Unilever PLC 6-K, filed Jan 4, 2021
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2021-01-04
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Unilever PLC filed this 6-K on January 4, 2021.
FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of
December, 2020
UNILEVER PLC
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
UNILEVER HOUSE, BLACKFRIARS, LONDON, ENGLAND
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file
annual reports
under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F..X.. Form 40-F
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K
in paper
as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):_____
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K
in paper
as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):_____
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the
information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information
to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.
Yes No .X..
If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the
registrant
in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- _______
Exhibit 99 attached hereto is incorporated herein by
reference.
Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized.
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UNILEVER PLC
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/S/ R SOTAMAA
By R SOTAMAA
CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER AND GROUP SECRETARY
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Date 4 January 2021
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT NUMBER EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION
99
Notice to London Stock Exchange
Exhibit 99
This Report on Form 6-K contains the following:
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Exhibit
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99.1
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Stock Exchange announcement dated
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09
December 2020
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entitled
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Director/PDMR Shareholding
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Exhibit
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99.2
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Stock Exchange announcement dated
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09
December 2020
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entitled
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Holding(s)
in Company
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Exhibit
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99.3
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Stock Exchange announcement dated
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14
December 2020
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entitled
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Climate
Transition Action Plan
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Exhibit
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99.4
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Stock Exchange announcement dated
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18
December 2020
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entitled
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Director
Declaration
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Exhibit 99.1:
RNS Number : 1212I
Unilever PLC
09 December 2020
Unilever PLC
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons
discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely
associated with them
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1
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities /
person closely associated
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a)
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Name
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Graeme Pitkethly
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2
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Reason for the notification
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a)
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Position/status
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Chief Financial Officer (Director)
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b)
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Initial notification /Amendment
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Initial Notification
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3
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant,
auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a)
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Name
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Unilever PLC
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b)
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LEI
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549300MKFYEKVRWML317
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4
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Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each
type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date;
and (iv) each place where transactions have been
conducted
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a)
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Description of the financial instrument, type of
instrument
Identification code
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Unilever PLC ordinary 3 1/9 pence shares
GB00B10RZP78
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b)
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Nature of the transaction
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Purchase of shares under the Unilever PLC Share Incentive
Plan.
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c)
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Currency
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GBP - British Pound
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d)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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Price(s)
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Volume(s)
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£42.83
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3
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e)
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Aggregated information
- Volume
- Total
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3
£128.49
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f)
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Date of the transaction
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2020-12-08
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g)
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Place of the transaction
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London Stock Exchange - XLON
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Exhibit 99.2:
RNS Number : 1275I
Unilever PLC
09 December 2020
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
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NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS
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1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing
shares to which voting rights are attached:
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UNILEVER
PLC
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1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer
(please
mark with an "X" if appropriate)
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Non-UK
issuer
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2. Reason for the notification
(please
mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")
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An
acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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An
acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
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An
event changing the breakdown of voting rights
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Other
(please specify): Issue of new Unilever PLC shares by the
company
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X
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3. Details of person subject to the notification
obligation
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Name
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The
Leverhulme Trust
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City
and country of registered office (if applicable)
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London,
UK
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4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if
different from 3.)
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Name
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Nortrust
Nominees Limited
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City
and country of registered office (if applicable)
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5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached:
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29
November 2020
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6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):
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9
December 2020
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7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification
obligation
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% of
voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)
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%
of voting rights through financial instruments(total of
8.B 1 + 8.B 2)
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Total
of both in % (8.A + 8.B)
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Total
number of voting rights of issuer
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Resulting
situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or
reached
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1.786%
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1.786%
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2,627,860,535
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Position
of previous notification (if
applicable)
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Above
4%
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Above
4%
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8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which
the threshold was crossed or reached
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type ofshares
ISIN
code (if possible)
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Number of voting rights
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% of voting rights
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Direct
(Art 9
of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)
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Indirect
(Art 10
of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)
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Direct
(Art 9
of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)
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Indirect
(Art 10
of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)
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Ordinary
Shares
of 3
1/9
pence
ISIN
GBOOB1ORZP78
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46,931,182
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1.786
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SUBTOTAL 8. A
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46,931,182
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1.786
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B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive
2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
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Type of financial instrument
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Expirationdate
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Exercise/Conversion Period
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Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument
is
exercised/converted.
