Unilever shares rise as billionaire investor Nelson Peltz joins board Hedge fund boss – whose daughter married Brooklyn Beckham – holds 1.5% stake in Unilever The Guardian - UK · May 31, 2022
FTSE 100 Live: Brent crude price up again, Nelson Peltz joins Unilever board Brent crude posted another sharp price rise today after EU leaders moved to ban 90% of Russian oil imports by the end of the year. Evening Standard · May 31, 2022
The war on ‘woke capitalism’ Rightwing populists and industry sceptics are mounting a backlash against a vision for business that looks beyond profits Financial Times · May 27, 2022
Global energy and funding shocks test climate commitments Six months after the world agreed in Glasgow to a U.N. climate pact with bold, new targets, political and business leaders facing an energy crisis, volatile markets and an economic downturn are grappling with how to cut carbon emissions. Reuters · May 24, 2022
French dijon mustard supply hit by climate and rising costs, say producers Poor seed harvests have led to empty shelves at supermarkets in France and global shortages The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2022
Beauty and the Bleach: the colonial history of colourism explored in BBC documentary In a recent BBC documentary, entitled Beauty and the Bleach, presenter Tan France (of Queer Eye fame) tackles the issue of colourism. Also known as pigmentocracy, colourism is defined as discrimination that privileges light-skinned people of colour over their darker-skinned peers. The Conversation · May 18, 2022
Fiddling with the energy price cap is the tip of the iceberg. More needs to be done Ofgem’s more important ideas include ringfencing customers’ deposits – it’s time the regulator got a move on The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2022
A living wage increases economic productivity while reducing poverty – new report It can be difficult to see a way out of the current cost of living crisis. Prices continue to rise, and there are fears that if nothing changes, many families will face serious financial hardship. The Conversation · May 16, 2022
‘It’s a time bomb’: Growing anger among Kenyans as Britain refuses to redress colonial landgrab Warning that Kenyan victims of brutal evictions by British settlers could ‘take matters into their own hands’ as UK ministers refuse to apologise The Independent UK · May 9, 2022
Dettol and Durex maker Reckitt joins list of firms upping prices FTSE giant’s increases echoes those of Nestlé, Procter & Gamble and Unilever Evening Standard · Apr 29, 2022
Warning over price rises as cost of Pot Noodles and Marmite on the rise 'This period of unprecedented inflation requires us to take further pricing action' Wales Online · Apr 28, 2022
Unilever warns of more price rises as cost of Marmite and Pot Noodles goes up Unilever, whose big brands range from Pot Noodles and Persil to Bovril and Brut, already hiked prices more than 8% in the first three months of this year to offset soaring costs Daily Mirror · Apr 28, 2022
Makers of PG Tips and Marmite says how much its brands have gone up in price When Unilever hikes its prices, billions of customers around the world are impacted Wales Online · Apr 28, 2022
Ben & Jerry’s, Marmite and Persil owner Unilever ups prices by 8% as costs soar Soaring inflation of raw materials is set to push up Unilever’s costs by €4.8 billion this year Evening Standard · Apr 28, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2022 Unprecedented inflation ahead as Ukraine war adds to costs, says Unilever Rise in energy and ingredient costs suggests consumers will have to pay more for well-known brands
Evening Standard · Apr 28, 2022 Sainsbury profits to slump as it accuses rivals of ramping up prices SAINSBURY’S today accused rivals of ramping up food prices, exacerbating the cost-of-living crisis as inflation bites hard on family finances.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2022 US economy shrinks unexpectedly; England and Wales insolvencies double; dollar at 20-year high – as it happened Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
Evening Standard · Apr 28, 2022 FTSE 100 Live: US economy shrinks, Twitter, McDonald’s, Volvo, Sainsbury’s and Unilever report The bosses of Sainsbury’s, Whitbread and Unilever have today revealed how consumers are coping with the cost of living squeeze.
Liverpool Echo · Apr 25, 2022 Liverpool City Region hopes to generate billions as country's ‘innovation engine’ Unveiled by Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram, the plan aims to showcase and attract investment for projects that could deliver £40bn for the region’s economy
Chronicle Live · Apr 23, 2022 Twisters and Mini Milks will no longer be targeted at children Global company behind kids' summer favourite ice lollies will stop marketing to under-16s from the beginning of next year
Birmingham Post · Apr 21, 2022 Unilever's prestige skincare brand backs Boox's Grimsby move as £1m investment plan unveiled British launch heralded by Ren Clean Skincare - a brand launched in the UK 22 years ago
Evening Standard · Apr 21, 2022 Ben & Jerry’s and Hellmann’s owner Unilever to stop advertising to under 16s The owner of Wall’s and Ben & Jerry’s ice cream will commit by the start of 2023
The Independent UK · Mar 19, 2022 Unilever facing Ukrainian demands to leave Russia completely Kyiv’s ambassador to the UK Vadym Prystaiko warned ‘there is no place for responsible businesses’ in Russia.
Chronicle Live · Mar 16, 2022 Why M&S, Burger King and other businesses are still open on Russia's high streets Companies such as McDonald's Coca Cola, Pepsi, Apple, Unilever, KFC and Pizza Hut have all stopped trading in Russia as well as stopping imports and exports
The Guardian - UK · Mar 8, 2022 Shell to halt buying Russian oil and gas and Unilever to stop sales in Russia Exodus of big British companies continues as bosses forced to examine their companies’ links to Russia