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LOISTIS
INNOVATION SOURIN
MANUFATURIN
Our R&D msson s to
buld brands through
beneft-led nnovaton
unlocked by scence and
technology We spend about
1 bllon a year on research
and development, employ more
than 6,000 R&D experts and have
sx key R&D stes ategory-
specfc R&D s complemented
by a Strategc Scence roup
workng on long-term scence
breakthroughs Both are
supported by capabltes such
as regulatory, safety and
envronmental assurance
Ths allows us to nvest further, growng free cash flow and nvestng back nto
the busness through nnovaton and marketng, to create even stronger
brands Ths drves proftable volume growth and the vrtuous crcle contnues
1 bllon
spent on R&D per year
WE EMPLOY
MORE THAN
6,000 R&D
PROFESSIONALS
AROUND THE
WORLD
Delverng products to our
customers s the role of
logstcs We are centralsng
our operatons wth a network
of global UltraLogstk control
towers to mprove customer
servce, cut costs and reduce
O2 emssons whch have fallen
by around 21% across 14
countres snce 2010 We
ncreasngly use hybrd vehcles
and ral rather than road
We have a 35 bllon annual
procurement programme
ncludng agrcultural raw
materals, 60% of whch are
sustanably sourced We are
rollng out a Responsble
Sourcng Polcy and 170
Partner to Wn supplers met
the self-assessed crtera n
2015 We reached the landmark
of 100% certfed and traceable
palm ol sourced for our
European and Australan
food busnesses n 2015
60%
of agrcultural raw materals
sustanably sourced
Unlever has the world’s No1
FM supply chan accordng
to artner We operate almost
300 factores and have nvested
heavly n effcency and
eco-producton Sales per
factory have ncreased by 30%
snce 2009 whle costs avoded
through eco-producton have
exceeded 600 mllon snce
2008 In 2015, the total
non-hazardous waste sent to
landfll was 196 tonnes, whch
s 014% of the 2008 baselne
of 141,767 tonnes
No1
FM supply chan
accordng to artner
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