Tag: Unilever

Unilever and JD Logistics agree to explore smart and sustainable solutions in the supply chain

Stuart Mitchell

Unilever and JD Logistics have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to drive sustainable business initiatives in the supply chain. Building on their existing strategic relationship with JD.com, one of China’s largest retailers, Unilever will work more closely with JD Logistics – an independent business group under JD.com that provides smart, digital supply chain and logistics services – to create a framework to identify opportunities for innovation and sustainable growth. The agreement is grounded on a shared commitment to sustainability. The Unilever Sustainable Living Plan – along with Unilever’s recent…

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Companies join forces to help tackle plastic waste with BP’s enhanced recycling technology

Stuart Mitchell

Leading companies operating across the polyester packaging value chain – including businesses involved in the manufacture, use, collection and recycling of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic packaging – today announced they have formed a new consortium that aims to help to address the problem of plastic waste by accelerating the commercialisation of BP Infinia enhanced recycling technology. BP Infinia is designed to turn opaque and difficult-to-recycle (known as ODR) PET plastic waste, that can degrade in quality each time it is recycled using conventional methods, into recycled feedstocks that can be…

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Unilever and Evonik partner to launch green cleaning ingredient

Stuart Mitchell

Unilever, in partnership with speciality chemicals company Evonik, has harnessed a naturally occurring process and turned it into a renewable ingredient; Rhamnolipid.   Rhamnolipid is a type of surfactant found in nature. Surfactants are unique ingredients used in cleaning products that create foam and act on surfaces, enabling dirt and grease to be easily lifted away. This innovative ingredient was introduced to the market this summer in Unilever’s Quix dishwashing brand in Chile, the first time it has been used in a household cleaning product anywhere in the world. Rhamnolipid…

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Seven things you may not know about Unilever

Stuart Mitchell

Unilever, whilst not without their issues, have been one of the companies who have tried to be more transparent and ethical and as they turn 90 this year I thought it might be interesting to copy this “Seven things you may not know about Unilever” post from their website. Ninety years ago this week, British soap-maker Lever Brothers and Dutch manufacturer Margarine Unie merged their operations to become Unilever. To celebrate our birthday, here are a few fascinating facts about the business. You may already know that Unilever makes many…

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Unilever opens new global Foods Innovation Centre on Wageningen campus

Stuart Mitchell

Unilever has invested €85m in the new center, named ‘Hive’ for its location amidst leading academic research centres, start-ups and external partners. From Hive, Unilever will lead its global Foods innovation programs for brands like Knorr, Hellmann’s, The Vegetarian Butcher and Calvė. Areas of research will include: plant-based ingredients and meat alternatives, efficient crops, sustainable food packaging and nutritious foods. Together with its partners, Unilever aims to transform the food industry into a healthy and sustainable system, driving innovations that are healthier for people and for the planet. Alan Jope,…

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