our commitment to sustainable food value...
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Miguel Veiga-Pestana VP External Affairs and Media Relations 29 November 2013
OUR COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABLE FOOD VALUE CHAINS
UNILEVER IS A GLOBAL COMPANY
OUR VISION
A VUCA WORLD
• V - volatile
• U - uncertain
• C – complex
• A - ambiguous
POPULATION GROWTH DRIVES EVERYTHING
9.6 billion people in 2050 A city the size of London every month
FACING A FUTURE OF INCREASED DEMAND AND RESOURCE SCARCITY
Source: UK Government Office Of Science
CO2 FROM ENERGY WATER USE TOTAL WASTE
GLOBAL CHALLENGES, BUSINESS SOLUTIONS
WHY SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE IS IMPORTANT
50% of our raw materials
come from agriculture
Our share of world volume KEY CROPS IN OUR SUPPLY CHAIN
Black tea
12% 6% 5% 3% 2% 1% Tomatoes
for processing Onions & Garlic for processing
Palm Oil Rapeseed Oil Soy
SUSTAINABLE SOURCING PROGRESS 2010-2012
% Unilever’s agricultural raw materials sustainably sourced
25%
75%
100%
50% 37%
50%
0% 0% 0% 1% 0%
20%
0% 0%
14% 20%
64% 60%
8% 1%
28% 25%
5% 10%
21% 24%
100%
63%
10% 8%
39%
59%
7% 14%
16%
31%
43%
36%
MANUFACTURING ECO-EFFICIENCY SUSTAINABLE SOURCING
ROLLING OUT SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION
A CHALLENGE – TRACEABILITY THROUGH THE SUPPLY CHAIN
Farmers
Many farmers supplying numerous
suppliers
Suppliers
Many suppliers bulking material & supplying different
SUs
UL Factories
Materials from suppliers used at
numerous SUs, may even produce same
SKU
End Product If brands want to link back to origin, how
do we know where it comes from?
TWO OPTIONS FOR IMPLEMENTATION
Certification
Verification
UNILEVER SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE CODE (SAC)
Continuous improvement
Agrochemicals and fuels
Soils
Biodiversity
Waste
Energy and Greenhouse gases
Social and human capital
Value chain and local economy
Animal welfare
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Training
Water
CRITICAL ROLE OF PARTNERSHIPS
working in partnership with: founding:
Facing a future of increased demand and resource scarcity
ENGAGING OUR CONSUMERS
Facing a future of increased demand and resource scarcity
OUR LANDMARK FARMS
Agraz Spain Daregal France
CIO Italy Knorr Gastouni Greece Steinicke Germany
ESG Germany
BEN & JERRY'S
http://www.benjerry.co.uk/cms/site/uk/lang/en_GB/home/our-values/inside-the-tub/cow-cam
