Tag: Unilever

Unilever announces €20 million investment in new Ukraine factory

Stuart Mitchell

Unilever has announced it will invest €20million in a new production facility in the Kyiv region of Ukraine, to support our growing business and demonstrate our long-term commitment to the country. Construction will start this year, with the factory expected to open in 2024. The new factory will create around 100 jobs and will manufacture personal care products including shampoos and shower gels for brands such as Dove, Axe, TRESemmé and Clear. The hub will predominantly supply the local Ukrainian market but has future potential to export to European markets.…

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Unilever reveals influencers can switch people on to sustainable living

Stuart Mitchell

Unilever, alongside a cohort of eco-conscious influencers and behavioural scientists, today announce the results of a first of its kind examination of the role of influencer content in impacting sustainable choices. The experiment was created in partnership with the Behavioural Insights Team (BIT), the world’s first government institution dedicated to applying behaviour science. To put activist influencer social media content to the test, BIT built a simulated social platform that showed people various styles of content, and measured the resulting behaviour change of 6,000 UK, US, and Canadian consumers. The…

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Flue2Chem: SCI, Unilever and 13 partners launch £5.4m net zero collaboration project

Stuart Mitchell

A consortium of businesses, universities and non-governmental organisations has received a grant of £2.68 million in funding to develop a project aimed at converting industrial waste gases into sustainable materials for use in consumer products. The £5.4m Flue2Chem Project is a two-year programme spearheaded by Unilever and SCI, with 13 other organisations involved. With funding from Innovate UK, which has come via the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Transforming Foundation Industries Challenge, the partners aim to take waste gas from foundation industries such as metal, glass, paper and chemicals, and…

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Unilever, Tesco and In Kind Direct extend charity partnership

Stuart Mitchell

Unilever, Tesco and In Kind Direct have launched the second phase of their ongoing partnership to help families struggling with hygiene poverty in the UK. Research conducted last year by In Kind Direct found that almost half of low-income households have had to go without hygiene products because they can no longer afford them. Responding to the growing need to support charities and households across the UK, the partnership brings together the in-store activation expertise of Unilever and reach of their household brands, Tesco’s scale, store footprint and online reach,…

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Unilever CEO announces intention to retire at end of 2023

Stuart Mitchell

Unilever has announced that CEO Alan Jope has informed the Board of his intention to retire from the company at the end of 2023, after five years in the role. The Board will now proceed with a formal search for a successor and will consider both internal and external candidates. Unilever Chairman Nils Andersen said: “Unilever has seen improved performance, enabled by its clear strategic choices and a significant company transformation. The Board will now conduct an orderly succession process and support Alan and the management team in further driving…

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