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Ninety years ago this week, British soap-maker Lever Brothers and Dutch manufacturer Margarine Unie merged their operations to become Unilever. To celebrate our birthday, here are a few fascinating facts about the business.

Sustainable Trade Initiative CEO Joost Oorthuizen on why companies must put rivalry aside and work with competitors to address the planet’s most pressing challenges

From CEOs to young entrepreneurs, six influencers explore the opportunities and challenges ahead

Ogilvy’s Global Chief Creative Officer Piyush Pandey believes that brands have a responsibility to do something about the difficulties and pressures consumers face in their daily lives.

Tawee Rojanasinwilai, owner of Thailand’s Taweekit retail chain, explains why doing the right thing for the communities you serve is the strongest foundation for any business to survive and thrive.

Walmart CEO Doug McMillon explains how the retail giant and Unilever are united by a common purpose, what that means in practice and why it benefits society as a whole

With EY and Mastercard joining TRANSFORM, we now have more ways to help meet the needs of low-income households in developing countries.

At university Felipe Resck’s IT class of 80 had only seven girls. This gender imbalance in STEM remains. To help tackle it for the next generation, he rolled out ‘iamtheCODE’, an initiative to empower teenage girls.

Leading sustainable business adviser Jonathon Porritt argues that companies with purpose will have to become more radical in changing the system if we’re to tackle the climate emergency, eco-system collapse and chronic inequality.

Kenya-based Draganah Omwange is on our Future Leaders Programme – a scheme to nurture talented young people across the business. Here she shares her thoughts on how purpose will keep Unilever thriving for years to come.

In January 1930, our founding companies merged to become Unilever. And from the very beginning, our purpose-driven brands aimed to change lives for the better. We're celebrating 90 years of 'doing well by doing good' – and looking forward at the change...

Plastic litter and dumped waste are degrading the environment in Kenya. To change public attitudes towards waste, Unilever Hero Draganah Omwange recruited an enthusiastic set of changemakers – schoolchildren in Nairobi, one school at a time.