Hindustan Unilever

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{{Short description|Indian subsidiary of the Anglo-Dutch company Unilever}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = Hindustan
Unilever Limited
| logo = Hindustan Unilever Logo.svg
| logo_size = 250px
| type = [[Public company|Public]]
| founded = {{Start date and age|1933}}
| location_city = [[Mumbai]]
| location_country = [[India]]
| traded_as = {{ubl|{{BSE|500696}}|{{NSE|HINDUNILVR}}|[[BSE SENSEX|BSE SENSEX Constituent]]|[[NIFTY 50|NSE NIFTY 50 Constituent]]}}
| predecessor = Hindustan Vanaspati Manufacturing Company (1931–1956) [[Lever Brothers]] India Limited (1933–1956) United Traders Limited (1935–1956) Hindustan Lever Limited (1956–2007)
| key_people = [[Sanjiv Mehta (Indian businessman)|Sanjiv Mehta]] (CEO)<ref>{{cite web|title=The Board of HUL|url=https://www.hul.co.in/about/who-we-are/our-leadership/|website=hul.co.in|publisher=HUL|access-date=25 September 2014}}</ref>
| ISIN = INE030A01027
| industry = [[Fast-moving consumer goods|Consumer goods]]
| products = Foods, [[cleaning agent]]s, [[personal care]], [[skin care]] and [[Water purification|water purifiers]]
| revenue = {{increase}} {{INRConvert|40415|c}} (2020)<ref name="FY">{{cite web|title=Hindustan Unilever Annual Reports|url=https://www.hul.co.in/Images/annual-report-2019-20_tcm1255-552034_1_en.pdf|website=hul.co.in}}</ref>
| operating_income = {{increase}} {{INRConvert|9291|c}} (2020)<ref name="FY"/>
| net_income = {{increase}} {{INRConvert|6764|c}} (2020)<ref name="FY"/>
| assets = {{increase}} {{INRConvert|20153|c}} (2020)<ref name="FY"/>
| equity = {{increase}} {{INRConvert|7998|c}} (2020)<ref name="FY"/>
| num_employees = 21,000 (2020)<ref name="FY"/>
| parent = [[Unilever plc]] (61.90%)
| homepage = {{URL|hul.co.in}}
}}

''' Hindustan Unilever Limited''' ('''HUL''') is an Indian [[consumer goods]] company headquartered in [[Mumbai]], India.<ref name="Who we are">{{cite web|title=Introduction to HUL|url=https://www.hul.co.in/about/who-we-are/introduction-to-hindustan-unilever/ |access-date=12 November 2015|publisher=HUL}}</ref> It is a subsidiary of [[Unilever]], an Anglo-Dutch company. Its products include foods, beverages, [[cleaning agent]]s, [[personal care products]], [[Water purification|water purifiers]] and other [[fast-moving consumer goods]].

HUL was established in 1931 as Hindustan Vanaspati Manufacturing Co. and following a merger of constituent groups in 1956, it was renamed Hindustan Lever Limited. The company was renamed in June 2007 as Hindustan Unilever Limited.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/transition-to-new-name-was-smooth-hul/207944/|title=Transition to new name was smooth: HUL|last=Srinivasan|first=Lalitha|date=31 July 2007|publisher=The Financial Express|location=Mumbai|access-date=31 October 2013}}</ref>

As of 2019 Hindustan Unilever's portfolio had 35 product brands in 20 categories. The company has 18,000 employees and clocked sales of ₹34,619 crores in FY2017–18.<ref name="Who we are" />

