CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY POLICY

Policy:
HUL is committed to operate and grow its business in a socially responsible way. Our vision
is to
grow our business whilst reducing the environmental impact of our operations and
increasing our
positive social impact.

This policy outlines our Corporate Social Responsibility agenda. Our aim is to achieve
responsible
growth and we will inspire to bring this to life by encouraging people to take small everyday
actions
that will add up to make a big difference. We have embraced Unilever Sustainable
Living Plan
(USLP) (Link -- http://www.hul.co.in/sustainable-living/ ) which contributes to activities
listed in the
Schedule VII of Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013. The USLP has three global goals
namely
help more than a billion people take action to improve their health and wellbeing,
reduce the
environmental footprint of our products and enhance the livelihoods of people as we
grow our
business. Additionally, considering India as a water scarce region and the water
availability is
expected to go down further, HUL has identified water as a key area of intervention. We will
focus
in this area by creating capacities in conserving water through significant investments
in
partnership with relevant stakeholders with the objective of water conservation.

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Principles: HULs CSR Policy is supported by the following
principles:
1. We are committed to conducting our operations with integrity and respect, in the interest
of
stakeholders,
and environmental
inwith
line with
our sustainability
Code
of Business
2. We our
3.
believe
collaborate
growth
and engage
and
different
stakeholders
including
needPrinciples.
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be conflicting.
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In accordance with Section 135(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 (the Act),
HUL is committed to
spend at least 2% of its average net profits made during the three immediately
preceding financial
years in some of the identified activities that are listed in Schedule VII (as
amended) to the Act.
This will include the spends through activities undertaken by Hindustan
Unilever Foundation
(HUF), our not for profit subsidiary Company, aimed at building capacities to
conserve water and to
further community development initiatives.
Governance mechanism: We follow structured governance procedures to
monitor CSR activities.
Our CSR Policy is governed by the Board of Directors of the Company. The
Board has constituted
a CSR Committee comprising of an Independent Chair and a majority of
Independent Directors to
monitor the Policy and the programmes from time to time.

The activities described in Annexure A appended hereto are covered under

Schedule VII (as
amended) of the Act that lists down permitted activities that constitute
such activities. These
activities undertaken by the Company are not expected to lead to any
additional surplus beyond
what would accrue to the Company in the course of normal operations.
The Policy issued pursuant to the Corporate Social Responsibility Policy
Rules, 2013 has been
recommended by the CSR Committee of the Board and adopted by the Board of
Directors. It can
www.hul.co.in
be downloaded from our corporate website
Our current CSR activities with their execution modalities and
implementation schedules is
appended below as
Annexure
. The
A Company may take up other CSR activities as may be
appropriate.

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Annexure A
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HUL initiative
Project Shakti

Schedule VII
activity

Execution details Target and timeline

Employment

Project Shakti is an We will increase the

enhancing

initiative to financially number of Shakti

vocation skills for

empower rural women

Entrepreneurs that we

women/livelihood

and create livelihood

recruit, train and employ

enhancement

opportunities for from

them.45,000 in 2010 to

projects and

Through this project,

empowering

the Company

women

endeavors to enhance
livelihoods of rural
women. Around 70%
of Shakti Ammas are
working in low Human
Development Index
(HDI < 0.51) districts.
We contact and
appoint rural women
as Shakti
Entrepreneurs (SE),
commonly referred as
'Shakti Ammas'. SE is
educated and trained
by the rural promoter
about the Company
products and their

HUL - CSR Policy - Adopted by the Board on 22nd September, 2014

utility in day to day life

in3maintaining
and
being
products
stocks
distributor
discount
price
attrained
from
which
below
she
atour
receives
aabout
After
the
health
the
ruralthe
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products are sold in
the normal course.
The Shakti
Entrepreneur then
sells these goods both
directly to consumers
(through home to
home selling) and to
retailers in the village.
The Company has
trained thousands of
Shakti Ammas across
the villages in a bid to
develop an
entrepreneurial
mindset and make
them financially
independent and more
empowered. A typical
Shakti Amma earns
around Rs. 1000/- per
month through selling
our products. A Shakti
Amma in her village
gains a social stature
as she is associated
with the reputed

2Hand
Behaviour
Programme
Promoting
preventive
healthcare
and
HULWashing
- CSR Policy -Change
Adopted by the Board onsanitation
22nd September,
2014

company in addition to

being
empowered.
More
children
reach
due
diarrhea
than
financially
infections
and
inage
600,000
India
of five
behavior
This
do
likenot
By
change
initiative
2015,
people
of 100
the
we
will
in
hygiene
million
aim
India.
help
to
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pneumonia.

