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Co-creating the future of Unilever, powered by partnerships

We bring an ‘outside-in’ perspective to help teams across Unilever address big challenges and enhance their longer-term strategies through collaboration with external entrepreneurs and experts. 

By using our knowledge of new technologies and our connections across the global ecosystem of innovators, academics, investors and government bodies, we identify, test and validate the potential of new solutions. 

Our story

From achieving net zero and tackling plastic waste to regenerating nature and maximising the benefits of AI, we believe that collective action is crucial to unlock new ideas at speed. Since 2014 we have forged over 400 strategic collaborations between Unilever’s business groups and organisations in the entrepreneurial ecosystem.

How we work

Our proven innovation process turns opportunity into reality. Here are 3 steps of how we make it happen:

  1. Collaboration strategy – we co-create the future with Unilever leaders, aligning with their strategic priorities and understanding their challenges.
  2. Access – we source and scout for solutions to our business’ innovation priorities. Through developing and maintaining connections with the external innovation ecosystem, we bring relevant insights and create new solutions for the business through start-ups/scale-ups partnerships.
  3. Validation – we establish a process for assessing, testing and determining the potential value of new solutions, building a bespoke integration pathway into the business.

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Co-creating the future of Unilever, powered by partnerships

We bring an ‘outside-in’ perspective to help teams across Unilever address big challenges and enhance their longer-term strategies through collaboration with external entrepreneurs and experts. 

By using our knowledge of new technologies and our connections across the global ecosystem of innovators, academics, investors and government bodies, we identify, test and validate the potential of new solutions. 

Our story

From achieving net zero and tackling plastic waste to regenerating nature and maximising the benefits of AI, we believe that collective action is crucial to unlock new ideas at speed. Since 2014 we have forged over 400 strategic collaborations between Unilever’s business groups and organisations in the entrepreneurial ecosystem.

How we work

Our proven innovation process turns opportunity into reality. Here are 3 steps of how we make it happen:

  1. Collaboration strategy – we co-create the future with Unilever leaders, aligning with their strategic priorities and understanding their challenges.
  2. Access – we source and scout for solutions to our business’ innovation priorities. Through developing and maintaining connections with the external innovation ecosystem, we bring relevant insights and create new solutions for the business through start-ups/scale-ups partnerships.
  3. Validation – we establish a process for assessing, testing and determining the potential value of new solutions, building a bespoke integration pathway into the business.

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