the unilever/cargill sustainable rapeseed partnership

The Unilever/Cargill Sustainable Rapeseed Partnership

Caroline Sikking/David PendlingtonJune 2012

OUR PROGRESS IN 2011

25%

50%

75%

100%

64%

24%

60%

8%1%

28%

5%10%

21%25%

% Unilever’s agricultural raw materials sustainably sourced

• fuels innovation & growth, with huge potential 

in developing & emerging markets

•builds consumer preference ‐ consumers won’t 

compromise

• ensures you win with customers and 

shareholders

• reduces waste ‐ reduce, reuse, recycle

The business case for sustainabilityBUSINESS CASE FOR SUSTAINABILITY

FROM PILOT TO OPERATIONAL…

4 Unilever & Cargill, Partner to Win

…IN 1 YEAR

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UNILEVER – CARGILL CROP TEAM STRUCTURE

Soybean

UnileverDavid PendlingtonEddy EsselinkJavier Crespo

CargillMax SlivnikRoberto DavilaOriol SerrahimaFernando Costa

Rapeseed

UnileverFrans JansenDavid PendlingtonEddy Esselink

Cargill Aico KonijnPeter SmithOriol SerrahimaCaroline Sikking

Juergen Keil

Palm

UnileverRik SternbergBrian SejersenHarish ArsadEddy Esselink

CargillEdwin van der Hoek

Chris LammersSietse BuismanCaroline Sikking

Sunflower

UnileverFrans JansenDavid PendlingtonEddy Esselink

Cargill Aico KonijnPeter SmithOriol SerrahimaCaroline SikkingJuergen Keil

5 Unilever & Cargill, Partner to Win

66 Unilever & Cargill, Partner to Win

BUILDING BLOCKS

BuildOn

Cargill ISCC Expertise 

GAP closure&

Metrics

AnnualReport

• Value chain

• Energy

• Water

• Social capital

• Local economy

• Soil fertility and health

• Soil loss

• Nutrients

• Pest management

• Biodiversity

The indicators…

VALUE & LEARNINGS

Unilever & Cargill, Partner to Win