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Mar102021 by adminNo Comments

Unilever to drop ‘normal’ from beauty product descriptions

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March 10 (UPI) -- Unilever announced it will drop the word "normal" from all packaging and advertising of its beauty and personal care products. The company made the decision as it launches its new Positive Beauty campaign in response to a global survey of 10,000 people in nine countries. Advertisement Based in London, the company's brands, including Dove, Lifebuoy, Axe and Sunsilk, are sold in more than 190 countries with 2020 sales of about $ 60.4 billion. "The decision to remove 'normal' is one of many steps that we are taking to challenge narrow beauty ideals, as we work toward helping to end discrimination and advocating for a more inclusive vision of beauty," the company said in a statement Tuesday. The company also said it also will increase advertisements representing under-repre...

Jul232020 by adminNo Comments

Unilever: Ice cream in, personal hygiene out in lockdown

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People working from home have been eating more ice cream but neglecting their grooming habits, consumer goods giant Unilever has suggested.The firm said ice cream sales leapt 26% in the three months to June, but demand for shampoo and deodorant fell.It said it had seen strong "growth in home consumption of foods, ice cream and tea" during lockdown.But there had been "fewer personal care occasions from going to work or socialising".However, it said sales of some cleaning products, such as hand sanitiser, had soared as people stepped up efforts to battle Covid-19.The firm's Magnum and Ben and Jerry's brands benefited the most as people bought more ice cream to eat at home. The company - which makes...

Oct72019 by adminNo Comments

Unilever to cut plastic use to appeal to Gen Z

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Media playback is unsupported on your device Unilever, which owns brands such as Surf and PG Tips, says it plans to halve the amount of new plastic it uses in a bid to appeal to younger shoppers.The firm is responsible for producing 700,000 tonnes of new plastic a year.But Unilever plans to slash that figure over the next five years by using more recycled plastic and finding other alternative materials.Nevertheless, Unilever boss, Alan Jope, holds that plastic is a "terrific material".And he maintains that many of the alternatives are worse, saying: "A hysterical move to glass may be trendy but it would have a dreadful impact on the carbon footprint of packaging." Why is plastic a problem? Plastic or paper: Which bag is greener? In an intervie...

Oct62018 by adminNo Comments

Unilever U-turn a resounding victory for shareholders

Business

It is impossible to understate the significance of Unilever's decision to drop its controversial plans to scrap its dual-listed structure and move its headquarters to the Netherlands. City investors have been regularly criticised for appearing too supine when up against a determined company board: nodding through takeovers that often turn out to destroy shareholder value; protesting against executive pay policies with votes that are not binding and ignored by boards; and, worse still, not even voting their shares on occasion.In this instance, they have bared their teeth, and how: the third biggest company in the FTSE-100 has received the bloodiest of noses. It is one of the biggest and most resounding victories for shareholder democracy that the City has seen in many, many ...

Oct52018 by adminNo Comments

Unilever cancels controversial UK exit plan

Business

Anglo-Dutch consumer goods giant Unilever has cancelled plans to move its main headquarters from London to Rotterdam after Brexit. The Marmite-maker presently has two parent holding companies: Unilever plc, whose shares are listed in London and New York; and Unilever NV, which is based in Rotterdam and whose shares are listed in Amsterdam and New York.Under the proposals, shares of Unilever plc would have been replaced with one new share in Unilever NV, while the two parent holding companies would be replaced simply by Netherlands-based Unilever NV.After resistance from shareholders, however, the company will instead retain both its headquarters in the UK and the Netherlands.Sky News City editor Mark Kleinman described the decision as a "humiliating climbdown for the board ...