In December 2018, HUL announced its acquisition of [[GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd|GlaxoSmithkline's]] India business for $3.8 billion in an all equity merger deal with a 1:4.39 ratio.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businesstoday.in/top-story/hindustan-unilever-limitedhulglaxosmithklinegsk-chhorlicksboost/story/296927.html|title=GSK Consumer Healthcare to merge with Hindustan Unilever: Here are 10 things you should know|website=www.businesstoday.in|access-date=8 March 2019}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.businesstoday.in/current/economy-politics/hul-gsk-deal-3800-employees-face-uncertainty-decision-awaited/story/297981.html|title=HUL-GSK deal: 3,800 employees face uncertainty, decision awaited|website=www.businesstoday.in|access-date=8 March 2019}}</ref> However the integration of GSK's 3,800 employees remained uncertain as HUL stated there was no clause for retention of employees in the deal.<ref name="auto"/> In April 2020, HUL completed its merger with GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare (GSKCH India) after completing all legal procedures.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://business.medicaldialogues.in/hul-expects-to-complete-merger-with-gsk-consumer-healthcare-in-2019/ |title=HUL expects to complete merger with GSK Consumer Healthcare in 2019|access-date=20 January 2019 | work=Medical Dialogues |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120829010101/https://business.medicaldialogues.in/hul%2Dexpects%2Dto%2Dcomplete%2Dmerger%2Dwith%2Dgsk%2Dconsumer%2Dhealthcare%2Din%2D2019/|url-status=dead |archive-date=29 August 2012 }}</ref>

==Headquarters==

Hindustan Unilever's corporate headquarters are located at [[Andheri]], [[Mumbai]]. The campus is spread over 12.5 acres of land and houses over 1,600 employees. Some of the facilities available for the employees include a convenience store, a food court, an occupational health centre, a gym, a sports & recreation centre and a day care centre.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hul.co.in/mediacentre/news/2010/HULMovesToNewCampus.aspx |title=HUL moves to new campus | 2010 | Hindustan Unilever |publisher=Hindustan Unilever |access-date=12 July 2012}}</ref> The Campus is designed by Mumbai-based architecture firm Kapadia Associates.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/SM1DA6bKK9PUvonWPMmlQJ/Designed-for-leverage.html|title=Designed for leverage - Livemint|website=livemint.com|date=3 February 2010|access-date=16 December 2016}}</ref>

The campus received a certification from LEED ([[Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiainfoline.com/Markets/News/HUL-Mumbai-campus-receives-LEED-India-Gold-Certification/5243245623 |title=HUL Mumbai campus receives LEED India Gold Certification |publisher=Indiainfoline.com |date=15 September 2011 |access-date=12 July 2012}}</ref> Gold in the 'New Construction' category, by Indian Green Building Council (IGBC), Hyderabad, under licence from the [[United States Green Building Council]] (USGBC)

The company's previous headquarters was located at Backbay Reclamation, Mumbai at the Lever House, where it was housed for more than 46 years.<ref name="aifl.net">{{cite web|url=http://www.aifl.net/CompanyProfile/Company_Profile.aspx?id=93&FinCode=100696|title=Atlas Integrated Finance Ltd|publisher=Aifl.net|access-date=10 February 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103183229/http://www.aifl.net/CompanyProfile/Company_Profile.aspx?id=93&FinCode=100696|archive-date=3 November 2013}}</ref>

==Research facilities==

[[File:Unilever R&D Centre in Bangalore.jpg|thumb|Unilever R&D Centre in Bangalore]]
The Hindustan Unilever Research Centre (HURC) was set up in 1966 in [[Mumbai]], and Unilever Research India in [[Bangalore]] in 1997. In 2006, the company's research facilities were brought together at a single site in Bangalore.<ref>[http://www.hul.co.in/careers-redesign/carreerschoices/researchanddevelopment/OverviewofResearchCentres/ Overview of Research Centres] on official website. Retrieved 12 August 2010 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100919163654/http://www.hul.co.in/careers-redesign/carreerschoices/researchanddevelopment/OverviewofResearchCentres/ |date=19 September 2010 }}</ref>

==Sustainable living==

Unilever launched [[Sustainable Living]] Plan on 15 November 2010 in London, [[Rotterdam]], New York and New Delhi simultaneously.<ref>{{cite news|author=Julia Finch, Business editor |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2010/nov/15/unilever-sustainable-living-plan |title=Unilever unveils ambitious long term sustainability programme | Business |work=The Guardian|date= 15 November 2010|access-date=10 February 2012 |location=London}}</ref>

