HUL Factsheet

Our Mission
Unilever’s mission is to add Vitality to life. We Diverse portfolio of over 35 leading brands
meet everyday needs for nutrition, hygiene and
personal care with brands that help people feel
good, look good and get more out of life.

Our Heritage
In the summer of 1888, visitors to the Kolkata
harbour noticed crates full of Sunlight soap
bars, embossed with the words "Made in
England by Lever Brothers". With it began an
era of marketing branded Fast Moving
Consumer Goods (FMCG).

In 1931, Unilever set up its first Indian

subsidiary, Hindustan Vanaspati Manufacturing
Company, followed by Lever Brothers India Brand Leadership
Limited (1933) and United Traders Limited HUL is No. 1 in most of the categories it operates
(1935). In November 1956, these three
companies merged to form Hindustan Unilever
Limited ( then known as Hindustan Lever Laundry Skin Care
Limited).
Soaps Oral Care
Our People
Our long term success requires a total No.1
Hair care Tea
commitment to exceptional standards of
performance and productivity, to working No. 2
together effectively, to a willingness to Coffee Deodorants
embrace new ideas and learn continuously.
Processed Foods Home Care
Value Creation
Creating long-term value for our shareholders,
our people, and our business partners is our Quick Facts
road to sustainable & profitable growth. 15000 direct
employees~ Over 2,000
Corporate Responsibility over 1,400 Over 2000
suppliers &
HUL’s corporate responsibility strategy seeks managers customers
associates
to address HUL's most significant sustainability
impacts of hygiene, nutrition, enhancement of
livelihoods, reduction of greenhouse gases and Direct
water footprint by integrating these objectives Five C&FAs, Total Coverage Coverage -
into our brands, our people and our processes. 2,500 6.3 million one million
Stockists Outlets outlets
~ Provided income-generating opportunities to
45,000 Shakti entrepreneurs in rural areas
across 15 states in 100,000 villages through 2008-09 Results at a Glance
Project Shakti (Comparable unaudited results (in crores) for the 12 month period – April 2007
~ Lifebuoy Swasthya Chetna has touched 12 to March 31, 2008 compared to April 2008 to March 31, 2009)
crore people in more than 50676 villages
across India since 2002
18000
~ Pureit is available in more than 1500 towns 16000
2007-08
2008-09
nationally and already covers over 3 million 14000

households across India. 12000

10000
~ Exceeded the target of reducing CO2 8000
emissions from manufacturing operations by 6000

25% on a base of 2004 4000

2000
~ Twenty Eight of our manufacturing sites are 0
zero water discharge sites. Net Sales Profit After Taxation, Before
Exceptional Items (PAT)
Net Profit