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During the UN climate conference COP27, Unilever participated in the COP27 Climate Hub, an on-site and digital broadcast hosted by We Don’t Have Time from Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt, with a live episode of the ongoing Re:Agriculture series. Hanneke Faber, President of Unilever’s Nutrition Business Group, joined We Don’t Have Time host Nick Nuttall to moderate a discussion about raising ambitions in the transition to regenerative agriculture. The episode featured four speakers that raised their perspectives and initiatives on regenerative agriculture. Louise Mabulo from the Cacao Project in The Philippines highlighted how a diversity of crops can make coconut farms more resilient and provide farmers with more flexibility and understanding of the food production system. Irene Ojuok of the Global Evergreening Alliance talked about how regenerative agriculture is being utilized in Kenya, by using local trees to improve soil health through a method called FMNR. By using the local knowledge of farmers, food production in Africa can become more in line with the natural ecosystems of the surrounding lands. Chris Buss, Director of IUCN, joined the broadcast to talk about Regen10, an initiative that aims to increase the use of regenerative agriculture through education, collaboration, and inclusion of farmers in all parts of the world. Being inclusive to farms of all sizes is crucial to making this transition happen fast enough. Finally, the broadcast was joined by Max Berkelmans of Rabobank who presented the Acorn initiative to empower smallholder farmers to use new practices and technologies to make their land use more sustainable. The focus on this is agroforestry and connecting this to the carbon market to create more financial incentives for farmers to plant additional trees on their land while improving their soil health. Hanneke Faber also took the opportunity to highlight Unilever’s work with regenerative agriculture: “We have an important role to play. To that point, Unilever created a €1 billion Climate and Nature Fund, which is going to regenerative agriculture in different ways: Crop insurance for farmers, financing the transition as it takes a number of years to implement, and various other ways to fund farmers.” The episode concluded with a panel with all four speakers, highlighting the different solutions for accelerating the transition to regenerative agriculture that can be achieved by working together. Finance was highlighted as a key factor, and the panel agreed that directing subsidies towards regenerative practices so that they are competitive is crucial to making sure that the transition happens fast enough. “I’m hopeful after COP27 that we’ve done a little bit of impressing on the governments that were here that regenerative agriculture is worth spending money on. Some big governments, the US most notably, are doing it,” said Hanneke Faber after hearing from the panelists. Watch the full keynotes and panel in the recording below. https://youtu.be/h2-v90zqVkU?t=1041 Rewatch the COP27 Climate Hub anytime on We Don’t Have Time Play.
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Another day, another setback in the fight against climate climate, and another climate villain. The winner of this "Oh you really thought I couldn't do anything worse for the climate" award? Unilever 🥳 Unilever has now decided to scale back its environmental and social pledges. Yes, you read me right. Amidst the climate crisis and rising social inequalities, Unilever just decided to give up, give up on our planet, give up on humans, give up on our future. On April 19, Unilever's CEO, Hein Schumacher, confirmed plans to water down the company’s ethical pledges on a range of issues including plastic usage and equal pay. Yes, just like that. But who cares about ethics huh? Unilever is one of the largest users of plastic packaging and had previously promised to halve its use of virgin plastics by 2025. Instead (yes, again another broken promise), it will now aim for a reduction of 1/3 by 2026. This means about 100,000 tonnes (!) more fresh plastic will be produced and wasted yearly. Oh, but this isn't all. The company is also abandoning a pledge to pay direct suppliers a living wage by 2030. I mean yeah, who cares about humans being able to afford living huh... (!!!) It is also dropping a commitment that 5% of its workforce will be made of people with disabilities by 2025. Their excuse? Blablabla we receive pressure from shareholders in corporations (banks, oil companies, etc.) to cut costs and focus more on stock market performance than green projects. That makes sense, right? Money matters way more than our future, our planet, and our fellow humans! But congratulations to Unilever for being a liar and climate villain! This is why we should never trust companies and believe in their pledges unless they are actually ACTING on them 🤡 Read more: https://amp-theguardian-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.theguardian.com/business/2024/apr/19/unilever-to-scale-back-environmental-and-social-pledges
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@Unilever this is a HUGE disappointment. We're in a climate crisis and you're BACKING DOWN on plastic reduction and social responsibility?