== Brands and products ==
HUL is the market leader in Indian consumer products with presence in over 20 consumer categories such as soaps, tea, detergents and shampoos amongst others with over 700 million Indian consumers using its products. Sixteen of HUL's brands featured in the [[ACNielsen]] Brand Equity list of 100 Most Trusted Brands Annual Survey (2014), carried out by Brand Equity, a supplement of ''[[The Economic Times]]''.<ref name="ET7Nov">{{cite web|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-10-22/news/55318723_1_trusted-brands-survey-brand-equity-dettol |title=Most Trusted Brands 2014 |work=Economic Times|date= 22 October 2014 |access-date=22 October 2010 }}</ref>

=== Food ===

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* Annapurna salt and Atta (formerly known as Kissan Annapurna)
* Bru coffee
* [[Brooke Bond]] (3 Roses, Taj Mahal, Taaza, Red Label) tea
* Kissan squashes, ketchups, juices and jams
* [[Lipton]] ice tea
* [[Knorr (brand)|Knorr]] soups & meal makers and soupy noodles
* [[Kwality Wall's]] frozen dessert
* [[Magnum (ice cream)]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-03-29/news/38125465_1_ice-cream-ice-cream-breyers |title=Magnum Ice-cream |date=29 March 2013 |work=Economic Times }}</ref>
*[[Horlicks]] (Health Drink)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Horlicks|url=https://www.hul.co.in/brands/food-and-drink/horlicks.html|access-date=6 August 2020|website=Hindustan Unilever Limited website|language=en}}</ref>
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=== Homecare ===
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* Active [[Wheel (detergent)|Wheel]] detergent
* [[Cif]] Cream Cleaner
* [[Comfort (fabric softener)|Comfort]] fabric softeners
* [[Domestos|Domex]] disinfectant/toilet cleaner
* [[Rin (detergent)|Rin]] detergents and bleach
* Sunlight detergent and colour care
* [[Surf Excel]] detergent and gentle wash
* [[Vim (cleaning product)|Vim]] dishwash
* Magic – Water Saver<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hul.co.in/mediacentre/newsandfeatures/2012/HULLaunchesMagicWaterSaver.aspx |title=Magic – Water Saver}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-06-25/news/32409210_1_pureit-water-purifier-hul |title=Magic – Water Saver | work=The Times of India | date=25 June 2012}}</ref>
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Source:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hul.co.in/brands/homecarebrands/ |title=Home care brands | Hindustan Unilever |publisher=Hindustan Unilever |access-date=10 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111222151620/http://www.hul.co.in/brands/homecarebrands/ |archive-date=22 December 2011 }}</ref>

==== Personal care ====
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* Aviance Beauty Solutions
* [[Axe (brand)|Axe]] deodorant and aftershaving lotion and soap
* LEVER Ayush Therapy [[ayurvedic]] health care and personal care products
* International breeze
* [[Brylcreem]] hair cream and hair gel
* Clear anti-dandruff hair products
* Clinic Plus shampoo and oil
* [[Close-Up (toothpaste)|Close Up]] toothpaste
* [[Dove (toiletries)|Dove]] skin cleansing & hair care range: bar, lotions, creams and anti-perspirant deodorants
* Denim shaving products
* [[Glow & Lovely|Glow and Lovely]], skin lightening cream
* [[Hamam (soap)|Hamam]]
* Indulekha ayurvedic hair oil
* [[Lakmé Cosmetics|Lakmé]] beauty products and salons
* [[Lifebuoy (soap)|Lifebuoy]] soaps and handwash range
* [[Liril]] 2000 soap
* [[Lux (soap)|Lux]] soap, body wash and deodorant
* [[Pears soap]], body wash
* [[Pepsodent]] toothpaste
* [[Pond's]] talcs and creams
* [[Rexona]]
* [[Sunsilk]] shampoo
* [[Sure (brand)|Sure]] anti-perspirant
* [[Vaseline]] petroleum jelly, skin care lotions
* [[TRESemmé]]<ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.hul.co.in/brands-in-action/detail/TRESemm-/311858/ |title=TRESemmé | publisher=Hindustan Unilever }}</ref>
* TIGI
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Source:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hul.co.in/brands/personalcarebrands/ |title=Personal care brands | Hindustan Unilever |publisher=Hindustan Unilever |access-date=10 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111229211105/http://www.hul.co.in/brands/personalcarebrands/ |archive-date=29 December 2011 }}</ref>

