tubs – Research for easily recyclable material

Planet - Enhancing LivelihoodsHalve the footprint of our product1. Sustainable sourcing– source sustainably all soy beans by 2014 and all soy oils by 2020– tea in all Lipton tea bags sourced from Rainforest Alliance Certified™

estates– 100% of our fruit from sustainable sources– source cocoa sustainably for our Magnum ice cream– flavours of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream will be Fairtrade certified– all paper-based office sustainable forests or recycled sources

2. Better Livelihood– Support small scale distributors and smallholder farmers

Profit – Focus on fewer but bigger projects1. Our Brands

– Strengthen connections between consumer and the product – Dove Beauty Campaign

2. Operation– Develop innovative product that

address different consumer needs at different price points

– Add value at every step in the value chain

– Quality of customer service – rolling out our innovation faster

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Other Projects

• Better Future Starts at Home• Unilever Ventures Ltd • Open Innovation Team • Material Capability Group• Employee projects

Our Strength• Focus on fewer but bigger projects• All our sustainable plans add value• Control of operational system• Operate in 190 countries• New factories, implementations and innovation• Internal R and D capability