Wherever possible, we’re seeking better visibility on the ground, which gives us and our stakeholders added confidence that the crops in our supply chain are sustainably grown. We also work with farmers and suppliers, and with consumers to stimulate demand for sustainably sourced ingredients.
#AG SOURCE COMPANY VERIFICATION#
We work with a range of stakeholders to help develop internationally recognised standards and verification systems like the Rainforest Alliance, trustea, The Round Table on Responsible Soy (RTRS) and the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO). Below we provide more detail on the actions we're taking. Our key crops – such as palm oil, paper and board, soy, sugar and tea – make up two-thirds of agricultural raw material volumes we buy. In 2022, 81% of key agricultural materials were sourced sustainably. The RPP sets out our 17 Fundamental Principles and defines the Mandatory Requirements, Mandatory Management Systems and Future Mandatory Requirements that partners must meet or exceed to do business with Unilever. It embodies our commitment to responsible, transparent and sustainable business. (PDF 4.45 MB) which applies to all suppliers. Under the Unilever Compass, we have revised our Sustainable Sourcing programme to focus on an updated set of 12 key crops and agricultural commodities because of their importance to our business and our brands, and our ability to use our scale to deliver greater positive impact.Įvery material we purchase is covered by our Responsible Partner Policy To maximise our impact, we’re building on the work we have done to date, through the Unilever Sustainable Living Plan (USLP) which came to an end in 2020. We aim for these to inspire our business, divisions, brands, our suppliers and peers – and form the basis for regenerative programmes for ingredients in our supply chain.
#AG SOURCE COMPANY HOW TO#
(PDF 8.34 MB), which provide guidance on how to nourish the soil, capture carbon and restore and regenerate the land. This is why in April 2021 we introduced the Unilever Regenerative Agriculture Principles But despite years of implementation, the SAC has not been enough for us to solve all the sustainability challenges in our agricultural supply chain – from decline in soil health to biodiversity loss. The SAC is a collection of best practice principles for farming that hundreds of thousands of farmers have used since 2010 to make their operations more sustainable. (PDF 7.88 MB) and the Unilever Regenerative Agriculture Principles (RAPs) provide the basis for our sustainable sourcing programme.
#AG SOURCE COMPANY CODE#
The Unilever Sustainable Agriculture Code (SAC) Our approach to sustainable and regenerative sourcing Securing a sustainable supply of these materials is a key commitment in our Compass strategy. We use many different crops to make our products – and millions of people play an important role in providing them.
Around 3.4 billion people use our products every day.
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