=== Water purifier ===
* Pureit

== Controversies ==

=== Mercury pollution ===
{{main|Kodaikanal mercury poisoning}}
In 2001 a [[thermometer]] factory in [[Kodaikanal]] run by Hindustan Unilever was accused of dumping glass contaminated with [[mercury (element)|mercury]] in municipal dumps, and selling it on to scrap merchants unable to deal with it appropriately.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ban.org/Library/unilevers.html |title=Unilever's Dumping Fever |first=Nityanand |last=Jayaraman |publisher=Multinational Monitor |date=April 2001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010727143129/http://www.ban.org/Library/unilevers.html |archive-date=27 July 2001 |access-date=31 October 2013}} - via Ban.org.</ref> Protests by local NGOs and Greenpeace lead to the shutting of the factory in March 2001.<ref>{{cite web|title=Greenpeace wants probe into Kodaikanal mercury pollution |publisher=Times of India |date=30 June 2002 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Greenpeace-wants-probe-into-Kodaikanal-mercury-pollution/articleshow/14589307.cms}}</ref> After protest by activists led by [[Deepak Malghan]] of the [[Indian Institute of Management Bangalore]] Hindustan Unilever admitted before court to being guilty in the case in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindu.com/fline/fl2719/stories/20100924271900400.htm |title=Poisoned Ground |work=Frontline |volume=27 |issue=19 |date=24 September 2010 |publisher=The Hindu |first=Sarah |last=Hiddleston |access-date=31 October 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104235613/http://www.hindu.com/fline/fl2719/stories/20100924271900400.htm |archive-date=4 November 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tehelka.com/story_main46.asp?filename=Cr310710onegram.asp |title=One gram mercury can kill a 25-acre lake. A plant has leached mercury for 10 years into Kodai |first=Nityanand |last=Jayaraman |work=Tehelka Magazine |publisher=Anant Media Pvt. Ltd. |volume=7 |issue=30 |date=31 July 2010 |access-date=31 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925225416/http://www.tehelka.com/story_main46.asp?filename=Cr310710onegram.asp |archive-date=25 September 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

=== Skin lightening creams ===
{{main|Glow & Lovely (cosmetics)}}
Hindustan Unilever's "Glow & Lovely" is the leading [[skin-lightening]] cream for women in India.<ref>Anushay Hossain, [http://sapnamagazine.com/the-color-complex-is-the-fixation-really-fair/ The Color Complex: Is the Fixation Really Fair?], Sapna, 10 March 2008</ref> The company had to cease television advertisements for the product in 2007. Advertisements depicted depressed, dark-complexioned women, who had been ignored by employers and men, suddenly finding new boyfriends and glamorous careers after the cream had lightened their skin.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/07/01/wskin101.xml |title=India's hue and cry over paler skin |newspaper=Daily Telegraph |date=1 July 2009 |first=Amrit |last=Dhillon |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070712034146/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=%2Fnews%2F2007%2F07%2F01%2Fwskin101.xml |archive-date=12 July 2007 |access-date=3 November 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2008 Hindustan Unilever made former Miss World [[Priyanka Chopra]] a brand ambassador for [[Pond's Creams|Pond's]],<ref>[http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/world-news/priyanka-chopra-is-the-new-face-of-ponds_10045728.html Priyanka Chopra is the new face of Ponds], Thaindian News, 6 May 2008</ref> and she then appeared in a mini-series of television commercials for another skin lightening product, 'White Beauty', alongside [[Saif Ali Khan]] and [[Neha Dhupia]]; these advertisements, showing Priyanka's face with a clearly darker complexion against the visibly fairer Neha Dhupia, were widely criticised for perpetuating racism<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/2279971/Criticism-in-India-over-skin-whitening-trend.html Criticism in India over skin-whitening trend], [[The Daily Telegraph]], 10 July 2008</ref> and lowering the self-esteem of women and girls throughout India who were misled by HULN to believe that they needed to be white to be beautiful. The company rebranded the cream from ''Fair and Lovely'' to ''Glow and Lovely'', removing the word ''Fair'' from the brand.

