Unilever has taken home the top gong in Business in the Community’s (BITC’s) thirteenth Awards for Excellence. The global food and consumer products giant picks up the title of Company of the Year 2010 for its work enhancing the social, environmental and economic impact of its brands at every stage of the product lifecycle.
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On July 2, Unilever published its sustainable paper and board packaging sourcing policy as part of its commitment to double the size of the business while reducing its environmental impact. The policy outlines the company’s ambitious goal to work with its suppliers to source 75 per cent of its paper and board packaging from sustainably managed forests or from recycled material by 2015, rising to 100 per cent by 2020.
SapientNitro, a customer experience company, unveiled the world’s first smile-activated vending machine —an ice cream truck for the digital age —for Unilever. This ice cream vending machine is an industry-leading innovative brand experience and part of Unilever’s new ice cream mission to encourage people everywhere to share life’s small moments of happiness.
Giving the shirt off your back has new meaning as students across the country strip off their clothes and race in their underwear for charity. Though sounding like a plot for a fraternity prank, the AXE campaign “Undie Run Challenge” has students across the country doing just that — from May 10, as announced previously.