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Social
2 billion
consumers worldwide use a Unilever product on
any day
• 133 million people reached by Lifebuoy handwashing
programmes since 2002
• 15 million people in 3 million households in India provided
with safe drinking water through Pureit
• 44% of our products in line with internationally accepted
guidelines for saturated and trans fat, sugar and salt
• Nearly 17 million school meals delivered to 80,000
children in 2009 through our partnership with the World
Food Programme
• 45,000 women entrepreneurs reach 3 million consumers
in 100,000 Indian villages with Unilever products
• 9%* reduction in total recordable accident frequency
rate in 2009
Environmental
185,000
tonnes of palm oil sourced sustainably via
GreenPalm certificates
• Around 15% of our tea sourced from Rainforest Alliance
Certified™ farms globally
• Around 430,000 climate-friendly (HFC-free) ice cream
freezer cabinets purchased since 2004
• 41%* reduction in CO2 from energy per tonne of
production over the period 1995-2009
• 65%* reduction in water per tonne of production
over the period 1995-2009
• 73%* reduction in total waste per tonne of production
over the period 1995-2009
• 11 years as sector leader of the Dow Jones
Sustainability Indexes
p18 p20
Case study: Foodsolutions
Salt reductions
Unilever in the UK is supporting government efforts to reduce
levels of salt in food consumed both in and out of the home.
Our brand reformulation programme means that within retail
and the catering sector through Unilever’s Foodsolutions
business, approximately 80% of our products meet the Food
Standards Agency 2010 salt reduction targets. For example,
in Unilever Foodsolutions
UK we have reduced
salt levels in Knorr
soups by 25% and
in sauces by 27%.
Case study: Comfort
Water ways
It is a challenge to develop ways
to maintain business growth
in the laundry category while
reducing the impact of water use.
More water is used in the rinsing than in the
cleaning process. To tackle this, our Comfort
One Rinse fabric conditioner has been formulated
so that much less water is required per wash
to rinse the detergent from clothes. It has been
launched in Vietnam, Indonesia and Brazil, and
is expected to be rolled out to more countries
during 2010.
* 2009 data is preliminary. It will be independently assured
and reported in our online Sustainable Development Report
2009 at www.unilever.com/sustainability