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New Food Magazine, Unilever - A new vision

Click Here to read the article published in the June 2010 edition of the New Food Magazine. In the article David Pendlington, Unilever's Sustainable Agriculture Programme Coordinator, talks about what steps Unilever is taking to achieve its goal of ultimately sourcing all its agricultural raw materials sustainably as soon as possible.

Unilever launches its new Sustainable Agriculture Code

Unilever has achieved a first for sustainable sourcing both for Unilever and the wider industry – its first-ever integrated Sustainable Agriculture Code (SAC).

It is the first time the rules and standards of Unilever’s sustainable agriculture practices have been documented in one place. Unlike codes developed by other companies, the SAC has a constructive and inclusive approach of working with suppliers to help Unilever deliver on its ambition of reducing its environmental impact – an important point of difference.

The Sustainable Agriculture Code defines Unilever’s expectations of our agricultural suppliers so that we commit to the sustainability journey together. This Code clearly lays out the minimum standards we expect suppliers to adopt and the wish for performance to improve over time. This is an important step for Unilever for the plan to ensure continued access to our key raw materials and ultimately buy all our raw materials from sustainable sources.

David Pendlington, Sustainable Agriculture Programme Co-ordinator, says that Unilever is the only company to have produced such a code. “It enables us to benchmark other standards out there that suppliers may be using – such as Rainforest Alliance and Fairtrade – which has enabled us to reduce duplication and prevent our suppliers doing something twice.”

The aim is to help suppliers who have sound practices keep their costs to a minimum.

Unilever Tops The Tomorrow's Value Rating For Sustainability In The Food and Beverage Sector

The Tomorrow's Value Rating has studied the ten largest companies in the food and beverage industry (based on the Fortune Global 500). The Rating identifies how leading companies like Unilever have come along way in addressing key environmental concerns.

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Sustainable Agriculture at Unilever - New Food article 2008

Sustainability has become increasingly important to Unilever, especially our food business – which includes brands such as Knorr, Lipton and Ben & Jerry’s ice cream. It is a core element in our Vitality Framework, which sets out how the company plans to achieve our mission of adding vitality to life by increasing social value and improving environmental impacts.

First shipment of sustainable palm oil - RSPO 2008

This month, the Port of Rotterdam will have a world premiere. At one of the Port’s docks, an oil tanker will deliver the first-ever shipment to Europe of palm oil that was certified as having been produced with respect for both people and the environment

Sustainable tea - National Post 2009

How corporate giant Unilever is improving its farming practices, one plantation at a time