Commitment

More products with positive nutrition

Private sector - food business / United Kingdom

Unilever

Commitment made: 28 Oct 2021
Related event: 2021 Tokyo N4G Summit
Targeted location (aggregate)

Global - All Unilever Food & Refreshment product worldwide, so all brands in all countries, are in scope for this commitment as …

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Commitment description

We envision a regenerative and equitable food system producing healthy, safe and nutritious food for all. We want to contribute positively to the transformation of the food system through innovation and reformulation by continuously providing food products with higher nutritional values. In this commitment we focus on food products that contain ingredients, micronutrients and macronutrients that we should eat more. These are vital to growth and development and can help to maintain health. The lack of essential nutrients can cause nutritional deficiencies and subsequent risk of disease. The preservation of the inherent nutrients in foods is critical to maintaining a nutrient-rich food supply from production through to consumption. Seed quality, farming practices, processing technologies, and consumer eating patterns can be optimized to support the inherent nutritional quality of foods. Beyond nutrient preservation, micronutrient fortification - fortifying widely and regularly consumed foods with vitamins and minerals - has been demonstrated to be a cost-effective way to alleviate the public health burden of micronutrient deficiencies. Fortifying foods with macronutrients, such as omega-3 fatty acids and fiber, is also key to improving public health outcomes globally. Our commitment targets ingredients, and both macro- and micro-nutrients.

This commitment is aligned with the Responsible Business Pledge, commitment area Product (Re)formulation and Innovation for Improved Nutrition.

Nutrition Action Classification across all goals

Enabling

  • Financial
  • Operational
  • Leadership and governance
  • Research monitoring and data

Policy

  • Food environment
  • Food supply chain
  • Consumer knowledge
  • Nutrition care services

Impact

  • Undernutrition
  • Diet
  • Obesity and diet-related NCDs
  • Food and nutrition security

N4G themes covered by goals

  • Food
  • Health
  • Resilience
  • Data
  • Financing

Total funding and costs across all goals

Funders Unilever
Funding mechanism Private funding
Cost secured 100% of costs are secured. The programme is an integral part of our ongoing renovation and innovation programme and not an individual project. Therefore, it is impossible to define the exact investment
Total costs estimated Not been estimated / unknown

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