Our purpose is to make sustainable living commonplace.
It’s why we come to work. It’s why we’re in business. It’s how we inspire exceptional performance.
We believe that the winning businesses of tomorrow will be those which anticipate and respond to the huge changes shaping people’s lives across the world. The businesses that will have the greatest success are those which capitalise on the power of data and biotechnology; adapt to shifting consumer needs; and contribute to tackling the twin challenges of climate change and social inequality.
Sustainable growth
We have a long tradition of being a responsible and pioneering business. It goes back to the days of our founders, including William Lever, who launched one of the world’s first purposeful brands, Sunlight Soap, more than 100 years ago. And it is at the heart of how we run our company today.
We strive to do more good for our planet and our society – not just less harm. We want to act on the social and environmental issues facing the world and we want to enhance people’s lives with our innovative, sustainable and high-quality products.
It is our ambition to be the global leader in sustainable business. We will demonstrate that our purpose-led, future-fit business model delivers superior performance, consistently delivering financial results in the top third of our industry. We’re guided in that ambition by five strategic choices.
Degree Inclusive, the world’s first adaptive deodorant
Our brands will be built on advanced science and will grow by delivering functionally superior products, as well as taking action on social and environmental issues that our consumers care about. They will improve the health of the planet, improve people’s health and wellbeing, and contribute to a fairer, more socially inclusive world.
We will accelerate our growth in US, India, China and key growth markets
Launch of Horlicks
We will sharpen our focus and investment in our key growth markets, while further strengthening our leading positions across growth markets where we are uniquely positioned to win.
We will capture the opportunity in eCommerce, pioneering with innovative routes to market, and leading with shopper insights which help to drive our growth and build strong relationships with our customers.
We will build a purpose-led, future-fit organisation and growth culture
We’ll help build a more equitable and inclusive society
We will unlock capacity through agility and digital transformation, while building our people’s capabilities through lifelong learning. We will be a beacon for diversity, inclusion and values-based leadership.
Our values define how we do business – with integrity.
We expect everyone at Unilever to be an ambassador for our high ethical standards. We want to create an environment where employees not only live our values in their own work – integrity, respect, responsibility and pioneering – but are vigilant in identifying potential concerns, and confident about speaking up in such situations.
