Unilever | Sustainability Performance
Produces and markets consumer goods, including food, beverages, cleaning agents, and personal care products.
1872
United Kingdom
10,001+ employees
Food & Beverages
$10B+ in revenue
$10B+ in profitability
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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark
#690
Overallⓘ#69
in United Kingdomⓘ#25
in Food & BeveragesⓘSustainability Maturity
ⓘSustainability Intent
ⓘOverview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsCarbon certificatesEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementAir & land impactNature and biodiversitySocial
Diversity and InclusionPay GapsHealth and SafetyExternalitiesGovernance
TargetsSDG ImpactFinancial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections
Leading
Laggard
Aligned
Laggard
Aligned
Intensity
Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)
Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)
Water consumption intensity (m³ /$M)
Waste generation intensity (tonnes /$M)
Industry Benchmark
21.1
B/M 31.9
1.8K
B/M 398.5
108.8
B/M 126.4
286.6
B/M 396.0
11.8
B/M 7.8
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Controversy level
- Unilever plc has faced sustained scrutiny over the contested 2022 Ben & Jerry's Israel/West Bank settlement product sales dispute (Ben & Jerry's independent board sued Unilever July 2022 over Unilever's decision to sell Ben & Jerry's Israeli operations to local licensee Avi Zinger) and the contested historic 2001 Hindustan Unilever Kodaikanal Tamil Nadu mercury thermometer factory contamination affecting downstream Indian communities (Unilever Kodaikanal Pond's settlement 2016).
Sustainability employees
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11+
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