Tag: Unilever

Unilever in the UK publishes 2019 Gender Pay Report

Stuart Mitchell

Unilever in the UK has today published its gender pay gap results for the third year in line with the government’s Gender Pay Gap regulations introduced in April 2017*. As required by government regulation for gender pay reporting, in addition to reporting data for Unilever’s total UK workforce, more detailed figures from the company’s two main employing entities in the UK have also been published. These are Unilever UK Limited, representing its UK specific operations, including factories, and Unilever UK Central Resources Limited, representing its global functions based in the…

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Unilever joins SalutetheNHS.org to deliver 500,000 personal care products to NHS frontline

Stuart Mitchell

Unilever UK & Ireland has partnered with SalutetheNHS.org, a not for profit, private sector campaign serving the NHS frontline during the covid-19 crisis. Unilever’s involvement enables the campaign to provide frontline NHS workers with packages of its most popular personal care products, including Vaseline, Dove, Radox and Simple. The products mean staff can wash themselves and care for their skin having spent their shift in uncomfortable PPE. The personal care products will be supplied for free by Unilever and assembled into bespoke Soothe & Care packages at SalutetheNHS.org’s campaign headquarters.…

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Unilever achieves gender balance across management globally

Stuart Mitchell

Unilever announced today that it has achieved gender balance across management globally, a year ahead of the target it set itself. With a higher representation of female managers than ever before, Unilever’s workforce is closing the gender gap with 50% women at management level globally, up from 38% in 2010; and a non-executive Board of 45% women. Unilever has particularly made progress in departments where women have historically been under-represented. Finance has reached 50% women at management level globally, and UniOps, Unilever’s operations and technology engine, is now at 47%.…

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UK aid and Unilever to target a billion people in global handwashing campaign

Stuart Mitchell

The UK government is working with Unilever to fund a global programme to urgently tackle the spread of coronavirus. The programme will reach up to a billion people worldwide, raising awareness and changing behaviour, to make sure people are washing their hands with soap regularly and disinfecting surfaces. It is backed by funding of up to £50 million each from both the Department for International Development and Unilever. The programme will also provide over 20 million hygiene products in the developing world, including in areas where there is little or…

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Unilever’s SUAVE combines value and cruelty-free care with PETA accreditation

Stuart Mitchell

Suave has become the latest of Unilever’s beauty and personal care brands to gain global ‘cruelty-free’ accreditation from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). Found in one in every two homes in the U.S., a Suave product is sold every 14 seconds, demonstrating that quality, value and safe products that do not require animal testing can be accessible to all. Berengere Loubatier, Suave’s Senior Brand Director said, “We are delighted to be part of PETA’s ‘Beauty Without Bunnies’ program. Suave is known for its high-quality beauty products made…

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