Hindustan Unilever | Sustainability Performance
Manages a broad portfolio of consumer products supported by extensive distribution, marketing, and supply-chain systems. Activities include product development, sourcing, manufacturing coordination, and maintaining sales networks that serve diverse customer segments across multiple regions.
1931
India
10,001+ employees
Consumer Goods
$1B - 10B in revenue
$1B - 10B in profitability
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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark
#2846
Overallⓘ#62
in Indiaⓘ#31
in Consumer GoodsⓘSustainability Maturity
ⓘSustainability Intent
ⓘOverview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsCarbon certificatesEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementSocial
Diversity and InclusionFinancial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections
Laggard
Critical
Critical
Intensity
Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)
Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)
Water consumption intensity (m³ /$M)
Waste generation intensity (tonnes /$M)
Industry Benchmark
31.9
B/M 25.2
1.6K
B/M 341.9
135.1
B/M 99.6
394.4
B/M 276.6
12.5
B/M 6.8
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Controversy level
- Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL, Unilever's Indian subsidiary), Indian major FMCG (Surf Excel, Dove, Knorr, Lipton), has faced sustained Indian FSSAI enforcement scrutiny including the historic 2001 Kodaikanal mercury contamination scandal legacy at the Pond's thermometer factory (HUL paid undisclosed settlement to workers in 2016 after 15year campaign) affecting Indian institutional ESG investor concerns.
Sustainability employees
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11+
ⓘThis value represents the estimated number of employees in a company with sustainability-related roles or job titles, as determined by Illuminem using publicly available data.