Press releases

Press releases

Sydney Festival - Can Consumption Become Sustainable?

16-01-2012:

A panel discussion presented by Sydney Festival and Unilever.

Obsession with low fat diets risking the health of Australians

14-12-2011:

New dietary guidelines represent “missed opportunity” to promote healthy eating habits, say leading nutrition experts.

High blood sugar levels make you look older, new research suggests

01-12-2011:

High blood sugar levels make you look older, new research suggests.

Unilever empowers all employees to act as a ‘Head of Sustainability’

27-10-2011:

Unilever empowers all employees to act as a ‘Head of Sustainability’ as it launches Sustainable Living Plan in Australia and New Zealand.

Unilever’s commitment to a low carbon future

08-07-2011:

Unilever acknowledges that climate change is likely to have a growing impact on our business and we are planning ahead and reshaping our business on the assumption that we will be operating in an environment where there is a price on carbon.  Media reports questioning our position on carbon pricing or suggesting that we will participate in a campaign against the Government’s carbon tax are misleading and false. 

Unilever named number one in global sustainability survey

13-05-2011:

Unilever has been voted as the outright global leader in sustainability, according to the latest survey findings from GlobeScan and SustainAbility.

Unilever Acquires Personal Care Business Alberto Culver

11-05-2011:

Unilever has today finalised the purchase of the US-based Alberto Culver company.

Unilever clarifies the facts regarding phosphates in laundry detergents

04-04-2011:

All Unilever laundry products now available in non-phosphate (NP) formulations. This means consumers can choose Non-Phosphate (indicated by the ‘NP’ label on pack) across Unilever’s  leading range of laundry products including Omo/Persil, Surf and Drive.

Unilever proud 2011 Earth Hour participant

24-03-2011:

"In line with our commitment to creating a more sustainable future, Unilever is once again proud to support Earth Hour in 2011” said Sebastian Lazell, Chairman Unilever Australia and New Zealand. 

Unilever announces support package in response to the Christchurch earthquake

25-02-2011:

Unilever has announced a support package which includes the following:

• A company cash donation of NZ$100,000 to the Red Cross 2011 Christchurch Earthquake Appeal.
• Matched employee payroll giving to both the Red Cross 2011 Christchurch Earthquake Appeal and Salvation Army Christchurch Earthquake Appeal.
• Donations of Lipton Iced Tea and Streets Ice Cream refreshments to evacuation centres, emergency service areas and residents involved in the cleanup and recovery efforts. In a four day period, Unilever handed out approximately 30,000 products.
• Donation of NZ$100,000 worth of products to help with a variety of needs, including donation of significant quantities of Bertolli Margarine and Dove Personal Wash products and Continental Soup to the Salvation Army; over 2,000 Rexona Roll-ons to the UC Student Volunteer Army and more than 1,500 boxes of Persil for the Fisher & Paykel community laundries to help provide free clothes washing facilities to the community
• An Employee Assistance Program counselling representative available at all Unilever sites in New Zealand.

Flora pro-activ – clinically proven to lower cholesterol absorption

20-01-2011:

Recent media reports have called into question the benefits of using cholesterol-lowering spreads, such as Unilever’s Flora pro.activ. Plant sterols, the active ingredient in Flora pro.activ, have been known to lower cholesterol since the 1950s with more than 190 clinical studies across the world proving that they significantly lower LDL cholesterol.

Unilever Australia’s Response to the Queensland Flood Crisis

14-01-2011:

Unilever Australia has established an internal Flood Response Team to coordinate a number of actions to provide all possible support to its people, customers and community in Queensland in the recovery effort.