MANILA – Unilever has broadened its Sustainable Living Plan three years since its launch, including new goals in its sustainability framework, particularly in the area of Enhancing Livelihoods. This pillar has been expanded with a more substantive program focusing on:
– Fairness in the Workplace
– Opportunities for Women
– Developing Inclusive Business Models
In addition, Unilever has decided to step up plans on making a transformational difference to three global issues: climate change, food security, and health and hygiene.
The company announced the expanded plan on June 5 at a sustainability forum in Makati where Unilever Philippines chairman and CEO Rohit Jawa presented the business’ progress since the launch of the plan.
“We’re making good progress in following a blueprint for sustainable, equitable growth. However, we need to do more, and we cannot do it alone,” Jawa said.
“There needs to be a transformative shift towards a new spirit of solidarity, cooperation, and mutual accountability among like-minded partners in business, government, non-government agencies and other relevant spaces for this to take full shape,” he continued.
The Unilever Sustainable Living Plan focuses on measuring its achievements among three key pillars: Health & Well-Being, Environmental Impact, and Enhancing Livelihoods.
According to the FMCG giant, they have been making significant progress since the launch of the plan, and are confident that they will reach their targets by 2020.
A detailed report on the progress made against the targets set out in the Unilever Sustainable Living Plan is available online at unilever.com/sustainable-living.
“We’ve learned a lot in the past three years. We are seeing how sustainability saves money, reduces risks, fuels innovation and drives sales of our brands, creating a virtuous circle of growth,” Jawa said.
Jawa explained that the company would continue to focus its scale, influence, expertise, and resources on making a fundamental change to entire systems, not just incremental improvements.
“Sustainability is not an add-on, it’s good business,” Jawa said.
