Why Unilever is teaming with NRG on clean energy

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By 2020, the partnership could develop enough renewable generation capacity to cover Unilever's US sites

Unilever's 10,000-person U.S. operation buys enough renewable energy certificates to offset the electricity needs of all its sites, but the company behind brands including Ben & Jerry's, Dove, Q-tips and...

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