Unilever Launches Project Sunlight
Unilever launches a new long-term initiative, Unilever Project Sunlight, to motivate millions to live sustainably. With the help of superstar and new mom Fergie, Unilever aims to inspire people to help create a brighter future for children by launching on Universal Children's Day and making donations to help two million children.
In following up its pioneering Unilever Sustainable Living Plan, the consumer goods company, the maker of many brands, including Dove, Lipton, Suave, Hellmann's, Q-tips, Vaseline and Ragu, wants to make sustainable living desirable and achievable by inspiring people to look at the possibilities of a world where everyone lives well and within the natural limits of the planet.
Project Sunlight, which follows the sun by launching first at dawn in Indonesia, then India, the U.K., and Brazil before culminating in the United States, is designed to appeal to people everywhere, and in particular parents, encouraging them to join what Unilever sees as a growing community of people who want to make the world a better place for children and future generations.
"Project Sunlight aims to galvanize and build momentum behind a movement that is already happening. We know people all over the world want to adopt more sustainable behaviors, but need these to be easy and to fit with the way they live their lives," says Kees Kruythoff, president, Unilever, North America. "As a global consumer goods company that touches the two billion people who use our products every day, we have the means to help people realize this ambition. From our experience, we know that parenthood creates a profound shift in people's view of the world and what the anticipated future will mean for the lives of their children."
To mark the launch of Project Sunlight on Universal Children's Day, Unilever will be helping two million children through its ongoing partnerships. This funding will give:
-School meals to one million children through the World Food Programme, which provides strong incentive to send kids to school rather to work in the fields
-Clean, safe drinking water for up to 500,000 children in emergency response programs through Save the Children
-Improved hygiene through UNICEF, which will give 500,000 children across 3,500 schools in India a healthier start in life by providing hand washing facilities and promoting group hand washing programs
Additionally, this holiday season in the United States, Unilever is partnering with Feeding America to donate an additional two million meals to help the 1 in 5 children who face food insecurity every day in America.
In the first stage of Project Sunlight, Unilever is inviting people to take three simple actions: SEE, ACT, JOIN.
Unilever wants to help people SEE a brighter future by watching a film online. The film, especially commissioned by Unilever and directed by Academy Award winning director Errol Morris, inspires people to see the future in a more positive and optimistic way.
Unilever wants to encourage people to ACT by doing small things which, added together, contribute to a better society and environment. The company created an online hub, projectsunlight.us, to showcase the social mission stories of Unilever brands around the world and invite people to get involved in doing small things that help their own families, help others and help the planet. Some of the brand programs featured include Dove, which helps girls across the world improve their self-esteem; Lipton, Ragu and Knorr, whose increasing use of sustainably grown ingredients helps small farmers grow better crops and improve their livelihoods; and the Suave water conservation initiative, Turn off the Tap.
Ultimately, the company wants people to JOIN by registering on projectsunlight.us to become part of a growing community of likeminded people and organizations who all want to play their part in building a brighter future.
Project Sunlight has been informed by the wealth of Unilever consumer insight, including a new international piece of research commissioned by Unilever. This shows that children are key to motivating adults to want to adopt more sustainable lifestyles and a powerful influence on parents changing their behavior. Nine out of 10 parents say children's natural optimism and enthusiasm inspires them to make the world a better place, and seven out of 10 parents say their main motivation for wanting to live in a greener way is their children's future. The research also shows that there are key child-related moments, particularly around the birth of a first child, when people are more open to changes in their own behaviors and lifestyles.
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In following up its pioneering Unilever Sustainable Living Plan, the consumer goods company, the maker of many brands, including Dove, Lipton, Suave, Hellmann's, Q-tips, Vaseline and Ragu, wants to make sustainable living desirable and achievable by inspiring people to look at the possibilities of a world where everyone lives well and within the natural limits of the planet.
Project Sunlight, which follows the sun by launching first at dawn in Indonesia, then India, the U.K., and Brazil before culminating in the United States, is designed to appeal to people everywhere, and in particular parents, encouraging them to join what Unilever sees as a growing community of people who want to make the world a better place for children and future generations.
"Project Sunlight aims to galvanize and build momentum behind a movement that is already happening. We know people all over the world want to adopt more sustainable behaviors, but need these to be easy and to fit with the way they live their lives," says Kees Kruythoff, president, Unilever, North America. "As a global consumer goods company that touches the two billion people who use our products every day, we have the means to help people realize this ambition. From our experience, we know that parenthood creates a profound shift in people's view of the world and what the anticipated future will mean for the lives of their children."
To mark the launch of Project Sunlight on Universal Children's Day, Unilever will be helping two million children through its ongoing partnerships. This funding will give:
-School meals to one million children through the World Food Programme, which provides strong incentive to send kids to school rather to work in the fields
-Clean, safe drinking water for up to 500,000 children in emergency response programs through Save the Children
-Improved hygiene through UNICEF, which will give 500,000 children across 3,500 schools in India a healthier start in life by providing hand washing facilities and promoting group hand washing programs
Additionally, this holiday season in the United States, Unilever is partnering with Feeding America to donate an additional two million meals to help the 1 in 5 children who face food insecurity every day in America.
In the first stage of Project Sunlight, Unilever is inviting people to take three simple actions: SEE, ACT, JOIN.
Unilever wants to help people SEE a brighter future by watching a film online. The film, especially commissioned by Unilever and directed by Academy Award winning director Errol Morris, inspires people to see the future in a more positive and optimistic way.
Unilever wants to encourage people to ACT by doing small things which, added together, contribute to a better society and environment. The company created an online hub, projectsunlight.us, to showcase the social mission stories of Unilever brands around the world and invite people to get involved in doing small things that help their own families, help others and help the planet. Some of the brand programs featured include Dove, which helps girls across the world improve their self-esteem; Lipton, Ragu and Knorr, whose increasing use of sustainably grown ingredients helps small farmers grow better crops and improve their livelihoods; and the Suave water conservation initiative, Turn off the Tap.
Ultimately, the company wants people to JOIN by registering on projectsunlight.us to become part of a growing community of likeminded people and organizations who all want to play their part in building a brighter future.
Project Sunlight has been informed by the wealth of Unilever consumer insight, including a new international piece of research commissioned by Unilever. This shows that children are key to motivating adults to want to adopt more sustainable lifestyles and a powerful influence on parents changing their behavior. Nine out of 10 parents say children's natural optimism and enthusiasm inspires them to make the world a better place, and seven out of 10 parents say their main motivation for wanting to live in a greener way is their children's future. The research also shows that there are key child-related moments, particularly around the birth of a first child, when people are more open to changes in their own behaviors and lifestyles.
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