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It is a shame to see Unilever in this category ... something needs to change urgently
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It truly is heartbreaking to witness such actions, especially considering the urgency of addressing climate change and social inequalities. It's important for individuals and organizations to continue advocating for sustainable practices and ethical commitments to safeguard the well-being of our planet and its inhabitants.
Unilever Philippines takes a significant step towards sustainability by partnering with Green Yellow to integrate solar energy into its factory operations. Through a 15-year Power Purchase Agreement, the company aims to fully install solar panels within a year, generating renewable electricity for key factory buildings. 🌞 This initiative aligns with Unilever's commitment to reduce operational emissions and signifies a strategic move towards renewable energy sources. With a focus on technology and environmental sustainability, Unilever Philippines promotes clean energy and operational efficiency. 🌿🔋 https://solarquarter.com/2024/04/18/unilever-philippines-partners-with-green-yellow-to-integrate-solar-energy-into-factory-operations/
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That's just wow!
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Unilever's initiative is a shining example of responsible corporate citizenship. Here's to more companies following their lead in embracing sustainable practices!
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Great efforts by Unilever, let's go green by enhancing use of renewable energy in running factories, This can help to generate green skills and green jobs
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Plastic pollution remains a colossal challenge that demands a collective response. At Unilever, we're committed to driving systemic change towards a circular economy for plastics. This entails transforming the linear model of 'take, make, dispose' into one that safeguards the environment and conserves resources while accommodating a growing population. One key aspect of our advocacy involves promoting Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) schemes. These schemes incentivize companies like ours to minimize plastic packaging use and prioritize better design choices. By assuming responsibility for managing packaging waste, we aim to enhance recycling systems and ensure accountability throughout the value chain. Our efforts extend beyond individual actions; we advocate for global action and well-designed regulations, such as a legally binding UN treaty on plastic pollution. Through collaboration with suppliers, governments, and partners, we seek to create an enabling environment conducive to a circular economy, driving positive environmental outcomes and sustainable business growth. Partnering with organizations like the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and the World Wildlife Fund, we advocate for ambitious and legally binding global rules to end plastic pollution. Our involvement in initiatives like the Business Coalition for a Global Plastics Treaty underscores our commitment to scaling up interventions and fostering cross-border collaboration. Furthermore, we invest in infrastructure and behavior change initiatives to support a circular plastics economy. From signing global commitments to investing in waste management infrastructure in regions grappling with plastic pollution, we're dedicated to realizing our ambitious 2025 goals and working towards a future where plastics are safely and efficiently circulated within the economy, minimizing their impact on the environment. Together with our partners and stakeholders, we're driving change at the scale and speed required to combat plastic pollution effectively. By advocating for systems change, investing in infrastructure, and promoting responsible consumption and production practices, we're striving to create a world where plastics never become waste or pollution. https://www.unilever.com/planet-and-society/waste-free-world/using-our-voice/
Using our voice to build a circular plastic economy | Unilever
The plastics problem is too big for us to solve alone. Discover how we’re advocating for change to create a circular economy and protect our environment.
https://www.unilever.com/planet-and-society/waste-free-world/using-our-voice/
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Dear dickson mutai Your climate love has received over 50 agrees! We have reached out to Unilever by email and requested a response. I will keep you updated on any progress! To reach more people and increase the chance of a response, click the Share button above to share the review on your social accounts. For every new member that joins We Don't Have Time from your network, we will plant a tree and attribute it to you! /Adam, We Don't Have Time
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This is so good of Unilever. Doing big and small for the sake of our planet. Plastics are a menace and whatever we can do to curb this highly welcome
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Unilever's commitment to driving change for a circular plastic economy is indeed commendable.
