Recent events
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2020
Unilever announces plan to replace fossil-derived carbon in cleaning products
Unilever announced that it will replace all carbon derived from fossil fuels in its cleaning and laundry products with renewable or recycled carbon.
2020
Unilever and Algenuity team up to explore microalgae foods
Unilever and biotech start-up Algenuity teamed up to explore the potential of microalgae in future foods, with Algenuity working with Unilever's Foods and Refreshment R&D team on ways to bring microalgae foods to market.
2020
Kenyan workers file UN complaint against Unilever
A group of 218 Kenyan tea plantation workers complained to the United Nations, alleging that Unilever violated international human-rights standards and failed to provide appropriate assistance to employees attacked during the 2007 ethnic violence. Unilever said it strongly opposed the allegations and had provided significant support to affected employees.
2020
Midea and Unilever announce laundry-care partnership
Midea Group and Unilever announced a strategic partnership to collaborate on smart laundry-care solutions, including product development, marketing and data.
2020
Oyo and Unilever partner on sanitised stays
Oyo said it was partnering with Unilever for its sanitised stays initiative. Unilever's home and personal hygiene brands will be used to clean and disinfect Oyo properties, with the partnership beginning in India and then expanding to other stated markets.
2020
OYO and Unilever announce global hygiene partnership
OYO Hotels & Homes announced a global partnership with Unilever for sanitisation and cleanliness requirements at OYO properties. The partnership will begin in India and then extend across other markets.
2020
Unilever announces Fair & Lovely rename to Glow & Lovely
Unilever announced that its Fair & Lovely skin-whitening cream would be renamed Glow & Lovely. It also announced that the men's version would become Glow & Handsome; the products were expected to appear under the new names in the following months.
2020
Brands pause Facebook advertising amid boycott
Unilever announced that it would pause advertising for the rest of the year, and Ben & Jerry’s, Patagonia and The North Face said they would pause Facebook advertising amid calls for a social-media ad boycott. The campaign pressed Facebook to address hate speech and other harmful content.
2020
Unilever Indonesia temporarily closes Cikarang tea-beverage plant
Unilever Indonesia closed its tea-based beverages plant in Cikarang on June 26 until further notice after COVID-19 cases were confirmed among workers at the facility.
2020
Unilever announces a new name for Fair & Lovely
Unilever announced that it had chosen a new name for its Fair & Lovely skin-lightening cream, which was awaiting regulatory approval. The announcement followed criticism that the brand promoted colourism.
2020
Unilever withdraws 2020 sales guidance
Unilever withdrew its full-year sales forecasts, saying it could not reliably assess the pandemic's impact across its markets and business.
2020
Unilever partners with UK government to fund global handwashing programme
Unilever announced that it is working with the UK government to fund a global handwashing programme, with funding of up to £50 million from both parties and more than 20 million hygiene products to be provided in the developing world.
2020
Lifebuoy and Domestos to lead global handwashing awareness campaign
Unilever said its brands Lifebuoy and Domestos would lead a mass awareness campaign across TV, radio, print and digital media in countries in Africa and Asia, including Kenya, Ghana and Bangladesh.
2020
McLaren and Unilever announce technical partnership
McLaren announced a multi-year technical partnership with Unilever covering engineering, digital and talent projects, with work starting in 2020.
2019
Unilever invests $94 million in Dutch food innovation center
Unilever recently invested $94 million in The Hive, a food innovation center in the Netherlands. The company plans to work there with academic researchers, startups, and other partners to develop products including plant-based meat and sustainable food packaging.
2019
Unilever pledges to reduce new plastic use
Unilever announced a target to use no more than 386,000 tons of new plastic per year by 2025, down from 772,000 tons in 2018.
2019
Unilever pledges to halve new plastic use by 2025
Unilever announced a pledge to halve its use of new plastic within five years, including by reducing plastic packaging use by over 100,000 tonnes and increasing the use of recycled plastic. It also set a target to collect and process around 600,000 tonnes of plastic annually by 2025.
2019
NGL Collective announces sponsors for Hispanicize’s 10th anniversary event
NGL Collective announced the first round of official sponsors for the 10th Anniversary Hispanicize, including Pepsi, HBO Latino, McDonald's, Google, Unilever and other listed organizations. Sponsors were to participate in event activations and programming.
2015
Lions Health, UNICEF and Unilever launch Young Lions Health Award
Lions Health, UNICEF and Unilever launched the Young Lions Health Award, a competition for young creatives and marketers intended to address challenges facing global health systems in developing countries.
2015
Lions Health, UNICEF and Unilever launch Young Lions Health Award
Lions Health, UNICEF and Unilever launched the Young Lions Health Award, a competition for young creatives and marketers intended to develop campaign ideas addressing challenges facing global health systems in developing countries.