In 2023, the Unilever Group generated around 504 thousand metric tons of waste from their manufacturing operations worldwide. This represented a year-over-year decline of 11.7 percent. Unilever's annual waste generation has seen a declining trend for over a decade. As part of their waste-free world initiative, the company aims to halve food waste in their operations by 2025 and reduce their virgin plastic consumption.
Total waste generated by Unilever worldwide from 2010 to 2023
(in 1,000 metric tons)
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Unilever. (May 7, 2024). Total waste generated by Unilever worldwide from 2010 to 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404010/unilever-total-waste-generated-worldwide/
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Unilever. (2024). Total waste generated by Unilever worldwide from 2010 to 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons) . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404010/unilever-total-waste-generated-worldwide/
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