Unilever : Dove takes action against climate change with Forest Restoration Project

Dove, one of the largest beauty brands in the world, has helped progress the conversation around beauty for nearly two decades and is now committing its scale and resources to take further action against climate change.

'Can we really celebrate beauty if it comes at the cost of the planet? The answer is no. We must demand action and care that go further, both from ourselves and from the beauty industry at large. As a global brand with care at our core, we have a responsibility to use our platforms to drive change and positively impact the world around us. The Dove Forest Restoration Project builds on our commitments to caring for our planet and caring about how we make our products and what goes into them. With this long-term initiative, we extend this care to improving the health of the planet, striving for a more sustainable way of being,' says Alessandro Manfredi, Global Executive Vice President of Dove.

That's why Dove has joined forces with Conservation International, which works in 30 countries around the world to protect the critical benefits that nature provides to people. Together, they're working to restore the beauty of our planet through the Dove Forest Restoration Project. The project will help tackle climate change by protecting and restoring 20,000 hectares (an area approximately double the size of Paris and the equivalent of 3 million+ trees) of forest in North Sumatra, Indonesia, over the next five years.

This is the first major initiative from the Unilever €1 billion Climate and Nature Fund that was unveiled last year. The Fund's commitment is to regenerate nature and take meaningful and decisive action on climate change.