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Unilever is raising the bar for corporate responsibility. In a bold move, the company is threatening to cut ties with trade associations that don't align with the Paris Agreement's critical climate goals. 🌐🍃 🔍 After a thorough assessment, Unilever identified organizations hindering progress on climate policy. 💬 Rebecca Marmot, Unilever's CSO, emphasized the importance of these associations being catalysts for change. "We know that becoming fully aligned will not be straightforward, but over the next 12 months we will focus our attention on the practical and realistic actions associations can take. We want our associations to be catalysts for positive policy change, and if they can’t, then we reserve the right to withdraw our membership fees." What's especially promising about this is that it isn't an empty warning. Years ago, the company quietly exited the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the largest business trade group globally, due to its long-standing opposition to environmental policies. Read more here: https://www.greenbiz.com/article/unilever-threatens-quit-trade-associations-block-climate-policy#:~:text=The%20company%20says%20it%20will,Paris%20Agreement%20net%2Dzero%20goals.&text=Unilever%20is%20threatening%20to%20walk,increases%20below%201.5%20degrees%20Celsius.
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Such bold steps signal a new era of corporate accountability and pave the way for meaningful collaboration in addressing the climate crisis
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I LOVE Unilever!
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Very promising!! All industrial sectors should shun-away from any association practices that hinders the net zero emission objectives.
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Plastic pollution is a global challenge that demands a collective response. Unilever is championing a circular plastic economy, collaborating with partners like the International Potato Center (IPC) to drive systemic change and promote sustainability. By advocating for Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), we're pushing for industry-led initiatives to reduce plastic waste and improve recycling systems. Our commitment extends to supporting a global treaty on plastic pollution, urging governments to enact legally binding regulations for a more sustainable future. At the heart of our efforts is the belief that businesses and governments must work together to tackle plastic pollution comprehensively. Through partnerships with organizations like the Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF) and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), they’re advocating for bold action at the international level to address plastic waste at its source. By signing initiatives like The New Plastics Economy Global Commitment and joining coalitions such as the Consumer Goods Forum Plastic Waste Coalition of Action, they’re driving progress towards a circular economy for plastics. However, significant challenges remain, including limited waste infrastructure and regulatory barriers to using recycled plastic. To overcome these obstacles, they’re investing in initiatives like The Ocean Fund to support waste management and recycling infrastructure in regions heavily affected by plastic pollution. Together with other industry leaders, they’re committed to investing in solutions that promote a circular economy for plastics and eliminate unnecessary plastic waste by 2025. Unilever's vision for a circular plastic economy underscores their dedication to sustainability and environmental stewardship. By advocating for systemic change, promoting responsible production and consumption, and investing in innovative solutions, they’re striving to build a future where plastics are reused, recycled, or composted, keeping them out of the environment and in the economy where they belong. https://www.unilever.com/planet-and-society/waste-free-world/using-our-voice/
Using our voice to build a circular plastic economy | Unilever
The plastics problem is too big for us to solve alone. Discover how we’re advocating for change to create a circular economy and protect our environment.
https://www.unilever.com/planet-and-society/waste-free-world/using-our-voice/
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Dear dickson mutai Your climate love has received over 50 agrees! We have reached out to Unilever by email and requested a response. I will keep you updated on any progress! To reach more people and increase the chance of a response, click the Share button above to share the review on your social accounts. For every new member that joins We Don't Have Time from your network, we will plant a tree and attribute it to you! /Adam, We Don't Have Time
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Unilever's dedication to a circular plastic economy showcases its proactive approach towards sustainability. By committing to this initiative, Unilever demonstrates leadership in addressing the global plastic waste crisis and sets a positive example for other companies to follow in creating a more sustainable future.
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It's I nice watching people take responsibility of their own mistakes....this is quite commendable that Unilever is trying to come up with ways to curb the Plastic pollution.
Elizabeth Gathigia
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According to a research conducted by the Greenpeace, Unilever has violated its commitment to reduce single_use plastics, despite its pledges to halve its use of virgin plastic. The company continues to fuel on the fire on the plastic and its on track to miss the target by nearly a decade. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/nov/28/unilever-accused-of-breaking-plastics-pledge-53bn-sachets-greenpeace
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The mess they create makes it impossible to believe they even pledged. Let them walk the talk going forward
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Unilever should be held accountable for this action
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It is disappointing to hear that Unilever, a company that has been vocal about its commitment to reducing plastic waste, is being accused of breaking its plastics pledge. It is important for companies to be held accountable for their environmental promises, especially when it comes to tackling the global issue of plastic pollution. I hope that Unilever addresses these accusations and takes concrete actions to fulfill its commitment to a more sustainable future.
