www.unilever.pl

In the 1890s, William Hesketh Lever, founder of Lever Bros., wrote down his ideas for Sunlight Soap – his revolutionary new product that helped popularize cleanliness and hygiene in Victorian England. It was ’to make cleanliness commonplace; to lessen work for women; to foster health and contribute to personal attractiveness, that life may be more enjoyable and rewarding for the people who use our products’. 
 
This was long before the phrase ’Corporate Mission’ had been invented, but these ideas have stayed at the heart of Unilever’s business. Even if their language - and the notion of only women doing housework – has become outdated. 
 
In a history that now crosses three centuries, Unilever’s success has been influenced by the major events of the day – economic boom, depression, world wars, changing consumer lifestyles and advances in technology. And throughout they’ve created products that help people get more out of life – cutting the time spent on household chores, improving nutrition, enabling people to enjoy food and take care of their homes, their clothes and themselves. 
 
In the late 19th century the businesses that would later become Unilever were among the most philanthropic of their time. They set up projects to improve the lot of their workers and created products with a positive social impact, making hygiene and personal care commonplace and improving nutrition through adding vitamins to foods that were already daily staples. 
 
Today, Unilever still believes that success means acting with ’the highest standards of corporate behavior towards their employees, consumers and the societies and world in which we live. Over the years we’ve launched or participated in an ever-growing range of initiatives to source sustainable supplies of raw materials, protect environments, support local communities and much more.  
 
At the beginning of the 21st century, Unilever’s Path to Growth strategy focused on global high-potential brands and their Vitality mission is taking us into a new phase of development. More than ever, their brands are helping people ’feel good, look good and get more out of life. 
 
Unilever began operations in Poland in 1991, and today sells numerous products including the very recognizable brands of, Rama Margarine, Lipton Tea, Algida Ice Cream, Knorr Soups and Sauces, Dove, Timotei, Signal Tooth Paste, Domestos, Sunsilk, Hellmanns, and CIP Detergent.  Today, most products sold in Poland are produced in four major Polish production facilities and staffed by over 2,700 Polish workers. 
 
We are proud to welcome Unilever to our Foundation.  We look forward to working with National Chairman and CEO Chris D. Bull, Corporate Relations Manager Wojciech Tomczak, and all of the great folks at Unilever, in making life in Poland better for everyone.