Environment
Environmental responsibility underpins our activities wherever we operate, such as developing technologies that utilize less energy to using carbon neutral fuels.
Some examples
Here we provide examples of environmental initiatives which are part of our community programme and which have a social or economic as well as an environmental benefit.
Ploughshare Technology
A carbon reduction supply-chain project has enabled Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) to become the first Unilever business worldwide to be awarded carbon credits under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) scheme operated by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
Agriwaste
Agricultural waste such as groundnut shells, bagasse (from sugarcane), saw-dust, Coconut shells, cashew nut kernels etc. does not have any primary use as a product & is treated as a waste. However, it contains a fair amount of calorific value (ability to burn & impart heat) which can be used as fuel for burning in boilers. Thus it can substitute non renewable fossil fuel. HUL uses such agriwaste as fuel in boilers in some of its factories.