Jesús Bartolome
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The Carbon Literacy Project I guess it is not by chance that this platform is called “We don’t have time”, everyone here knows that we must do something the sooner the better at fighting climate change because there is neither planet B nor plan B. Every action counts and here I want to present to you a great initiative created in the UK that is having great success and is clearly making a big difference I’m glad to present you with the https://carbonliteracy.com/ The Carbon Literacy Project is a unique project, working with everyone who lives, works or studies, to offer a day's worth of training to the Carbon Literacy Standard. Once Carbon Literate, we have an instinctive understanding of the carbon impacts of our activities, are able to make informed choices, and, driven by urgency, act positively to address climate change. Today, over 72,452 individuals from over 5,404 organizations are Carbon Literate - are you? I also guess that all of you participating in this platform, have a vast culture and awareness of climate change but, here you’ll have the chance to increment and ensure that your knowledge, culture, and awareness will be at maximum level, you’ll also be asked to make a pledge and of course, influence others. Furthermore, for people who really want to enroll in climate action, there is the chance to become a Carbon Literacy facilitator, trainer, or consultant, and for companies, there is the chance as well to show their commitment by getting the C.L.O.’s (Carbon Literate Organization), among the 5,404 organizations today you’ll find Siemens, BASF, BBC, NHS, Kia, Palatine etc..) The achievements this project has reached up to September are: There are some more features you'll find there like the chance to create courses focused on particular audiences, in CLP there are some pre-accredited courses for sectors like the Health sector, Sports, social housing, Universities & Colleges There is also a monthly newsletter in which you’ll have all the information from the new project, all the near-scheduled courses, and examples of pledges made. By this, I encourage you to have a view at the webpage - https://carbonliteracy.com/ , you’ll also have the chance to ask to be included in the newsletter I myself am a Certified Carbon Literate and I have created a course certified by them oriented to the company’s management as in my opinion is the best way to cascade the information down in the organization, I will give you all the details on another post
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This is great! Maybe you should send climate love to the Carbon Literacy project instead :) @the_carbon_literacy_project
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#notimetowait#great achievement congrats,hope more to learn from this and implement it.
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Marine Stephan
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Unilever brands Dirt Is Good and Robijn have now designed laundry sheets, a more sustainable product to do laundry. These laundry sheets represent an alternative to liquids and capsules, allowing the user to reduce the use of detergent and avoid waste through over-dosage. Also, the sheets have been formulated with highly biodegradable ingredients, and their main active ingredient is plant-based. The product is also packaged in a recyclable, paper-based box. This deserves climate love! Read more: https://www.unilever.com/news/news-search/2023/unilever-brings-innovation-to-laundry-sheets-in-mass-market-first/
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This is some next level invention
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Well, the fact that the ingredients are bio-degradable and the main ingredient is plant based makes me want to try it. I hope it carries all the benefits as they put it
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Our Home Care business is replacing fossil-fuel-derived carbon in our formulations with renewable or recycled carbon by 2030 – a move estimated to save product emissions by up to 20%. Together, our brands are investing €1 billion in climate and nature projects between 2020–2030.
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Responsibility well taken @UNILIVER. This step is impressive. Looking forward to you keeping your word.
