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Unilever
Is Unilever a “woke” company headed for a rude awakening?
Jul 4, 2022
Unilever supports social causes, but its shares have underperformed. An investor driven by the bottom line may shake things up.
What's "normal"? Unilever decides to stop using the word.
Mar 9, 2021
The consumer-products giant will no longer use the term to describe skin or hair care brands such as Dove, Axe and Vaseline.
World's biggest tea company might get out of the business
Jan 30, 2020
Consumers are turning away from the basic black beverage toward more "innovative" brands.
Unilever threatens to pull ads from Google and Facebook
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Andy Uhler
Feb 13, 2018
Unilever’s head of marketing, Keith Weed, told an advertising conference in California that digital platforms had become “swamps” of fake news, racism and sexism. What will this mean for advertising on social media? Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
Small 'green' products company employees assured Unilever buyout won't shift core culture
Dec 26, 2016
Mission-driven companies are some of the fastest-growing, and giant corporations like Unilever are getting in on the game.
Unilever might buy Jessica Alba's Honest Company
Sep 16, 2016
The natural products company faces lawsuits over its ingredients.
Why fewer companies are going public with IPOs
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Gigi Douban
Aug 2, 2016
Some advantages of being a publicly traded corporation have gone away.
For public good, not for profit.
Unilever buys a billion-dollar shaving club
by
Scott Tong
Jul 20, 2016
The Dollar Shave Club makes buying razors cheap and convenient
Unilever CEO: For sustainable business, go against 'mindless consumption'
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Kai Ryssdal
Jun 11, 2013
Many companies focus on short-term results. The CEO of consumer-products giant Unilever, Paul Polman, says long-term strategic planning builds better businesses.
Unilever to dump microbeads from soap
Dec 28, 2012
Unilever says it will stop adding tiny plastic beads that act as exfoliants to its soap products by 2015.