Policy paper

Unilever plc

Published 23 July 2018

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Form for submitting commitments for the Global Disability Summit 2018

IMPORTANT: Please refer to the accompanying guidance note for advice on completing this form and please fill in all four sections in English.

Your organisation:

Type of organisation: Private Sector Organisation

If other: Click or tap here to enter text.

Name of organisation: Unilever plc

Charter for Change

Please read the attached Summit Charter for Change: the principal legacy of the Summit. If your organisation is happy to sign up to the Charter, please confirm by putting a cross in the box below.

My organisation signs up to the Summit Charter for Change ☒

Your organisation’s commitments to achieve the rights of people with disabilities in developing countries:

Commitments for Economic Empowerment

Please select the category which your commitment most relates to: Inclusive environments in the workplace

Please enter the exact wording of the commitment/s, including details of others who have supported its development (75 words limit):

  • Our vision is to be the number 1 employer of choice for people with disabilities by 2025.
  • We will run a programme in 20 countries to grow the number of employees with disabilities to at least 2% by 2020.
  • We will then review, adapt and roll it out globally to grow the total number of employees with disabilities to 5%* by 2025. Based on today’s headcount, 5% would equate to 8000 employees worldwide.

Timeframe and/or implementation plan (75 words limit) As above

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