reduce the incidence of

Independent research
life-threatening diseases
has shown that

like diarrhea and

washing hands with

pneumonia which claim
soap at five criticallives of over 600,000
times in a day can

children in India.

reduce the incidence

of these infections
significantly. Therefore
inculcating behavior
change amongst
people is important.
The experience shows
that children are in the
best position to bring
in this change among
their respective
families. The Company
conducts hand
washing awareness
programmes in
anganwadis (preschool centre) and
schools. In 2013 we
conducted pilot project
in Thesgora village in
the state of Madhya
HUL - CSR Policy - Adopted by the Board on 22nd September, 2014

Pradesh where the

incidence
deaths
With
awareness
the
diarrhea
from
hand
36%
the
was
was
washing
intervention
of
to
programme
very
diarrhea
5%.
reduced
of high. of
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In partnership with
Madhya Pradesh and
Bihar Governments we
ran pilot projects and
conducted school
contact programmes.
Programmes
Proposed:
We will scale up the
hand washing
awareness
programmes in
Madhya Pradesh and
Bihar in partnership
with respective state
governments and
IGOs / NGOs in 2014.
The modalities are
being worked out.

3Domex Toilet
Academy (DTA)

Sanitation&

The World Health

Half of the population in

promoting

Organisation and

preventive

United Nations

healthcare

Childrens Education
sanitation facilities. In

India does not have

access to proper

Fund (UNICEF) many cases people do

estimate that there are not use toilets for
more than 620 million
defecation. Therefore, it
HUL - CSR Policy - Adopted by the Board on 22nd September, 2014

people practicing open

is important to create

defecation
of
sanitation
all
the
DTA
Management
Private
open
world
and
Limited,
defecations
eKutir
to
are
and
due
proper
Services
in60%
to
Over
India.
Rural
alack
Inof
improved
the
in
behavior
the
theawareness
target
long
next
25,000
20,000
run
sanitation.
few
change
is toand
toilets.
years,
about
build
by
on

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social enterprise2020, we will help large
identifies and trains number of people to
local micro-

improve their hygiene

entrepreneurs who
help execute the
project in their local
communities by
supplying and building
toilets. DTA provides
the seed capital to
these entrepreneurs
through eKutir to start
up their activity, and
also helps with initial
operational costs for
the execution of the
project.
The objective is to
reduce the incidence
of open defecation and
improve proper
sanitation thereby
promoting preventive
healthcare. DTA works
with local self-help
groups who educate
people on the
HUL - CSR Policy - Adopted by the Board on 22nd September, 2014

importance of proper

sanitation
them
loans
finance
buy
local
appointed
entrepreneur
microaccess
through
institutions
toilets
and
bytoDTA.
microprovide
from
microto
the
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4Safe Drinking Water Making available

Execution details Target and timeline

The lack of safe

We aim to make safe

safe drinking

drinking water isdrinking

a
water available

water

major public health

and affordable to people
issue, particularly in from economically
developing countries weaker sections of
where majority of society in partnership
diseases are

with microfinance and

waterborne. PureitNGO
in- partners in India.
home water purifier
provides water 'as safe
as boiled water',
without the need for
electricity or running
water. Pureit partners
with NGOs across the
country to make safe
drinking water
accessible to people.
5FAL Foundation

Promoting

The Foundation

education,

identifies academically
around a decade old. It

empowering

exceptional girls is
from
a long term endeavor

women,

financially challenged
of the Company to help

employment

backgrounds and
exceptionally bright girls

enhancing

offers scholarships to with scholarships

vocation skills for

the candidates. To granted through FAL

women

maintain integrityFoundation.
and
The target
fairness the selection

6Sustainable
Sourcing
Ensuring
environmental
sustainability,
ecological
HUL - CSR Policy
- Adopted
by the Board onbalance,
22nd September, 2014

The Foundation is

for granting

is done by a panel of scholarships in the

eminent
from
An
our
come
decisions
such
raw
procurement
diverse
from
materials
personalities
relating
farms
fields.
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can
of
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015
financial
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e are
agricultural
is
sourcing
sustainably
Rs.
committed
2020.
year
1students.
crore
all
2014raw
our
by
to
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protection of

have profound

flora and fauna,

implications on climate

animal welfare,

change and farmers

agroforestry,

livelihoods.

conservation of

In 2012, we entered

natural

into a public-private

resources and

partnership with the

maintaining of

Maharashtra

quality of soil, air

Government for

and water.

sustainable sourcing of
tomatoes locally. For
this project, the
Government of
Maharashtra in 2013
registered over 1600
farmers who grow
tomatoes on over 2000
acres.

