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! colspan="2" class="n" style="text-align: center; font-size: 132%;" |Unilever | ! colspan="2" class="n" style="text-align: center; font-size: 132%;" |Unilever | ||
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[[File:Unilever_logo.png|180px|center|Unilever]] | [[File:Unilever_logo.png|180px|center|Unilever]] | ||
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! style="text-align:left;" | Headquarters | ! style="text-align:left;" | Headquarters | ||
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! style="text-align:left;" | Founders | ! style="text-align:left;" | Founders | ||
− | | | + | | Antonius Johannes Jurgens, Samuel van den Bergh |
− | and | + | and William Hulme Lever |
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! style="text-align:left;" | CEO | ! style="text-align:left;" | CEO | ||
− | | | + | | Paul Polman |
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! style="text-align:left;" | Chairman | ! style="text-align:left;" | Chairman | ||
− | | | + | |Michael Treschow |
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! style="text-align:left;" | Products | ! style="text-align:left;" | Products | ||
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! style="text-align:left;" | Market Value | ! style="text-align:left;" | Market Value | ||
− | |118 795, | + | |118 795,6$ |
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! style="text-align:left;" | Employees | ! style="text-align:left;" | Employees | ||
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! style="text-align:left;" | Website | ! style="text-align:left;" | Website | ||
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== About Unilever == | == About Unilever == | ||
− | Unilever is a multinational and leading company which has its headquarters in | + | Unilever is a multinational and leading company which has its headquarters in London, United Kingdom. The company is both British and Dutch, and it provides consumer goods, notably food, beverages, cleaning agents and personal care products. |
== Engagement in Cultural Diplomacy == | == Engagement in Cultural Diplomacy == | ||
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“The Chief Executive Officer of Unilever has received the 2010 Jackie Robinson ‘ROBIE’ Achievements in Industry award in 2010. The commendation recognized the leading role Unilever has played in diversity and community service in the US and around the world by offering scholarships and job opportunities to minority students”. | “The Chief Executive Officer of Unilever has received the 2010 Jackie Robinson ‘ROBIE’ Achievements in Industry award in 2010. The commendation recognized the leading role Unilever has played in diversity and community service in the US and around the world by offering scholarships and job opportunities to minority students”. | ||
− | == Notable | + | == Notable activities == |
=== Promoting Human- and Civil Rights === | === Promoting Human- and Civil Rights === | ||
The company has created a “Code of Business Conduct”. The document was created in order to promote ethical working values, such as the respect of human rights and labour rights. The management approach of the company is also based on behaving with integrity, non-discrimination, and freedom of association. | The company has created a “Code of Business Conduct”. The document was created in order to promote ethical working values, such as the respect of human rights and labour rights. The management approach of the company is also based on behaving with integrity, non-discrimination, and freedom of association. | ||
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At Unilever, the private sector must be a part of the solution to the big social, environmental and economic issues that face people today. They are implementing their Sustainable Living Plan, to positively contribute to the societies where they operate. They believe that universal access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) is essential in helping people out of poverty. | At Unilever, the private sector must be a part of the solution to the big social, environmental and economic issues that face people today. They are implementing their Sustainable Living Plan, to positively contribute to the societies where they operate. They believe that universal access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) is essential in helping people out of poverty. | ||
− | At the | + | At the Global Citizen Festival in Central Park, New York, Unilever announced their new sanitation target. They have committed to help 25 million people to gain improved access to a toilet by 2020. The new target bolsters the WASH programme and will help them to achieve their goal of improving the health of billion people by 2020. |
− | The Unilever Foundation is cooperating with global organisations such as Oxfam, Population Services International (PSI), | + | The Unilever Foundation is cooperating with global organisations such as Oxfam, Population Services International (PSI), Save the Children, UNICEF, and the World Food Programme. The Foundation mostly focuses on improving quality of life by expanding hygiene and sanitary, access to clean drinking water as well as basic nutrition. |
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