=== Triclosan ===
Several academic papers have pointed out the firm's continued use of the [[Antibiotic|antibacterial]] agent [[Triclosan]] ('Active B') in India because it is under review by the American [[Food and Drug Administration]] (US FDA).<ref>See for example {{cite journal |last1=Cross |first1= Jamie |last2=Street |first2=Alice |url= http://files.dropbox.com/u/90728/CrossStreet2008_ABOP.pdf |title= Anthropology at the Bottom of the Pyramid |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120306064843/http://files.dropbox.com/u/90728/CrossStreet2008_ABOP.pdf |orig-year=2008 |archive-date=6 March 2012 |journal= Anthropology Today |volume=25 |issue=4 |date= August 2009 |pages=4–9|doi= 10.1111/j.1467-8322.2009.00675.x }} Reprinted in {{cite book|editor1-last=Callan|editor1-first=Hilary|editor2-last=Street|editor2-first=Brian|editor3-last=Underdown|editor3-first=Simon|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xrRQAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA232|title=Introductory Readings In Anthropology|publisher=Berghahn Books & The Royal Anthological Institute|pages=232–40|isbn=9780857459688|date=March 2013}}</ref>

=== Kumbh Mela ad ===
In March 2019 HUL's advertisement for its beverage Brooke Bond Red Label tea was criticised on social media. A company [[twitter|tweet]] referred to the [[Kumbh Mela]] as a place where elderly people get abandoned by their family members.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/hul-in-deep-water-over-kumbh-theme-ad/article26458602.ece|title=HUL in deep water over Kumbh-theme ad|first=Meenakshi Verma|last=Ambwani|website=@businessline}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/trends/hindustan-unilever-faces-backlash-calling-kumbh-mela-place-where-old-people-get-abandoned/story/325349.html|title=Hindustan Unilever faces backlash for calling Kumbh Mela 'place where old people get abandoned'|website=www.businesstoday.in}}</ref> This resulted in a severe backlash in the form of an adverse hashtag [[trending topics|trending]] on Twitter '#BoycottHindustanUnilever'.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/kumb-mela-ad-boycotthindustanunilever-trends-after-red-label-tea-ad-faces-criticism-2004261|title=#BoycottHindustanUnilever Trends After Ad On Kumbh Mela Faces Criticism|website=NDTV.com}}</ref>

== Awards ==
{{Advert section|date=September 2020}}
The Institute of Competitiveness, India, has recognized Hindustan Unilever Limited's Project Shakti for ‘Creating Shared Value’ and bestowed upon the company the Porter Prize for 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.porterprize.in/winners-2014/|title=Award Descriptions & Winners 2014|date=31 October 2014|publisher=porterprize}}</ref> It ranked number one on the Forbes list of ‘Most Innovative Companies’ across the globe for 2014<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/innovative-companies/list/|title=The Worlds most innovative companies|date=31 October 2014|work=forbes}}</ref> and was ranked number three on Fortune India's list of India's most admired companies in a list compiled with the help of a global management consultancy Hay Group.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.haygroup.com/in/press/details.aspx?id=44072|title=Most Admired Companies|date=31 October 2014|publisher=haygroup}}</ref> It received an award from Dun & Bradstreet Corporate Awards in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hul.co.in/mediacentre/newsandfeatures/2014/HUL-recognized-as-top-FMCG-company-in-India-by-Dun-and-Bradstreet-Corporate-Awards.aspx|title=Dun & Bradstreet Corporate Awards 2014|date=31 October 2014|publisher=Dun & Bradstreet}}</ref> and was Client of the Year at Effies 2013 – 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://effie.org/press_room/114/detail|title=Effie India's 2014 Gala|date=31 October 2014|publisher=effie}}</ref> It also received an award as a 'Conscious Capitalist of the Year' at the 2013 Forbes India Leadership Awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://forbesindia.com/article/leaderhip-awards-2013/hindustan-unilever-marrying-business-with-social-good/36391/1|title=Conscious Capitalist of the Year|date=31 October 2013|publisher=ForbesIndia}}</ref> HUL won 12 awards overall with 4 Golds, 4 Silvers and 4 Bronzes at the 2013 Emvies Awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hul.co.in/mediacentre/newsandfeatures/2013/HUL-declared-Best-Media-Client-at-Emvies-2013.aspx|title=2013 Emvies Awards|date=18 September 2013|publisher=Hul.co.in}}</ref> In 2013, HUL ranked number two on the on Fortune India's 2013 '50 Most Admired Companies list'.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.exchange4media.com/45702_india%E2%80%99s-50-most-admired-companies-fortune-india.html|title=50 Most Admired Companies list|publisher=exchange4media|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131130013711/http://www.exchange4media.com/45702_india%E2%80%99s-50-most-admired-companies-fortune-india.html|archive-date=30 November 2013}}</ref> and was declared the fourth most Respected Company in India in a survey conducted by Business World in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessworld.in/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=725150d4-f5f6-4bb6-bd27-d1e9aa078ada&groupId=520986|title=Most Respected Company in India|publisher=Businessworld|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140514035948/http://www.businessworld.in/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=725150d4-f5f6-4bb6-bd27-d1e9aa078ada&groupId=520986|archive-date=14 May 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

