Seven years after the implementation of the Unilever Sustainable Life Plan, Gerardo Rozanski, president of Unilever Mexico and the Caribbean, confirmed that sustainability is a business for the company, since this vision has allowed them to generate greater growth through their brands, reducing costs by using fewer materials and eliminating waste.
In the presence of authorities, NGOs, collaborators, business partners, academics and representatives of industry chambers, Unilever reaffirmed its commitment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, which are fundamental for economic and business growth.
During his participation during the event, Jorge Treviño Aguado, General Director of ECOCE, showed the importance of the Shared Responsibility of the Producer and the favorable effect of the union of forces of the Industry, in increasing the recycling of post-consumer packaging such as Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET), aluminum and other materials.
Among the progress achieved, it is worth noting that, in the matter of waste, for 4 years they stopped sending waste to landfill. Currently, in collaboration with ECOCE, it is carrying out a post-consumer recovery program for 100% of the PET and aluminum containers of its mayonnaises and deodorants, which in nine months represented a volume of 3,000 tons for recycling.
In addition, 90% of its plastic containers meet the target of being recyclable and have reached the objective of obtaining paper and cardboard from sustainable sources.
