Adding Vitality to life
We meet everyday needs for nutrition, hygiene and personal care with brands that help people feel good, look good and get more out of life.
Corporate responsibility
We are committed to conducting our operations with integrity and with respect for the interests of our stakeholders.
Unilever at a glance
People
167 000
employees at the end of 2010.
Nationalities
22
nationalities among our top tier managers.
Opportunities
53%
of our business comes from emerging markets.
Countries
180
in which our products are sold.
R&D
€928m
spent on R&D worldwide in 2010.
Environment
12 years
as sector leader of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes.
Making sustainable living commonplace
We work to create a better future every day, with brands and services that help people feel good, look good and get more out of life.
Unilever worldwide
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Europe
Ice cream technology is being explored at Colworth, UK.
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North America
Professor David Julius of UCSF was awarded the Unilever Science Prize for his for breakthrough research.
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South America
Unilever Brazil ranks among the top three companies Brazilian students want to work for.
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Africa
Hixonia Nyasulu, South African entrepreneur and businesswoman, is a non-executive director and member of the Unilever Board.
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Asia
Unilever bought its first batch of sustainable palm oil from United Plantations in Malaysia in November 2008.
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Europe
Unilever is investing €100 million in a new manufacturing facility in Tula, south of Moscow.
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New Zealand
What Kiwis think all kids should do before they're 10. More about Persil
