Can a 90-year old company learn to behave like a start-up? Slow growth, ever-changing consumer tastes and the rise of digitally native upstarts are threatening the traditional consumer-packaged goods industry. Unilever’s significant investment in open innovation intends to challenge this trend by collaborating with start-ups to infuse new ideas and practices into the company.
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Unilever China: Using Open Innovation to Become “Fast Fish” in China
The article is about how Unilever China using open innovation to optimize innovation process to match with China Speed.
Unique QR Code Enables Unilever to Digitalize Channel Management
Unilever puts unique QR codes on each Dove product to digitalize the channel management and incentive system. Anti-fake function and consumer loyalty program can be further added.
Ben & Jerry’s Should Be More Cocoa for Cocoa Sustainability
Rising temperatures may support demand for Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, but climate change poses a serious threat to the company’s cocoa supply chain.
Love it or Hate it: The consequences of Brexit on a supermarket’s supply chain
“Marmite-gate” highlighted the consequences of Brexit to UK supermarkets, and to the British consumer
Sustainability at Unilever: Nebulous or Critical?
Who watches the watchmen as it concerns food sustainability.
Climate Change – Project Rainforest Alliance of Lipton in 2016
A brand with purpose prevents climate change and contribute to environmental sustainability.
Unilever and Brexit: How isolationist political movements impact supply chain decisions
Brexit introduced much uncertainty into Unilever's supply chain, and is already impacting strategic decisions. The extent of the impact hinges on the ultimate form that Brexit will take.
Unilever, a company for shareholders and environmentalists alike?
Unilever, a company for shareholders and environmentalists alike? When Unilever’s CEO, Paul Polman, took the top seat in 2009 he spent a night in the founder’s bed to immerse in the history of his new empire. William Lever had pioneered […]
Hearing the Cry of the Orangutans: Unilever and Sustainable Palm Oil
As the top purchaser of palm oil globally, Unilever faces increasing cries for it to make its palm oil supply chain sustainable.