We believe there has never been a better time to create a better future for our children; a world where everyone has enough food to eat and no child goes to bed hungry.
Where every child lives to their fifth birthday and has the right to a happy childhood.
Where every home has enough water to drink and to wash, cook and clean.
And where everybody can enjoy life today while protecting the planet for future generations.
Unilever brightFuture is a platform that helps unite and amplify the efforts of a growing community of people who believe it is possible to build a world where everyone lives well and lives sustainably.
Who recognise we can only achieve this if we all work together to do small actions every day that make a real difference.
And who inspire others to join us in making this the way everyone chooses to live.
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Whether it’s viewing and sharing with friends an inspiring film, boosting the self-esteem of young women, making a donation to a food bank, we think that every single action can make a real difference.
We invite you to make your contribution by exploring our website, see the possibilities and take action on the projects that inspire you.
On June 12th, 10,000 guests will join together for The Patron’s Lunch to honour Her Majesty The Queen on her 90th birthday. For young people at the once-in-a-lifetime event, it’s a chance to celebrate Her Majesty The Queen’s service, while also embracing their own futures.
On Sunday, June 12th 2016, The Mall was the setting for its largest ever street party to mark The Queen’s 90th birthday and recognition of her patronage of more than 600 charities and organisations worldwide. With 10,000 guests in attendance, including The Queen herself, The Patron’s Lunch provided an unforgettable climax to a fantastic weekend of celebrations.
For the Queen’s 90th birthday, only a proper British celebration will do. It doesn’t get more British than toasting Her Majesty with a steaming hot cup of PG tips tea, and we’re ready to raise our cups high in the air!
During the weekend to mark The Queen’s 90th birthday, communities up and down the country are encouraged to take part in that great British tradition of throwing a street party. Here, we share some tips on how to make yours a sustainable, planet-friendly celebration.
What can you do to watch your waste line? You can start reducing waste now by making small changes to your shopping habits.
Often, the answers to the big problems that face us in this world come in simple – or concentrated – solutions. This one could save 33 million litres of water and uses 40% less packaging – adding up to the equivalent of about 262 million shopping bags.
Our world is more connected than ever before, but we are facing some major obstacles that need to be overcome. By coming together and supporting the UN’s 17 Global Goals, we have the power to create a bright future.
At the heart of every home is the kitchen, where love and nourishment are dished out in the form of food, advice and life lessons. Unfortunately, for many families in South Africa, whilst not short of love, not every home has a kitchen stocked full of food.
Based on current trends, research suggests that it could be 118 years (or near year 2133) before women have the same rights and opportunities as men. In partnership with Vice and Broadly, Unilever is helping to bring the issues and experiences faced by women today out in the open, supporting a platform that will raise awareness and inspire change for women, worldwide.
Kids miss an average of 2.5 days of school per year as a consequence of oral diseases, stopping them from reaching their full potential. But it doesn’t have to be this way.
There’s nothing quite like a child’s smile to brighten up your day. A wide grin bearing pearly white teeth, a tongue poking through a gap where a new tooth is starting to grow, while excited eyes already tell you just how good their day’s been. Keeping our children smiling is every parent’s priority, but for some kids their smiles tell a different story. A missing tooth that will never grow, discoloured teeth, or sore, swollen gums.
Ben & Jerry’s pride themselves on making the best possible ice cream in the nicest possible way, and in the small Dutch town of Hellendoorn, The Chunkinator is helping them to do just that.
Improving the long-term health of our planet is a job that requires unity between, not only people, but organisations. Sharing knowledge and adopting groundbreaking new technologies is key to moving forward.
Preserve hundreds of years of farming heritage while eating delicious, sustainably sourced products.
When life is at its most challenging, even small things can have a big impact. When Kathleen Dunlop read an article in The Washington Post and realised something as simple as Vaseline® jelly can make all the difference to a person on the other side of the world, she felt inspired to take action and help make a difference.
Unilever Foundation Ambassador Harsh Mishra believes in the power of sanitation to help save lives and develop communities.
Time is a most precious commodity - particularly for women, who are often tasked with managing households with limited access to water. In India, water scarcity can mean women waiting for hours at time for water to arrive. Thanks to a simple yet life-changing solution, Unilever’s own Barbara Scala, and her team, are taking action to help women reclaim their time.
See how a household staple in your cabinets can mean extraordinary relief for those living in poverty or emergency situations.
In America, one business is proving that offering people a second chance in life truly has the power to transform lives for the better and build lasting partnerships that can benefit communities as a whole. All while making absolutely irresistible chocolate brownies!
If home is where the heart is then a healthy heart starts in the home. Every year millions of families are left devastated by the effects of heart disease, but as many as 80% of these can be prevented through positive lifestyle changes. By taking simple steps we can ensure that years of family life aren't lost to avoidable illness.
