Unilever Toggle About Who we are Innovation Supplier centre Working together Sustainable sourcing for suppliers Certification vs. Self Verification Knorr Sustainability Partnership Sustainable sourcing tools How to invoice us SupplierNet Unilever Supplier Qualification System Terms & conditions Our position on... Inspiring action around the world Home About Supplier centre Sustainable sourcing for suppliers Sustainable sourcing for suppliers At Unilever we have set industry leading benchmarks for responsible sourcing to deliver on our commitment to sustainable growth. Please visit our sustainable sourcing strategy page to find out more. Unilever intends to deliver on our commitments and help you deliver on yours. That’s why we set out in the Unilever Sustainable Agriculture Code (PDF | 3MB) our mandatory requirements for supply partners, along with the standards we set for ourselves, and how, by working together, we can meet our sustainability goals. The sourcing of our agricultural raw materials is a big contributor to our environmental footprint, so working in close alliance with supplier partners who share our values and want to grow sustainable businesses with us is vital. Certification vs. self verification Our sustainable sourcing programme uses external certification, or self-assessment and verification against the Unilever Sustainable Agriculture Code. FIND OUT MORE Knorr Sustainability Partnership Each year we will co-invest €1 million with suppliers and farmers to accelerate the implementation of sustainable practices. FIND OUT MORE Sustainable sourcing tools Find online tools that can help agricultural suppliers meet Unilever’s sustainability standards. FIND OUT MORE Barry Callebaut CIO Hans Vriens Hans Vriens, Chief Innovation Officer at Barry Callebaut talks about how having a long term partnership agreement with Unilever enables them to go out and make long term commitments with farmers, enabling farmers to move towards sustainable farming and as a result improve their livelihoods. The Morning Star Packing Company Ron Dalforno of The Morning Star Packing Company talks about the sustainability programme they have been working on with tomato growers in California over the past 10 years with a focus on drip irrigation to reduce water consumption and increase yields. Kenya Tea Development Agency Lerionka Tiampati, CEO KTDA, talks about the farmer field school initiative set up in Kenya together with Unilever, DFID, IDH and the Rainforest Alliance to train tea farmers in good agricultural practices. Related Links Our vision Terms & Conditions PDF | 253KB Working with our suppliers PDF | 8MB Ariba Terms and Conditions (MapleLeaf) DOC | 40KB Downloads Unilever Sustainable Agriculture Code PDF | 3MB Scheme rules PDF | 2MB Scheme rules update log PDF | 532KB Scheme rules Q & A PDF | 92KB Imlementation Guide - Sustainable Livestock PDF | 2MB Implementation Guide - Livestock Transport & Slaughter PDF | 2MB Unilever Suppliers - A Closer Look at Biodiversity, 2015 PDF | 998KB This is Unilever's global company website © Unilever 2018 What's in our products? Contact us Legal UK Modern Slavery Act Transparency Statement Accessibility Cookie policy Privacy policy RSS