As per a 2015 [[Nielsen Company|Nielsen]] Campus Track-business school survey, Hindustan Unilever emerged among the top employers of choice for B-school students graduating that year. It has often been called a 'Dream Employer' for application by B-School students in India.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/interviews/grooming-people-is-in-our-genes-says-huls-paranjpe/articleshow/18473329.cms|title=Grooming people is in our genes, says HUL's Paranjpe|last=Basu|first=Sreeradha D|date=13 February 2013|work=Economictimes}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hul.co.in/mediacentre/newsandfeatures/2013/HUL-is-the-No1-Employer-of-Choice-in-India.aspx|title=Hindustan Unilever Limited has emerged as the No.1 employer of choice for B-School students|publisher=Hindustan Unilever}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/Companies/PwBwcniPR59AE7jBoufroL/FMCG-management-firms-most-preferred-campus-recruiters-Nie.html|title=FMCG, management firms most preferred campus recruiters: Nielsen|last=Choudhary|first=Vidhi|date=12 February 2013|publisher=LiveMint}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.exchange4media.com/49807_advertising-is-the-industry-of-the-future-nielson-b-school-survey.html|title=Advertising is the industry of the future: Nielson B-School Survey|date=13 February 2013|publisher=Exchange4Media|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130216105036/http://www.exchange4media.com/49807_advertising-is-the-industry-of-the-future-nielson-b-school-survey.html|archive-date=16 February 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/management/hul-is-employer-of-choice-nielsen-113021300164_1.html|title=HUL is employer of choice: Nielsen|date=13 February 2013|work=Business Standard|last1=Saraswathy|first1=M.}}</ref>

In 2012, HUL was recognised as one of the world's most innovative companies by Forbes. With a ranking of number 6, it was the highest ranked FMCG company.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/special-features/innovative-companies.html|title=The World's Most Innovative Companies|work=Forbes|access-date=7 November 2012}}</ref> Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) won the first prize at FICCI Water Awards 2012 under the category of 'community initiatives by industry' for Gundar Basin Project, a water conservationist initiative.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiawaterreview.in/Story/News/hul-tata-chemicals-six-others-bag-ficci-water-awards/819/1#.UJJJyGdjSa8|title=HUL, Tata Chemicals, six others bag FICCI Water Awards|date=9 August 2012|publisher=Indiawaterreview.in|access-date=7 November 2012}}</ref> Hindustan Unilever Limited won 13 awards at the Emvies 2012 Media Awards organised by the Advertising Club Bombay in September 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hul.co.in/mediacentre/newsandfeatures/2012/HUL-Brands-sweep-13-awards-at-EMVIES-2012.aspx|title=HUL Brands sweep 13 awards at Emvies 2012 | 2012 | Hindustan Unilever|date=3 September 2012|publisher=Hindustan Unilever|access-date=7 November 2012}}</ref>

