Reports & publications

Welcome to Unilever's Sustainable Development Report. Our summary Sustainable Development Overview 2009 is available to download as a 38-page PDF.

Factory operative on production lineSustainable Development Report

Read about our approach and performance on the key sustainability issues facing our business.

In November 2009 we launched a new vision to double the size of our business while reducing our overall environmental impact across our entire value chain. This vision recognises that the world is changing and that we have to change too if we are to achieve our ambitious growth plans.

This Overview describes how we are working to create a better future for people everywhere through our business and brands.

We show how, with our partners, we are contributing to people’s health and well-being through our products and partnerships. We also explain how we are addressing issues such as sustainable farming, climate change, water stress, packaging and resource use. These are the topics we have defined as our most material issues.

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We have produced an accompanying Sustainable Development Overview – a printed report that provides a more focused discussion of the issues surrounding key topics such as nutrition, hygiene & climate change. It asks what the role of business is, what the challenges are & how Unilever is addressing some of these.