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First quarter results: operational excellence is delivering improved competitiveness
Today, Unilever announced its results for the first quarter of 2021. Underlying sales are up 5.7%, reflecting how our continued focus on operational excellence is delivering improved competitiveness.
New public-private coalition launched to mobilize more than $1 billion to protect tropical forests and enhance global climate action
Today at the Leaders Summit on Climate a group of governments and companies announced the LEAF Coalition, an ambitious new public-private initiative designed to accelerate climate action by providing results-based finance to countries committed to protecting their tropical forests. This initiative aims to mobilize at least $1 billion in financing, kicking off what is expected to become one of the largest ever public-private efforts to help protect tropical forests, to the benefit of billions of people depending on them, and to support sustainable development.
Strong full-year results demonstrate Unilever’s resilience and agility
Today, we announced our results for the full year 2020, which show underlying sales growth of 1.9%. We focused on driving competitive growth through execution against our five growth fundamentals and delivered a step up in competitive performance.
Unilever commits to help build a more inclusive society
London - Unilever today announced a wide-ranging set of commitments and actions to help build a more equitable and inclusive society by raising living standards across its value chain, creating opportunities through inclusivity, and preparing people for the future of work.
Unilever sets bold new ‘Future Foods’ ambition
London/Rotterdam - Unilever today announced a new annual global sales target of €1 billion from plant-based meat and dairy alternatives, within the next five to seven years. The growth will be driven by the roll-out of The Vegetarian Butcher as well as increasing vegan alternatives from brands including Hellmann’s, Magnum and Wall’s.
‘H For Handwashing’ Initiative To Accelerate Handwashing Behaviour Change
* This Global Handwashing Day (15 October), the Department of Basic Education (DBE), UNICEF, and Lifebuoy announce the signing of a declaration of intent to change the way the letter ‘H’ in the alphabet is being taught to become the universally accepted symbol for handwashing.
Unilever evolves skin care portfolio to embrace a more inclusive vision of beauty
London/Rotterdam - Unilever announced today the next step in the evolution of its skin care portfolio to a more inclusive vision of beauty – which includes the removal of the words ‘fair/fairness’, ‘white/whitening’, and ‘light/lightening’ from its products’ packs and communication. As part of this decision, the Fair & Lovely brand name will be changed in the next few months.
Life in the Pits: scientists identify key enzyme behind BO
Scientists have discovered a unique enzyme responsible for the pungent characteristic smell we call body odour or BO.
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