The company received four awards at the Spikes Asia Awards 2012, held in September. The awards included one Grand Prix one Gold Award and two Silver Awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spikes.asia/winners/downloads/Spikes_Asia_2012_Media_Winners.pdf|title=Medal Winners|date=18 September 2012|publisher=Spikes Asia 2012 Festival of Creativity|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025080338/http://www.spikes.asia/winners/downloads/Spikes_Asia_2012_Media_Winners.pdf|archive-date=25 October 2012}}</ref>

HUL's Chhindwara Unit won the National Safety Award for outstanding performance in Industrial Safety. These awards were instituted by the Union Ministry of Labour and Employment in 1965.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hul.co.in/mediacentre/newsandfeatures/2012/HULs-factory-in-Chhindwara-wins-National-Safety-Award.aspx|title=HUL wins four awards at Spikes Asia 2012 | 2012 | Hindustan Unilever|date=24 September 2012|publisher=Hindustan Unilever|access-date=7 November 2012}}</ref>

HUL was one of the eight Indian companies to be featured on the Forbes list of World's Most Reputed companies in 2007.<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/2006/11/20/leadership-companies-reputation-lead-managing-cx_hc_1120rep_list_3.html "The World's Most Reputed Companies"]. Forbes.com. 20 November 2006. Retrieved 31 October 2013.</ref>

In July 2012 Hindustan Unilever Limited won the Golden Peacock Occupational Health and Safety Award for 2012 in the FMCG category for its safety and health initiatives and continuous improvement on key metrics.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hul.co.in/mediacentre/newsandfeatures/2012/HULwinsGoldenPeacockAward.aspx|title=Hindustan Unilever Limited won the Golden Peacock Occupational Health and Safety Award|year=2012|publisher=Hindustan Unilever Limited|access-date=31 October 2013}}</ref>

Hindustan Unilever Limited is rated as best 3Ci Company which is registered with National Industrial Classification Code 15140.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://3ci.in/8-company/712953-hindustan-unilever-limited-l15140mh1933plc002030|title=Hindustan Unilever Limited 3Ci Rating|date=15 December 2015|website=3Ci|access-date=20 January 2016}}</ref>

Pond's Talcum Powder's packaging innovation has secured a Silver Award at the prestigious 24th DuPont Global Packaging Award, in May 2012. The brand was recognized for cost and waste reduction.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.dupont.com/Packaging_Resins/en_US/whats_new/article20120511_dupont_award_winners.html|title=Pond's Talcum Powder's packaging innovation has bagged a Silver Award at the prestigious 24th DuPont Global Packaging Award|date=11 May 2012|publisher=DuPont|access-date=31 October 2013}}</ref>

In May 2012, HUL & Star Bazaar received the silver award for 'Creating Consumer Value through Joint Promotional and Event Forecasting' at the 13th ECR [[Efficient Consumer Response]] Asia Pacific Conference.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hul.co.in/mediacentre/newsandfeatures/2012/hul-star-bazaar-bag.aspx|title=HUL & Star Bazaar bagged the silver award for 'Creating Consumer Value through Joint Promotional and Event Forecasting'|year=2012|publisher=Hindustan Unilever|access-date=31 October 2013}}</ref>

In 2011, HUL was named the most innovative company in India by Forbes and ranked 6th in the top 10 list of most innovative companies in the world.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/special-features/innovative-companies.html|title=The World's Most Innovative Companies|work=Forbes|access-date=10 February 2012}}</ref>

Hindustan Unilever Ltd received the National Award for Excellence in Corporate Governance 2011 of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) for excellence in corporate governance.<ref>[http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-12-23/news/30550964_1_corporate-governance-icsi-ts-krishna-murthy "HUL, GAIL gets ICSI governance excellence awards"]. India Times. 23 December 2011.</ref>

