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LOISTIS
INNOVATION SOURIN
MANUFATURIN
Our R&D msson s to
buld brands through
beneft-led nnovaton
unlocked by scence and
technology We spend about
1 bllon a year on research
and development, employ more
than 6,000 R&D experts and have
sx key R&D stes ategory-
specfc R&D s complemented
by a Strategc Scence roup
workng on long-term scence
breakthroughs Both are
supported by capabltes such
as regulatory, safety and
envronmental assurance
Ths allows us to nvest further, growng free cash flow and nvestng back nto
the busness through nnovaton and marketng, to create even stronger
brands Ths drves proftable volume growth and the vrtuous crcle contnues
1 bllon
spent on R&D per year
WE EMPLOY
MORE THAN
6,000 R&D
PROFESSIONALS
AROUND THE
WORLD
Delverng products to our
customers s the role of
logstcs We are centralsng
our operatons wth a network
of global UltraLogstk control
towers to mprove customer
servce, cut costs and reduce
O2 emssons whch have fallen
by around 21% across 14
countres snce 2010 We
ncreasngly use hybrd vehcles
and ral rather than road
We have a 35 bllon annual
procurement programme
ncludng agrcultural raw
materals, 60% of whch are
sustanably sourced We are
rollng out a Responsble
Sourcng Polcy and 170
Partner to Wn supplers met
the self-assessed crtera n
2015 We reached the landmark
of 100% certfed and traceable
palm ol sourced for our
European and Australan
food busnesses n 2015
60%
of agrcultural raw materals
sustanably sourced
Unlever has the world’s No1
FM supply chan accordng
to artner We operate almost
300 factores and have nvested
heavly n effcency and
eco-producton Sales per
factory have ncreased by 30%
snce 2009 whle costs avoded
through eco-producton have
exceeded 600 mllon snce
2008 In 2015, the total
non-hazardous waste sent to
landfll was 196 tonnes, whch
s 014% of the 2008 baselne
of 141,767 tonnes
No1
FM supply chan
accordng to artner
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