7Water Conservation
Projects

Improving

Estimates tell us thatBy March 2016, our

environmental

by 2030, the supply of partnerships and

sustainability,

water in India will

collective
be
actions would

ecological

half its demand. To

make available a

balance,

understand and

cumulative water

protection of

partake in meeting
potential
this of 100 billion

flora and fauna,

challenge, we set up

animal welfare,

the Hindustan Unilever

villages and habitations

agro-forestry,

Foundation in 2010. It

conservation of

natural
resources
maintaining
quality
of and
soil,
of
air
HUL - CSR Policy - Adopted by the Board onand
22nd water.
September,
2014

is a not for profit

company
various
development
of
Limited.
Unilever
supports
priorities
national
Hindustan
Foundation
for
thatsocioinitiatives
Unilever
anchors
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economic
development, through
its Water for Public
Good programme.
Each of our projects
also complies with the
requirements of the
National Voluntary
Guidelines and the
Companies Act, 2013.

8Relief Funds Contribution to

HUL has alwaysDriven

been by occurrence of
the Prime

at the forefront in

Minister's

responding to its call

National Relief

for national duty and

Fund or any

has contributed

other fund set up

generous amounts for

by the Central

upliftment of

Government for

community hit by

socio-economic

natural disasters. It

development and

has done this through

relief and welfare

contribution to

of the Scheduled

Government relief

Castes, the

funds

event.

Scheduled
Tribes, other
backward
classes,
9

minorities and

women.
development
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- Adopted by the Board on projects
22nd September, 2014

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program
focuses
communities
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areas
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raising livelihoods and
conserving water. The
Water Conservation
initiative is led by
Hindustan Unilever
Foundation, a wholly
owned subsidiary of
HUL which looks at
improving the water
security in selected
regions. The
Livelihood programme
aims to empower
todays youth by
providing them with
employable skills
thereby enhancing
their livelihoods. HUL
is collaborating with
NGOs to implement
the project.

10 Happy Homes: Asha

Daan & Ankur

Setting up

Asha Daan: The Ongoing and long term

homes and

initiative began incharitable activity. To

hostels for

1976, when HUL provide shelter to the

women and

supported Mother

orphans

Teresa and the members of the society;

Missionaries of

HUL - CSR Policy - Adopted by the Board on 22nd September, 2014

underprivileged
these include

Charity to set upabandoned, challenged

Asha
in
abandoned,
challenged
the
Daan
up
on
HIV-positive
destitute.
Daan,
has
a 72,500been
children,
for
aAsha
home
Missionaries
set
look
destitute.
andmchildren,
after
aintenance
funds
positive
premises,
the
While
the
ofthe
inmates.
Charity
and
annual
of
HUL
HIVthe
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activity

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square feet plot
belonging to HUL, in
the heart of Mumbai
city. Since the
inception of Asha
Daan in 1976, HUL
has been looking
after the
maintenance of the
premises. At any
point of time, HUL
takes care of over
400 infants, destitute
men and women and
HIV-positive patients
at Asha Daan.
Ankur: Ankur is a
centre for special
education for
otherwise challenged
children at the Doom
Dooma in Assam. It
was set up in 1993
by HULs Plantations
Division at Doom
Dooma. Ankur
provides educational,

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Promoting
preventive
HUL - CSR Policy
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22nd September, 2014

vocational and

HUL
mobile
camp
near
recreational
to
children.
its
runs
--medical
Doom
in
Sanjivani
a free
activities
Dooma
service
activity.
is
Ongoing
in--preventive
tofarprovide
andOur
and
remote
healthcare
aspiration
longareas
term
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activity

Execution details Target and timeline

Assam. The aim is to
where basic medical
provide free mobile
facility is not available
medical facility in thethrough our mobile
interior villages ofmedical service camps
Assam. There areand
twothereby help a large
mobile vans dedicated

number of the

to the project, each

population over a period
vehicle has one male
and one female doctor,
two nurses, a medical
attendant (helper) and
a driver. The vans are
equipped with basic
kits such as diagnostic
kit, blood pressure
measuring unit,
medicines and a
mobile stretcher. The
Sanjivani team has
provided medical
assistance to nearly
2.5 lakh patients since
its inception in 2003
and covered more
than four thousand
camps till July 2013.

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of time.