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% of voting rights
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SUBTOTAL 8. B 1
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B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according
to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1
(b))
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Type of financial instrument
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Expirationdate
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Exercise/Conversion Period
xi
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Physical or cash
settlement
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Number of voting rights
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% of voting rights
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SUBTOTAL 8.B.2
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9. Information in relation to the person subject to the
notification obligation (please mark the
applicable box with an "X")
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Person
subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any
natural person or legal entity and does not control any other
undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the
(underlying) issuer
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X
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Full
chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights
and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held starting with
the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity (please add
additional rows as necessary)
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Name
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% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable
threshold
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% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is
higher than the notifiable threshold
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Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable
threshold
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10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
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Name of
the proxy holder
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The
number and % of voting rights held
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The
date until which the voting rights will be held
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11. Additional information
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Place of completion
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London,
UK
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Date of completion
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9
December 2020
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Exhibit 99.3:
RNS Number :
4634I
Unilever PLC
14 December 2020
Unilever to seek shareholder approval for climate transition action
plan
14 December, 2020, London
- The Unilever Board today announced the intention to put its
climate transition action plan before shareholders and seek a
non-binding advisory vote on the company's ambitious emissions
reduction targets and the plans to achieve them.
The plan will set out the company's climate strategy to reduce
emissions within its operations, through its value chain, as well
as describe how the company is managing risks and meeting consumer
needs connected with climate change and societal responses to
it.
It is the first time a major global company has voluntarily
committed to put its climate transition plans before a shareholder
vote.
Unilever believes that the economy-wide shift to net zero emissions
will require a greater and deeper level of engagement between
companies and their investors about their climate transition plans.
In setting out our plan, we hope this increased level of
transparency and accountability will strengthen the dialogue with
our shareholders and encourage other companies to follow
suit.
Unilever's science-based targets include:
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Zero emissions from its own
operations by 2030 (1)
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A 50% reduction in the average
footprint of its products by 2030 (2)
In addition, in June this year, Unilever announced a new net zero
target:
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Net
zero emissions from sourcing to point of sale, by
2039.
Achieving these targets will require a range of measures including
decarbonising the raw materials it sources, completing the
transition of its operations to 100% renewable energy, advocating
for the accelerated decarbonisation of the global energy grid,
eliminating deforestation from its supply chain, and innovation and
product reformulation through compaction and
concentration.
In addition, to achieve its net zero by 2039 target, Unilever will
require high quality carbon removal credits to balance any residual
emissions from sourcing to point of sale.
Alan Jope, Unilever CEO said, "Climate change is the most pressing
issue of our time and we are determined to play a leadership role
in accelerating the transition to a zero carbon
economy.
"We have a wide ranging and ambitious set of climate commitments -
but we know they are only as good as our delivery against them.
That's why we will be sharing more detail with our shareholders who
are increasingly wanting to understand more about our strategy and
plans.
"We welcome this increased transparency and in the plan we present,
we will be clear both about the areas in our direct control where
we have a high degree of certainty of our route to net zero, as
well as more challenging areas across our value chain where
systemic solutions will be required to achieve our
targets."
Unilever will share its climate transition action plan in Q1 2021,
ahead of its AGM on May 5. The plan will be updated on a rolling
basis and Unilever will seek an advisory vote every three years on
any material changes made or proposed to the plan. The first year
the company will report on its annual progress against the plan
will be 2022.
(1) Unilever commits to
reduce scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions 100% by 2030 from a 2015 base
year.
