Alan JopeChairman Unilever Greater China

CI World Congress 2011Hong Kong

Session 5

‘Safe and Nutritious Food for all’

163,000 employees

Operations in 100 countries

Sales in over 170 countries

Half our sales in D&E countries

Unilever is a global company

Our Brands are used by 2 billion consumers, both rich and poor, every day

Unilever Sustainable Living Plan

Our approach to sustainability

Improving Health &Well-being

Enhancing Livelihoods

Reducing Environmental Impact

Raw Materials

26%

Manufacture

3%

Transport

2%

Disposal

1%

Consumer Use

68%

Summary of our targets

Improving Health &Well-being

Enhancing Livelihoods

Reducing Environmental Impact

Reduce diarrhoeal disease

Improve heart health

Improve oral health

Improve self-esteem

Provide safe drinking water

Reduce salt

Reduce saturated fat

Remove trans fat

Reduce sugar

Reduce calories

Reduce GHG from skin cleansing &

hair washing

Reduce GHG from washing clothes

Reduce GHG from manufacturing

Reduce GHG from transport

Reduce GHG from refrigeration

Reduce water use in agriculture

Reduce water use in laundry process

Reduce water use in skin cleansing & hair washing

Reduce water use in manufacturing

Recycle packaging

Tackle sachet waste

Eliminate PVC

Reduce waste from

manufacturing

Reuse packaging

Reduce packaging Sustainable palm oil

Sustainable paper & board

Sustainable tea

Sustainable fruit & vegetables

Sustainable soy

Sustainable cocoa

Help smallholder farmers

Support micro-entrepreneurs

Sustainable sugar, sunflower oil, rapeseed oil & dairy

Provide healthy eating information

Food Safety – a Unilever non-negotiable

• Set out in Unilever Code of Business Principles- Employees: safe & healthy working conditions- Consumers: products safe for their intended use- Environment: promote environmental care- Innovation: sound science and rigorous standards of product safety

• Unilever Policies- Consumer Safety- Health & Safety at Work- Environment

• Responsibility for Safety Assessments- Independent Safety & Environmental Assurance Centre (SEAC)

IFBA – International Food & Beverages Alliance

• Unilever is fully committed to safe and nutritious food for all

• The context will be our plan for sustainable living

• Collaboration across industry, government, and consumer organisations will be critical for success

Conclusions