UNILEVER TURKEY
With a history stretching back almost a century,
Unilever Turkey – a subsidiary of the multinational
consumer goods conglomerate Unilever – has been
shortlisted for the DuPont Safety and Sustainability
Awards on the basis of the company’s efforts in
pursuing a sustainable corporate footprint.
Unilever is one of the world’s leading suppliers of fast moving consumer goods, with operations in over 100 countries
and sales in 190. In Turkey, Unilever Turkey serves more than 51 million customers, with a range encompassing 30
brands. The company operates plants in seven different locations and as of 2011 had a domestic workforce of over 5,000
employees focused both on the national market, as well as exports to 35 territories overseas. In total, Unilever Turkey
has an annual turnover of approximately $3 billion.
Operations in over
100
That serve more than
COUNTRIES
Sales in 190
51M
In 2010, Unilever introduced the ambitious Sustainable
Living Plan to guide its global activities, committing to a
ten-year journey towards sustainable growth. The plan
focuses on the direct operations of the company and its
subsidiaries, but also on suppliers, distributors and the
consumers using Unilever brands. Supported by 60
quantitative, time-bound targets spanning the company’s
social, economic and environmental performance across
the value chain, the plan aims to deliver increased health
and well-being, a halving of Unilever’s environmental
footprint, and 100 percent sustainably-sourced raw
agricultural materials.
With a turnover of approximately
$
CUSTOMERS
2010
$3B
ANNUALLY
Unilever introduced the “Sustainable
Living Plan” which aims to:
- deliver increased health and well-being
- decrease the company’s environmental
footprint by half
- ensure the use of 100% sustainablysourced raw agricultural materials
To date, Unilever Turkey has achieved
impressive results aligned with the objectives
of the plan.
In particular, the company has reduced hazardous wastes by 98 percent, halved
energy and water consumption, reduced carbon emissions through the introduction
of sustainable and efficient production and transportation technologies, and made
significant progress in purchasing a large portion of raw materials like palm oil, tea,
fruit and vegetables from certified sustainable sources in Turkey and abroad.
98%
REDUCTION
OF HAZARDOUS
WASTES
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