(2) Unilever has committed to
reduce GHG emissions from the life-cycle of their products 50% per
consumer use by 2030 from a 2010 base-year
ENDS
Enquiries
Unilever PLC
Unilever House
100 Victoria Embankment
London EC4Y 0DY United Kingdom
Media Relations
UK
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+447393789124
Stephanie.Macmillan@Unilever.com
NL
+31 615 008293
fleur-van.bruggen@unilever.com
Investor Relations
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investor.relations@unilever.com
About Unilever
Unilever is one of the world's leading suppliers of Beauty &
Personal Care, Home Care, and Foods & Refreshment products with
sales in over 190 countries and reaching 2.5 billion consumers a
day. It has 150,000 employees and generated sales of €52
billion in 2019. Over half of the company's footprint is in
developing and emerging markets. Unilever has around 400 brands
found in homes all over the world, including Dove, Knorr, Dirt Is
Good, Rexona, Hellmann's, Lipton, Wall's, Lux, Magnum, Axe, Sunsilk
and Surf.
Unilever's Sustainable Living Plan (USLP) underpins the company's
strategy and commits to:
● Helping more than a billion people take action to improve
their health and well-being by 2020.
● Halving the environmental impact of our products by
2030.
● Enhancing the livelihoods of millions of people by
2020.
The USLP creates value by driving growth and trust, eliminating
costs and reducing risks. The company's sustainable living brands
delivered 78% of total growth and 75% of turnover in
2019.
Since 2010 we have been taking action through the Unilever
Sustainable Living Plan to help more than a billion people improve
their health and well-being, halve our environmental footprint and
enhance the livelihoods of millions of people as we grow our
business. We have made significant progress and continue to expand
our ambition - in 2019 committing to ensure 100% of our plastic
packaging is fully reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025.
While there is still more to do, we are proud to have been
recognised in 2019 as sector leader in the
Dow Jones Sustainability Index and in 2020 - for the
tenth-consecutive year - as the top ranked company in the
GlobeScan/SustainAbility Sustainability Leaders
survey.
For more information about Unilever and its brands, please
visit
www.unilever.com
For more information on the USLP:
www.unilever.com/sustainable-living/
Safe Harbour
Where relevant, these actions are subject to the appropriate
consultations and approvals.
This announcement may contain forward-looking statements, including
'forward-looking statements' within the meaning of the United
States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such
as 'will', 'aim', 'expects', 'anticipates', 'intends', 'looks',
'believes', 'vision', or the negative of these terms and other
similar expressions of future performance or results, and their
negatives, are intended to identify such forward-looking
statements. These forward-looking statements are based upon current
expectations and assumptions regarding anticipated developments and
other factors affecting the Unilever Group (the 'Group'). They are
not historical facts, nor are they guarantees of future
performance.
Because these forward-looking statements involve risks and
uncertainties, there are important factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by
these forward-looking statements. Among other risks and
uncertainties, the material or principal factors which could cause
actual results to differ materially are: Unilever's global brands
not meeting consumer preferences; Unilever's ability to innovate
and remain competitive; Unilever's investment choices in its
portfolio management; inability to find sustainable solutions to
support long-term growth; the effect of climate change on
Unilever's business; customer relationships; the recruitment and
retention of talented employees; disruptions in our supply chain;
the cost of raw materials and commodities; the production of safe
and high quality products; secure and reliable IT infrastructure;
successful execution of acquisitions, divestitures and business
transformation projects; economic and political risks and natural
disasters; financial risks; failure to meet high and ethical
standards; and managing regulatory, tax and legal matters. These
forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this
announcement. Except as required by any applicable law or
regulation, the Group expressly disclaims any obligation or
undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to
any
forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change
in the Group's expectations with regard thereto or any change in
events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is
based. Further details of potential risks and uncertainties
affecting the Group are described in the Group's filings with the
London Stock Exchange, Euronext Amsterdam and the US Securities and
Exchange Commission, including in the Annual Report on Form 20-F
2019 and the Unilever Annual Report and Accounts 2019.
Exhibit 99.4:
RNS Number : 2266J
Unilever PLC
18 December 2020
Unilever PLC
Director Declaration
Pursuant to UK Listing Rule 9.6.14(2), Unilever PLC announces that
Strive Masiyiwa, Independent Non-Executive Director, joined
Netflix, Inc. as a director on 16 December 2020.