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TERMS OF REFERENE
The orporate Responsblty ommttee oversees Unlever’s
conduct as a responsble multnatonal busness The ommttee
s also charged wth ensurng that Unlever’s reputaton s
protected and enhanced A key element of the ommttee’s role
s the need to dentfy any external developments whch are lkely
to have an nfluence upon Unlever’s standng n socety and to
brng these to the attenton of the Boards
The ommttee currently comprses two Non-Executve
Drectors Louse Fresco, who chars the ommttee, and Laura
ha The hef Marketng & ommuncatons Offcer attends the
ommttee’s meetngs harles olden retred as a Non-
Executve Drector of Unlever at the 2014 AMs n May
The ommttee’s dscussons are nformed by the perspectves
of the roup’s two sustanablty leadershp groups, both of whch
are chared by the hef Marketng & ommuncatons Offcer
The frst s the Unlever Sustanable Lvng Plan ouncl (formerly
called the Unlever Sustanable Development roup) – a group
of experts from outsde the roup who advse Unlever’s senor
leadershp on ts sustanablty strategy The second s the
Unlever Sustanable Lvng Plan Steerng Team – the group
of Unlever’s senor executves who are accountable for drvng
sustanable growth The nsghts from these groups help to
keep the Boards nformed of current and emergng trends
and any potental rsks arsng from sustanablty ssues
Durng 2014 the ommttee revewed ts terms of reference of the
ommttee and, on the recommendaton of the ommttee, the
Boards approved mnor changes to the terms
The ommttee’s terms of reference and detals of the Unlever
Sustanable Lvng Plan ouncl are avalable on our webste at
wwwunlevercom/corporategovernance and
wwwunlevercom/sustanable-lvng/governance respectvely
MEETINS
Meetngs are held quarterly and ad hoc as requred The ommttee
harman reports the conclusons to the Boards Four meetngs
were held n 2014 Followng the ommttee’s terms of reference,
Unlever’s corporate rsks and the ‘3+1’ goals set for ndvdual
commttees, the ommttee works to a structured agenda,
enablng members to focus n detal on the responsbltes
assgned to them
The agenda covers the ode of Busness Prncples (the ode) and
ltgaton as well as occupatonal safety, product safety and qualty,
the Unlever Sustanable Lvng Plan (USLP) and corporate
reputaton as well as a range of strategc and current ssues
ODE OF BUSINESS PRINIPLES
The ommttee s responsble for the oversght of the ode and
assocated ode Polces whch set out the standards of conduct
we expect of our employees
The ommttee ensures that the ode and ode Polces
reman ft for purpose and are approprately appled The
Audt ommttee also consders the ode as part of ts remt
to revew rsk management
ATTENDANE
Louse Fresco 4 / 4
harman of the orporate
Responsblty ommttee
Laura ha 4 / 4
harles olden 2 / 2
Ths table shows the membershp of the ommttee together wth ther
attendance at meetngs durng 2014 If Drectors are unable to attend
a meetng, they have the opportunty beforehand to dscuss any agenda
tems wth the ommttee harman Attendance s expressed as the
number of meetngs attended out of the number elgble to be attended
• Scrutny of Unlever’s ode of Busness
Prncples and Unlever’s new Responsble
Sourcng Polcy
• Revew of progress on the Unlever Sustanable
Lvng Plan
• Product qualty and food safety
• omplance wth ode of Busness Prncples,
partcularly by thrd partes
• The Unlever Sustanable Lvng Plan
progress on delverng the Plan
• Product qualty and safety
• orporate reputaton
OMMITTEE MEMBERS AND ATTENDANE
HIHLIHTS OF 2014
PRIORITIES FOR 2015
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REPORT OF THE ORPORATE
RESPONSIBILITY OMMITTEE