Unilever PLC (Additional Review) — Ethics Grade C+

Unilever PLC (Additional Review) receives an overall ethics grade of C+ (58/100) on CancelCo's corporate accountability database. Sector: Consumer Goods. Market cap: Large Cap.

Category scores

• labor: 55
• privacy: 80
• consumer: 70
• environment: 45
• humanRights: 50

Documented incidents (3)

• Deforestation and Child Labor (high, 2016) — Amnesty International found the company's palm oil supply chain utilized child labor and caused severe deforestation in Indonesia.
• Mercury Contamination in Kodaikanal (high, 2016) — Workers in an Indian thermometer plant were exposed to toxic mercury, and waste was dumped in a local forest; a settlement was reached only after 15 years of protests.
• Single-Use Plastic Sachet Crisis (medium, 2022) — Ranked as one of the world's top plastic polluters due to its heavy reliance on non-recyclable multi-layered sachets in developing markets.

Documented good deeds

• Sustainable Living Plan — Achieved zero waste-to-landfill across its global factory network.

Ethical alternatives

• Dr. Bronner's — Regenerative organic practices and fair trade supply chains.