1. Unilever Sustainable Living Plan
“In order to put the Unilever Sustainable Living Plan into context, let me tell you a little about Unilever as a company and a bit of history about our sustainable growth story.“ SHOW VIDEO “Sustainability Journey to date” (then delete slides 3-13 and move direct to slide 14 “Facing a future of increased demand and resource scarcity”).
Objective
This presentation covers all the material to present the Sustainable Living Plan.
It is suitable for external use.
You should not show all the slides as it will be too long! Choose from the selection.
Always show: the business case, the three key features and three big goals.
You can edit the slides and add new ones about your local situation.
Use the video to introduce Unilever: “Sustainability Journey to date”
We recommend starting your presentation by showing the video “Sustainability Journey to Date Feb 2011” (2 mins 43 secs) available on online resource centre   This film covers Unilever, our brands and the way sustainability has helped to drive the business in the past.
You will need speakers for the sound.
If you show the video, delete slides 3-13, you don’t need both!
If you cannot show video, or have limited time, show a selection of charts 3-13.
“Value Chain” video
This popular video was designed for employees but goes down well with external audiences. You should say that we use it with our employees to explain what a life cycle is. Use it at slide 34 when you first show the greenhouse gas footprint.
Say “Sustainable Living Plan” not “USLP”
Do not use the abbreviation “USLP” on slides or in your speech. If you need to shorten, use “Sustainable Living Plan” or “The Plan”.
To add new pictures into the rounded edge boxes, see instructions at end. 1

2. Unilever is a global company
167,000 employees
Operations in
100 countries
Sales in over
180 countries
Half our sales in
D&E countries
Unilever is a global company with operations in around 100 countries and sales in over 180 countries. Over half our sales are in developing and emerging countries. 2

3. People know us by our brands
We make many of the world’s favourite brands which are bought 160 million times a day. 3

4. Sustainable agriculture programme
Today
That’s when we also started our Sustainable Agriculture Programme. Working with suppliers and farmers we developed a set of sustainability indicators that became our Sustainable Agricultural Code, which we ask all our relevant suppliers to apply. 4

5. The business case for sustainability
In Unilever we see no conflict between sustainable consumption and business growth. Quite the opposite.
The business case for growing our company sustainably is compelling:·       
- A growing number of consumers are asking for it      
- Retailers increasingly demand it
- It fuels our product innovation       
- It helps us grow our markets around the world    
- And, in many cases, it saves money 5

6. The business case for sustainability
In Unilever we see no conflict between sustainable consumption and business growth. Quite the opposite.
The business case for growing our company sustainably is compelling:  
- A growing number of consumers are asking for it      
- Retailers increasingly demand it
- It fuels our product innovation       
- It helps us grow our markets around the world    
- And, in many cases, it saves money
In Unilever we see no conflict between sustainable consumption and business growth. Quite the opposite.
The business case for growing our company sustainably is compelling:·       
- A growing number of consumers are asking for it      
- Retailers increasingly demand it
- It fuels our product innovation       
- It helps us grow our markets around the world    
- And, in many cases, it saves money 6 6

7. Consumers want it Sustainably sourced products are growing
Consumers around the world want reassurance that the products they buy are sustainably sourced and protect the earth’s natural resources. A growing number are choosing to buy brands such as Rainforest Alliance CertifiedTM Lipton tea, Ben & Jerry’s Fairtrade ice cream and ‘Small & Mighty’ concentrated laundry detergents. A more sustainable brand is often a more desirable brand.
Sustainably sourced products are growing
A more sustainable brand is a more desirable brand 7

8. Consumers want it
Consumers around the world want reassurance that the products they buy are sustainably sourced and protect the earth’s natural resources. A growing number are choosing to buy brands such as Rainforest Alliance CertifiedTM Lipton tea, Ben & Jerry’s Fairtrade ice cream and ‘Small & Mighty’ concentrated laundry detergents. A more sustainable brand is often a more desirable brand.
Consumers around the world want reassurance that the products they buy are sustainably sourced and protect the earth’s natural resources. A growing number are choosing to buy brands such as Rainforest Alliance CertifiedTM Lipton tea, Ben & Jerry’s Fairtrade ice cream and ‘Small & Mighty’ concentrated laundry detergents. A more sustainable brand is often a more desirable brand. 8 8

9. Customers want it Many retailers have their own sustainability goals
Many retailers have sustainability goals of their own. They need the support of suppliers like Unilever if they are to achieve them. We share our expertise in areas such as sustainable agriculture and lifecycle analysis. This collaboration is broadening and deepening the relationships we have with our customers.
Many retailers have their own sustainability goals
They need our support to
achieve them

10. Customers want it
Many retailers have sustainability goals of their own. They need the support of suppliers like Unilever if they are to achieve them. We share our expertise in areas such as sustainable agriculture and lifecycle analysis. This collaboration is broadening and deepening the relationships we have with our customers.
Many retailers have sustainability goals of their own. They need the support of suppliers like Unilever if they are to achieve them. We share our expertise in areas such as sustainable agriculture and lifecycle analysis. This collaboration is broadening and deepening the relationships we have with our customers.

11. volume of total sourcing (%)
Our top 10 agricultural raw materials
volume of total sourcing (%)
It has taken us over 10 years to make just 10% of these crops sustainable. The plan commits us to make more than 10 times that volume sustainable over the next 10 years.
Source: % total Unilever agricultural volume 2009 11

12. Sustainable Sourcing Targets
Our targets for Sustainable Sourcing:
By 2020 we will source 100% of our agricultural raw materials sustainably (50% by 2015)
We will focus first on our top ten agricultural raw material groups (around 70% of our raw material volumes). This includes dairy
Cage-free eggs: We aim to move to 100% cage-free eggs for all our products, including Ben & Jerry’s ice cream and Hellmann’s, Amora and Calvé mayonnaises

13. Animal Welfare
Animal Welfare is included in the Unilever Sustainable Agriculture Code. This code covers practices that all our suppliers should strive to achieve.
We encourage our suppliers to participate in initiatives to define good animal welfare practices and improvement programmes in the countries and/or regions where they are sourcing, processing and marketing products from animal origin.
We will include animal welfare criteria for eggs and dairy ingredients in our sustainable sourcing programme.
Our long-term ambition is to purchase all our animal-derived ingredients from sustainable sources.

14. Good Eggs for Hellmann’s
2009: Hellmann’s moved to cage-free eggs across Western Europe
March 2010: we changed the Hellmann’s Light recipe to use exclusively cage-free eggs in the US and Canada
May 2010: we announced a move to use free-range eggs in Europe