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The intentions are good, hope this can be initiated for a sustainable future
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Thank you @unilever but that's average score lol😂we need at least 50% 😂👏🌎
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We Don’t Have Time and @Unilever are proud to present Re:Agriculture I, the first episode in a series of 3 about how the world can feed itself while dealing with multiple challenges from climate change and the loss of precious plant and animal life to ensuring farmers and rural communities have sustainable lives and livelihoods. Watch the full broadcast: https://www.wedonthavetime.org/events/reagriculture-i The focus of this series will be regenerative agriculture as the key to systems change and the delivery mechanism for a food and farming transformation. In this first episode we are going to introduce viewers to what regenerative agriculture is, its role in healing our soils and our lands and its potential to deliver the healthy food the world needs and while helping to meet local and global challenges across countries and continents, North and South. https://youtu.be/iFEnmm56nNs
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Very beautiful very inspiring https://www.mahjongplay.org/
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Regenerative agriculture is great but why Unilever? Seems a little weird
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This session was very informative
Aude Boulord
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Unilever has launched a laundry capsule designed to decarbonise the laundry process! This new capsule is made from biodegradable active ingredients that are 65% derived from plant sources. The membrane is completely biodegradable and is designed to leave no residue on laundry. And of course, the entire product has been designed to be eco-friendly, not only the capsules. The packaging is a plastic-free, cardboard container. Compared with existing capsules, the solution is claimed to reduce carbon emissions by 16% and save up to 60% energy for each use in cold and short cycles. This solution also means that the plastics industry just lost 6000 tones of orders! 🎉 Unilever launched the new capsule under its largest laundry brand, Dirt Is Good, which is also known as Persil, Skip, OMO and Surf Excel. The product will initially be rolled out in France before expanding into other markets worldwide. 🌍 I am not using myself capsules, regular powder works just fine for me. But for those who prefer capsules, I think it sounds promising! 💚 https://www.packaging-gateway.com/news/unilever-laundry-capsule/#:~:text=The%20laundry%20capsule%20is%20designed,laundry%20and%20reduce%20plastic%20packaging.
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I do not know, if it is really a thing of taking care for the environment to promote UNILEVER https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2022/02/08/we-re-fooled-into-believing-that-these-companies-are-taking-sufficient-action-nestle-and-unilever-rebuff-greenwashing-accusation https://www.edie.net/greenwashing-unilever-laundry-detergent-ad-campaign-banned-in-the-uk/
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Much of the micro plastics come from the artificial fiber clothes getting washed. Maybe more cotton and durable clothes, repair.
Julien
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While publicly stating that it needs to get rid of its unrecyclable plastic sachets, Unliever secretly lobbies governments all around the world to continue putting them on the shelves. This really interesting investigation by Reuters highlights the details of the manufacturer's actions: https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/global-plastic-unilever/
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This would not be a positive climate action by Unilever at all
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Shame on Unilever ... They should stop these nonsense because they are bringing more unrecyclable plastic to the environment will increase plastic pollution and landfill which get into the water and soil negatively affecting biodiversity
Ingmar Rentzhog
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In an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in global trade, a coalition of companies has pledged to use only ocean shippers that use zero-carbon fuel by 2040. The cargo ships that ferry as much as 90 percent of the world’s products also produce nearly 3 percent of man-made carbon dioxide emissions each year — an estimated nearly 1.1 billion tons that rivals the annual output of Germany, the world’s sixth-largest emitter. Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/10/19/zero-carbon-fuel-shipping-amazon-ikea/
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This ship is the most important for many businesses. https://suikagameonline.io
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Moving towards sustainable shipping is soo good
Muhammad Fahd Khan
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Unilever is a Principal Partner for the UN COP26 for 2021. However, Unilever has risen to become the 3rd worst plastic polluter in 2021, after Coca-Cola & Pepsi. Given that 99% of plastic is made from fossil fuels, Unilever’s role in COP26 could be equated with greenwashing. Source: https://bit.ly/3jFGjx8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rawE6CAh5kc
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Unilever do both good and bad things. This is bad! But it is not Greenwashing to sponsor COP, that is the good action. My view
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Sponsoring is simple and the money peanuts for such a giant. The money is miniscule to a potential loss in profit if they need to convert their production lines and logistics. I find it rather irritating that such an important event accepts money from a party that profits from the status quo. Playing softball with companies like Unilever, Exxon etc. will allow these companies to continue slowing down the transformation while receiving maximum subsidies and increase short term production rate to squeeze their assets as long as possible. I suggest that you don't misjudge the situation. Their strategists, lawyers and PR-agents define climate activists as enemies. Of you don't act accordingly then you will fail.
