Is Unilever sustainable?
We do not yet score enough Unilever products to give the brand a sustainability rating. Committed to halving virgin plastic use, achieving net-zero across value chain by 2039, and paying a living wage to everyone directly providing goods & services by 2030.
We read sustainability as verifiable practice, not marketing: third-party certification, packaging design, sourcing disclosure and published, dated targets. Claims without evidence score as unverified.
The evidence behind the answer
Cruelty-freeverified
Does not test finished products on animals; ingredient testing is permitted where required by regulators. Not on Leaping Bunny.
Third-party certifiedflagged
No independent certifications recorded on the products we track.
Scored with our public methodology.
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Unilever: frequently asked
Is Unilever sustainable?+
We do not yet score enough Unilever products to give the brand a sustainability rating. Committed to halving virgin plastic use, achieving net-zero across value chain by 2039, and paying a living wage to everyone directly providing goods & services by 2030.
Unilever: Cruelty-free?+
Does not test finished products on animals; ingredient testing is permitted where required by regulators. Not on Leaping Bunny.
Unilever: Vegan options?+
Owns The Vegetarian Butcher and offers vegan-marked SKUs across Hellmann's, Magnum, and Dove, but the group is not cruelty-free at brand level.
Unilever: Sells in mainland China?+
Selling through mainland Chinese retail has historically triggered post-market animal testing.
Unilever: Third-party certified?+
No independent certifications recorded on the products we track.
What is Unilever's ethics score?+
Unilever averages —/100 across 0 products we score on certifications, sourcing, labour, packaging and transparency.