Institutional Investor (March 8, 2012)
“Euro zone crisis? What crisis? Top European executives, after putting their businesses on sound footing, are focused on longer-term challenges.” As examples, Institutional Investor points to Unilever and BASF, where effective management is successfully leading back to growth. BASF was also singled out by both buy and sell side analysts for having the best IR department.
“Euro zone crisis? What crisis? Top European executives, after putting their businesses on sound footing, are focused on longer-term challenges.” As examples, Institutional Investor points to Unilever and BASF, where effective management is successfully leading back to growth. BASF was also singled out by both buy and sell side analysts for having the best IR department.
BBC (November 15)
Unilever unveiled its Sustainable Living Plan. With this business model, the company aims to double sales in 10 years while cutting the environmental impact of its products in half. The company will produce an annual report to document progress on these and other sustainability goals. Unilever’s Chief Executive Paul Polman said a sustainable model is “the only way to do business long term.” Rather than viewing sustainability as conflicting with business growth, he notes “there is a compelling case for sustainable growth—retailers and consumers demand it and it saves us money.” On top of that, “there is no way of arriving at a sustainable world that does not involve businesses making money.” The BBC notes that while many leading multinationals are reducing their environmental impact few “have made such concrete commitments on environmental policy as Unilever.”
Unilever unveiled its Sustainable Living Plan. With this business model, the company aims to double sales in 10 years while cutting the environmental impact of its products in half. The company will produce an annual report to document progress on these and other sustainability goals. Unilever’s Chief Executive Paul Polman said a sustainable model is “the only way to do business long term.” Rather than viewing sustainability as conflicting with business growth, he notes “there is a compelling case for sustainable growth—retailers and consumers demand it and it saves us money.” On top of that, “there is no way of arrive at a sustainable world that does not involve businesses making money.” The BBC notes that while many leading multinationals are reducing their environmental impact few “have made such concrete commitments on environmental policy as Unilever.”
Tags: Annual report, Environment, Sustainability, Unilever