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Unilever has developed the bottle with the Pulpex consortium, a collaboration between Unilever, Diageo, Pilot Lite and other industry members. It said that the bottles are sprayed inside with a proprietary coating that repels water, enabling the paper-based packaging material to hold liquid products like laundry detergent, shampoo and conditioners, which contain surfactants, fragrances and other active ingredients. Read more: https://www.packagingnews.co.uk/top-story/unilever-launch-paper-based-laundry-detergent-bottle-2022-10-06-2021
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Dear Ingmar Rentzhog Thank you for getting your climate love to level 2! We have reached out to Unilever and requested a response. I will keep you updated on any progress! /Adam We Don't Have Time
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This is a great step forward in approaching circularity, and follows similar actions by Carlsberg and others. There are two issues addressed, (1) it significantly reduces plastic use/waste which is great, (2) the paper bottles may not be recyclable, but can be produced with recycled (mixed) paper, and presumably degradable. I think i will look more into the transparent information available, but needless to say this is a big step forward.
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Dear Rita Jaiswal Choudhary Thank you for getting your climate love to level 2! We have reached out to Unilever and requested a response. I will keep you updated on any progress! /Adam We Don't Have Time
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Unilever takes the initiative for a better future. Give them praise. Follow the links. It is very interesting to take part in. Eg Youth Power Hacks. https://www.unilever.com/planet-and-society/take-action/ https://restlessdevelopment.org/youth-power-hacks/ https://youtu.be/bdLHATpNHAk
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Not sure we should just take their promotional material at face value: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2016/11/palm-oil-global-brands-profiting-from-child-and-forced-labour/
Connor Lascelles
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68% of people in the UK drink two or more cups of tea a day. That is 45.3 million people. Growing enough tea for 25 tea bags requires 300 litres of water. Tea monoculture plantations require regular use of pesticides, inorganic fertilisers that cause water pollution, threaten biodiversity and worsen soil health. Finding land to grow tea contributes to deforestation and habitat loss. The process of drying and fermenting tea and the transport of products relies on fossil fuels. Where are the zero impact tea brands? I believe with the techniques of permaculture, regenerative agriculture, renewable energy and storage and electric vehicles it will be possible to make this a reality. I think it is time for Unilever to solve this problem and create a planet compatible tea brand. If you think any other companies are better suited for this challenge please tag them in the comments. I’d love to hear the thoughts and ideas of our amazing community. What would be some of the challenges and how would we overcome them? I got this idea after reading the book How To Save Your Planet With One Object At a Time by Dr Tara Shine. Here is the link to her book if anyone is interested. https://www.simonandschuster.co.uk/books/How-to-Save-Your-Planet-One-Object-at-a-Time/Tara-Shine/9781471184109 Lets make zero impact tea a realiTEA ... potential brand name? ;)
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Awesome idea
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This would great reali-tea 😁
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The brand name is already there! "lets make this a realitea" I can visualise the adverts already ;)
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This is a brilliant idea Connor has give to @Unilever for free. Here, I feel obliged to mention that if most of the organizations and consumers start paying attention then a big portion of problem of consumption-waste ration would be solved and emissions would decrease. Would the Unilever or other tea marketers/producers take heed? Would the consumers stop or decrease tea consumption to force the organisations? These are the questions to ponder, and act accordingly and 'NOT OVER A CUP OF TEA' until 'RealiTEA'
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@connor_lascelles I know it is a lot to ask brits to boycott tea or some other nations to boycott coffee but everyone could contribute and decrease their per day (or per hour) consumption in some cases. @Unilever would say something sooner or later but most of the corporate statements are greenwashing.
Shipra Madan
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According to Unilever, refill stations could save the equivalent of 30,000 plastic water bottles in just one store over a year https://www.unilever.co.uk/news/press-releases/2020/unilever-launches-its-largest-refill-trial-in-europe.html
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Dear Shipra, Well done in getting your climate love to level 2. We have reached out to Unilever and requested a response. I will keep you updated on any progress. /Adam, We Don't Have Time
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It's a start, I wonder what proportion of their bottles that is. How much would one production run be for a single product? How will customers be persuaded to use the scheme?
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Good point. If it's cheaper, good. Also companies like this often sell products with high water content which means shifting a lot of water around unnecessarily.
