DATE: Karl Schmidt Jared Sessum Sustainable Tea at Unilever‚ Harvard Business School January 29‚ 2013 This memorandum addresses the following questions based on information found in the Harvard Business School case study on Unilever: Why did Unilever commit to sustainably source 100% of its tea? Has Rainforest Alliance certification been success for Unilever –why or why not? What should Unilever do with its tea business in India? Why has Unilever committed to sustainably source 100% of its agricultural
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Decade of Organizational Change at Unilever What did Unilever’s decentralized organizational structure make sense from the 1950s through the 1970s? Why did this structure start to create problems for the company in the 1980s. Discussion Question # 1 What was Unilever trying to do when it introduced a new structure based on business groups in the mid-1990s? Why do you think that this structure failed to cure Unilever’s ills? Discussion Question #2 In the 2000s Unilever has switched to a structure based
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Department ♦Planning department ♦Costing department ♦Finance department ♦Payment department ♦Cash office ♦Wages & salaries department ♦Business Support Department ♦Administration department Unilever Pakistan Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of Unilever Overseas Holding‚ UK‚ Unilever PLC (a company incorporated in the United Kingdom) Fundamentals of Organization We often begin to describe a firms Structure by looking at its Organization Chart. Organizational Chart:- The reporting
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Within Unilever‚ Simatic IT Interspec is used to manage all Production Item specifications from Ingredient and Packaging Materials that are received‚ to Finished Products. Simatic IT Interspec is currently in use in both its Foods and Home and Personal Care businesses across a variety of geographies. For example it is operational across the Foods Division’s European business in a variety of countries and companies‚ and in the Home and Personal Care (HPC) Division North American businesses. Plans
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Myriam Riedel‚ brand leader Out Of Home Company Context • On any given day‚ two billion people use Unilever products to look good‚ feel good and get more out of life. Our portfolio ranges from nutritionally balanced foods to indulgent ice creams‚ affordable soaps‚ luxurious shampoos and everyday household care products. We produce world-leading brands including Lipton‚ Dove‚ Carte d’Or‚ Skip • Unilever is the leader in the ice cream category on the In Home and Out Of Home business with brands like
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Marketing Mix OUTLINE o INTRODUCTION o UNILEVER AT A GLANCE o STP STRATEGY Segmentation Targeting Positioning • 4 Ps o CONCLUSION UNILEVER AT A GLANCE Unilever is one of the world’s leading suppliers of fast-moving consumer goods. UNILEVER was founded in 1930 190 countries in which their products are sold 171‚000 employees at the end of the year 2011 €1 billion invested in R&D worldwide in 2011 CUSTOMER PARTNERSHIPS o Unilever has products for three markets: • FOOD • PERSONAL CARE
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Abstract This paper explains that the Unilever brands are trusted everywhere around the world; 150 million times a day‚ someone somewhere chooses a Unilever product. This paper points out that‚ at the heart of the corporate purpose‚ which guides Unilever in its approach to doing business‚ is the drive to serve consumers in a unique and effective way by (1) working with suppliers who have values similar to Unilever and work to the same standards‚ (2) utilizing its wealth of knowledge and international
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UNILEVER Portfolio Management Sohail Aslam Esmeralda García Christoph J. Szczecina Henrique A. Lima de Faria Fachhochschule Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts June 19th‚ 2008 PERSPECTIVES 1. UNILEVER Company - Overview - Legal structure - Group distribution 2. Executive Management - Vision - Mission - Strategic Objectives - Strategic Plan 3. Portfolio Management - Identification - Categorization - Evaluation - Selection - Prioritization - Portfolio Balancing - Authorization
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UNILEVER Everyday 150 million people buy a unilever product to feed themselves or clean themselves or their homes. Employing over 206‚000 people in over 100 countries and 2000 alone in uk achieving an annual sales of about 900 million pounds in UK‚ unilever today is one of the largest international company today. Like many companies even unilever has faced its ups and downs. it was established in the 1885 and faced many difficulties until the end of second world war‚ even though in spread in fragments
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men. However‚ in spite of all these efforts‚ gender discrimination remains a very big issue in the United States. Diversity programs are aimed at reducing this form of discrimination as well as others prevailing in the workplace. Yet‚ the number of cases backlog for sexual harassment or pay inequalities in the workplace remain very high. The move toward equality must be commanded‚ but women will have to continue the fight toward greater equality with men. This critical review will concentrate on
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