Unilever Corporate Sustainability

About UNILEVER With 400 brands spanning 14 categories of home, personal care and foods products, no other company touches so many people’s lives in so many different ways. Unilever’s brand portfolio has made them leaders in every field in which they work. It ranges from much-loved world favourites including Lipton, Knorr, Dove, Becel and Hellmann’s to trusted local brands such as Imperial and Suave. From comforting soups to warm a winter’s day, to sensuous soaps that make you feel fabulous, Unilever’s products help people get more out of life. Unilever is constantly enhancing our brands to deliver more intense, rewarding product experiences. They invest nearly €1 billion every year in cutting edge research and development, and have five laboratories around the world that explore new thinking and techniques to help develop our products.

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