Climate change is a matter of social and economic justice, with the impacts of it often hitting the poorest and most vulnerable people around the world.
Making more time for your children can help build them a brighter future: 15 minutes is all it takes.
The Share a Smile, Help a Child partnership forms part of Save the Children's biggest ever global campaign, EVERY ONE, which is inspiring urgent action to eradicate mortality from preventable diseases.
A bite of chocolate can be just the thing we need to help us unwind at the end of a long day. But for 6 million cocoa farmers around the world, chocolate isn’t a passing craving – it is a vital crop that supports an estimated 40 to 50 million people in developing countries.
Saving water is something we all know we should do, but more often than not, we don’t. But the fact is, if we could make small changes daily habits, then we could do a lot for our environment and even something for our wallets.
Every year millions of people are left devastated by the effects of heart disease. But little steps can make a real difference for you and your loved ones.
For the children of tomorrow’s world, alongside education, experience is an essential part of setting them up for their life ahead. And it’s hard to gain experience without getting your hands a little dirty.
We consider water a basic life necessity but for around 2.8 billion women and girls worldwide, getting access to clean water is a daily struggle that requires hours of their time that could otherwise be spent with their families. Fortunately, consumers and organisations are coming together to make a difference!
Few realise that, whilst 66% of India’s workforce consists of women, 1 in 3 of these women face economic difficulties that are detrimental to their livelihoods. The Sunsilk Beauty Safar programme is helping to change this!
We know that Marmite is an acquired taste, but at our original UK factory, micro-organisms are lapping it up in the name of renewable energy!
Women make up the majority of Brazil’s population and, throughout history, have fought to gain equal rights to enjoy the same freedom and quality of life as their male counterparts. Still, for many women, fulfilling their entrepreneurial dreams of running their own business can feel out of reach. Unilever brand, Brilhante, is helping to change this.
If taking a hot shower is more about waking up than washing, it can be easy to forget that one in nine people still lack a steady supply of clean water. That’s over 700 million people worldwide.
Tea is the second most popular drink in the world, with the livelihoods of approximately 50 million people depending on its production. With climate change, a rapidly growing population and poor agricultural practices threatening the futures of tea farmers, the choices we make in tea aisle have the power to make a big difference.
For most parents it is unimaginable that their child might not reach the age of five. Find out how you can make a difference to a child's life on Global Handwashing Day.
Sanitation is a basic human right, so it’s hard to imagine that a staggering one third of the world’s population does not have access to improved sanitation. Domestos, is working to change this, in support of the UN’s 17 Global Goals.
As we get older we can feel like we’re more in control of our lives – from our careers to our clothes – but we all too often forget about our health, and the simple changes that can help us stay in control for longer. A healthy heart does more than just keep you alive; it keeps you active, energetic and in love with life. Taking control of your cholesterol is the first step towards taking care of your heart.
Trees are symbolic to communities all over the world. They represent birth, hope and new beginnings. They give us fresh air, shade from the sun and glorious moments of tranquility. But for Utari, a tree offers her just a small amount of comfort. It’s a reminder of love, longing and loss.
Why Water Matters. In Bhopal or Boston, new opportunities and new ways of making their children's lives safer help create a brighter future
Climate change, and an ever-growing population, is creating a higher demand for fruit, vegetables and other grown foods than ever before. Making sustainable choices in our food shopping has never mattered more.
Quality food isn’t just about great taste, it’s about feeling good about what we’re putting into our bodies and where the ingredients have come from. By making sustainable choices, each and every one of us can help to build a bright future.
Susan Buckwalter is a Unilever Foundation Ambassador for UNICEF. She was invited to see how UNICEF was making a difference in people’s lives in Ghana. Many of Ghana’s residents do not have access to toilet facilities. UNICEF has helped improved the lives of 135,000 people in Ghana through their CATS program by changing behaviors and improving sanitation.
Every child should celebrate their fifth birthday, but every day thousands of young children and babies die from preventable diseases. We have the power to help save 600,000 kids every year, and one inspirational New Leader is showing us how.
Remember how scary your first day of school was? How about the look on your child’s face on their first day? They’re probably some of your most cherished memories. Sadly for 2 million children and their families, these are memories that will never be made, but it doesn’t need to be this way.
Raise awareness by pledging your support for zero hunger.
Do you wish you had made less mess as a child? Jumped in fewer puddles, not licked the cake bowl, or gotten less muddy? Probably not. No one ever wishes they'd made less mess as a child, yet when it comes to our own children we can forget just how important – and fun – making a mess is.
For one sublime moment a kiss has the power to make the world a more united and peaceful place.