Unilever

'Time to step up': Top business leaders demand more 'aggressive' action to create 'fossil-free zones'

Policy

'Time to step up': Top business leaders demand more 'aggressive' action to create 'fossil-free zones'

Paul Polman, Agder Energi CEO Steffen Syvertsen, and Skift Business Climate Leaders CEO Bjørn K Haugland warn billions of lives stand to be affected by the escalating climate crisis

clock 26 August 2021 • 3 min read
Race to Zero: Electricity North West Power becomes latest firm to announce science based route to net zero

Energy

Race to Zero: Electricity North West Power becomes latest firm to announce science based route to net zero

Electricity North West signs up to UN-backed Race to Zero campaign

clock 11 August 2021 • 3 min read

Policy

'Above all a summit of delivery': Developing nations publish their COP26 wishlist

Climate finance commitments must be met, net zero targets enhanced, and the Paris Agreement finalised, developing countries warn

clock 15 July 2021 • 4 min read

BusinessGreen

1.5C or you're not getting in: Science Based Targets Initiative moves to strengthen approval process

Organisation says climate science means stricter approach to decarbonisation needed

clock 15 July 2021 • 3 min read

R&D

Unilever unveils 'world's first' paper-based laundry detergent bottle

Firm intends to roll out paper bottles for its Omo brand in early 2022 in bid to cut down on plastic

clock 10 June 2021 • 1 min read

Supply chain

Beauty brand Dove plots €8.5m Indonesian forest restoration project

Unilever-owned brand joins forces with NGO Conservation International to restore 20,000 hectares of North Sumatran forest

clock 03 June 2021 • 2 min read

R&D

Unilever teams up with plant-based protein start-up Enough to expand vegan food range

Partnership supports consumer goods giant's goal to sell €1bn-worth of plant-based foods and dairy alternatives annually

clock 27 May 2021 • 1 min read

Recycling

Flexible Plastic Fund: Major food brands launch £1m bag, pouch and sachet recycling drive

Mars, Unilever, Pepsi Co and Nestle among those backing £1m Flexible Plastic Fund

clock 27 May 2021 • 3 min read

Recycling

Unilever puts squeeze on waste footprint with recyclable toothpaste tubes

Maker of Signal, Pepsodent, and Closeup announces plan to switch to recyclable packaging by 2025

clock 18 May 2021 • 2 min read

Supply chain

Tea diplomacy: Why major tea brands are calling for ambitious climate action at COP26

Twinings, PG Tips, Tetley and the Fairtrade Foundation voice concerns about the impact of climate change on their growers in response to Christian Aid study

clock 10 May 2021 • 6 min read