In 2012, Hindustan Unilever emerged as the No. 1 employer of choice for B-School students who will graduate in 2012. In addition, HUL also retained the 'Dream Employer' status for the 3rd year running.<ref>[http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-01-10/news/30611909_1_b-school-students-fmcg-sector-nielsen "FMCG sector most preferred by B-school students: Nielsen Report"]. India Times. 10 January 2012.</ref>

Hindustan Unilever ranked No. 2 in Fortune India's Most Admired Companies list, which was released by Fortune India in partnership with the Hay Group. The company received the highest scores for endurance and financial soundness.<ref>[http://www.afaqs.com/news/company_briefs/?id=53272_Tata+Steel+HUL+Colgate+Palmolive+in+Fortune's+most+admired+companies+list "Tata Steel, HUL, Colgate Palmolive in Fortune's most admired companies list"]. AFAQS.com.</ref>

HUL was ranked 47th in [[The Brand Trust Report]] 2014 published by Trust Research Advisory. 36 HUL brands also featured in the list including Lux, [[Dove (toiletries)|Dove]], [[Lipton]], [[Vim (cleaning product)|Vim]], Kissan, Bru, [[Rexona]], [[Close-up|Close Up]], Clinic Plus, [[Pond's]], Knorr, and [[Pepsodent]] among others.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.trustadvisory.info/allindia_2014.html|title=India's Most Trusted Brands 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150502221904/http://www.trustadvisory.info/allindia_2014.html|archive-date=2 May 2015}}</ref>

HUL emerged as the top 'Dream Employer' as well as the top company considered for application in the annual B-School Survey conducted by Nielsen in November 2010. This was the second successive year that HUL has been rated as the top 'Dream Employer' in India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hul.co.in/mediacentre/news/2011/HindustanUnilever-is-DreamEmployer.aspx|title=Hindustan Unilever is 'Dream Employer' in India for second successive year|date=25 January 2011|publisher=Hindustan Unilever|access-date=10 February 2012}}</ref> HUL has also emerged as the top employer of choice among the top six [[Indian Institutes of Management]] (IIMA, B, C, L, K and I).

HUL won three awards at the '[[CNBC Awaaz]] Storyboard Consumer Awards' in 2011 – Most Recommended FMCG Company of the Year; Most Consumer Conscious Company of the Year and Digital Marketer of the Year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.campaignindia.in/Article/277149,pepsi-wins-ad-campaign-of-the-year-at-cnbc-awaaz-storyboard-consumer-awards-2011.aspx|title=Pepsi wins Ad Campaign of the Year at CNBC Awaaz Storyboard Consumer Awards 2011|date=18 October 2011|publisher=Campaign India|access-date=10 February 2012}}</ref>

The company was felicitated in April 2010 for receiving the highest number of patents in the year 2009 at Annual Intellectual Property Awards 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hul.co.in/mediacentre/news/2010/HULwinsAnnualIntellectualPropertyAward.aspx|title=HUL wins Annual Intellectual Property Award | 2010 | Hindustan Unilever|publisher=Hindustan Unilever|access-date=10 February 2012}}</ref><ref name="aifl.net" />

In 2007, Hindustan Unilever was rated as the most respected company in India for the past 25 years by ''[[Businessworld]]'', one of India's leading business magazines.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.businessworld.in/index.php/Surveys/The-Other-7-Shock-And-Awe/Page-2.html|title=Business World - The Other 7 - Shock and Awe|publisher=businessworld.in|page=2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080825012158/http://www.businessworld.in/index.php/Surveys/The-Other-7-Shock-And-Awe/Page-2.html|archive-date=25 August 2008|access-date=1 November 2013}}</ref> The rating was based on a compilation of the magazine's annual survey of India's most reputed companies over the past 25 years.

HUL is one of the country's largest exporters; it has been recognised as a Golden Super Star Trading House by the Government of India.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiainfoline.com/company/hindustan-unilever-ltd/255
|title=Hindustan Unilever Ltd Background details about Company Profile|publisher=Indiainfoline.com|access-date=10 February 2012}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Brooke Bond Taj Mahal Tea House]], Hindustan Unilever's first tea house restaurant
* [[Dalda]], vegetable cooking oil brand started by HUL

==Notes==
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