Climate change

Our case studies provide examples of environmental initiatives at individual sites/businesses, and are regularly updated. For Unilever Group information about climate change see the section on Environmental issues.

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Sri Lanka: Unilever Sri Lanka turns to 'green' energy

Unilever Sri Lanka turns to renewable energy sources to replace furnace oil in their main manufacturing facility at Grandpass, Colombo.

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Europe: New ice cream cabinets cut impact on climate change

Unilever is installing hydrocarbon freezer cabinets across Europe to reduce its impact on climate change.

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Global: Chilled by the sun

Chilled by the sun: Tackling climate change.

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Italy: Saving energy at Sagit factories

Frozen food and ice cream factories use a lot of energy, particularly for refrigeration. Sagit, a Unilever frozen foods company, is working to reduce energy use at its factories in Italy.