Country: India.
City/village: near Lucknow.
Province/state: Uttar Pradesh.
Countryside near Rae Bareli.
Hindustan Lever Limited.
Swasthya Chetna ( health awakening) campaign, using LIFEBUOY soap.Courtesy of Unilever
As the globe’s third-largest consumer-goods company, Unilever has a reach few corporations can match. More than half of the agricultural materials Unilever uses now come from sustainable sources and it has helped train 800,000 farmers to grow crops responsibly. In 2009 the company stopped issuing earnings guidance to keep short-term profits from driving strategy. While some shareholders have fretted about the bottom line, Unilever says its most sustainable products (including Dove and Lifebuoy soaps and Ben & Jerry’s ice cream) are now its biggest growth drivers.
Company Info
Sector | Food |
Industry | Food Consumer Products |
Country | U.K./Netherlands |
Revenues ($ millions) | 64,252 |
Company type | Public |
CEO | Paul Polman |
Website | www.unilever.com |
Impact Segment | Economic Opportunity/Financial Inclusion |
Fortune Rankings
Fortune 500 Rank | - |
Fortune 500 Profile | - |
Most Powerful Women Rank | - |
Most Powerful Women Profile | - |
World's Greatest Leaders Rank | - |
World's Greatest Leaders Profile | - |