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NEWS UPDATES 24 March 2020
Unilever – Together against COVID-19!
Unilever will contribute €100m to help the fight against the pandemic through donations of soap, sanitiser, bleach and food. This includes:
- A product donation of soaps and sanitiser of at least €50m to the COVID Action Platform of the World Economic Forum
- Product donations, partnerships and handwashing education programmes
Unilever will offer €500m of cash flow relief to support livelihoods across its extended value chain, through:
- Early payment for our most vulnerable small and medium sized suppliers
- Extending credit to selected small-scale retail customers whose business relies on Unilever
Unilever will protect its workforce from sudden drops in pay, as a result of market disruption or being unable to perform their role, for up to three months.
(Source: Unilever)