Upon joining the Exponential Roadmap Initiative and eco-system of partners endorsing the Playbook, Thomas Lingard, Global Sustainability Director- Climate & Environment, said: “Unilever is delighted to join the Exponential Roadmap Initiative and endorse the 1.5°C Business Playbook. While there are many resources out there to help companies tackle climate change, the Exponential Roadmap and the 1.5°C Business Playbook are exceptional in that they recognise the urgency of the challenge, while making ambitious action accessible to organisations of any size."
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Sounds Amazing
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Unilever has a huge potential impact, so seeing them make this commitment is a huge game changer!
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Fantastic News!!!
Ingmar Rentzhog
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The owner of Persil, Domestos and Cif is to invest €1bn in eliminating fossil fuel-based ingredients from its cleaning products by 2030. Unilever’s “clean future” initiative aims to develop renewable or recycled alternatives to chemicals derived from the oil industry as part of the company’s pledge to eliminate carbon emissions from its products by 2039 Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/sep/02/unilever-plans-to-remove-oil-based-ingredients-from-all-cleaning-products https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=9&v=kdxUAmaOZlI&feature=emb_title
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The rime is now, we literally do not have time
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Why so many years? Do it already!
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I agree, but I am skeptical about most of the pledges and the big guys resolutions. 10 years is a decade time and a long time when we already don't have time
Ingmar Rentzhog
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Each of the company’s 70,000 products will show on their labels how much greenhouse gas was emitted in the process of manufacturing and shipping them to consumers. The company is also committing to invest €1 billion ($1.1 billion) in climate-friendly initiatives over the next decade. Read more: https://www-bloomberg-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2020-06-14/unilever-to-cut-emissions-to-zero-by-2039-adopt-carbon-labeling
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Unilever are simply trend-setters
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Unilever had previously also committed to ensuring that by 2025 100% of their plastic packaging "is designed to be fully reusable, recyclable or compostable." https://www.unilever.com/sustainable-living/reducing-environmental-impact/waste-and-packaging/rethinking-plastic-packaging/ These are significant commitments. I hope they will submit themselves to rigorous independent third party monitoring. I would like to see Procter & Gamble aim just as high with their CO2 emissions.
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This is huge. I hope for more companies to do the same, it will make it dramatically easier for us consumers to choose the right product and become aware of the impact.
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Unilever has pledged to invest €1bn (£900m) over the next decade in environmental projects that will improve the “health of the planet”. Alan Jope, Unilever’s chief executive, said that while the world was rightly focused on the devastating coronavirus outbreak and serious issues of inequality raised by the Black Lives Matter protests, the climate emergency should not be overlooked. “We can’t let ourselves forget that the climate crisis is still a threat to all of us,” he said. The consumer goods giant, which owns more than 400 brands including Marmite, Dove, Comfort and Sure, said that in response to the “scale and urgency of the climate crisis”, it was also setting a target of net-zero emissions from all its products by 2039. Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/jun/15/unilever-vows-to-invest-1bn-in-green-projects
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Thanks for sharing! Reading the details in the article, this sounds better on the surface than it actually is. Also wonder why they chose 2039 instead of 2040 - maybe to make it sound more ambitious than it really is? A small step forward, but I believe they could do much more if they really wanted to.
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I agree with you. At least they are taking a step towards the right direction.
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This is a really important move from such a big company! I truly hope that this will be followed by direct action to fulfill this goal - There is definitely an awakening ongoing among our largest producers! Let's keep pushing for the change!
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Unilever - As of 1 January, all Unilever factories, offices, R&D facilities, data centres, warehouses and distribution centres – around the world – are now powered by 100% renewable grid electricity. We are delighted to announce that we are now using 100% renewable grid electricity across all our factories, offices, R&D facilities, data centres, warehouses and distribution centres. Read more: https://www.unilever.com/news/news-and-features/Feature-article/2020/we-now-use-100-renewable-grid-electricity-globally.html?utm_source=TU&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=AlwaysOn
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This sounds very optimistic
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I was just working on a climate live post with the exact same content. To slow. Thanks Afrigod ;)
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So encouraging!
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Yes its time now before its to late. Soon the planet Will be even hotter🤬
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When companies like Unilever speak out to world leaders, they have no excuse to not listen. We need to improve how we do agriculture and we need governmental support to do so. Why are we not acting?
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Insightful discussions. The time to act is now.