Unilever Philippines Reports 77% Cut in Operational Emissions

Unilever Philippines says it reduced its Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 77% by the end of 2025 compared with its 2015 baseline, as it expands efforts to cut emissions across its operations and supply chain.

The reported reduction reflects the company’s investments in renewable electricity and changes to factory processes. Its next area of focus includes helping suppliers measure and reduce their own emissions, extending climate action beyond company facilities.

Renewable energy supports operational changes

In 2019, Unilever Philippines transitioned to 100% renewable grid electricity using geothermal energy. It has since added rooftop solar panels across its facilities and electrified some thermal processes through equipment such as heat pumps and boilers.

According to the company, these investments have supported cost efficiencies and helped protect its operations against energy market volatility.

The reported 77% reduction covers Scope 1 and 2 emissions—those from sources a company owns or controls and from the energy it purchases. Unilever’s stated target is to reduce absolute emissions in these categories by 100% by 2030 against a 2015 baseline.

Unilever Philippines has also committed to transitioning its owned fleet to 100% hybrid electric vehicles by 2030.

Bringing suppliers into the transition

Unilever Philippines acknowledges that the bulk of its climate footprint lies across its value chain. Its supplier initiatives address Scope 3 emissions, which include indirect emissions associated with activities beyond its own operations.

Through Unilever’s global Supplier Climate Programme, priority suppliers receive tools and resources to measure, report, and eventually reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.

In September 2025, Unilever Philippines renewed and expanded its partnership with First Gen to bring renewable energy supply to priority sites and suppliers across Metro Manila, Cavite, Laguna, and Batangas.

The partnership connects the company’s energy transition with supplier participation, supporting a broader effort to reduce emissions across the businesses involved in making and delivering its products.

Turning commitments into business decisions

Unilever Philippines is an inaugural member of the Net Zero Carbon Alliance, which brings together organizations from different sectors to advance decarbonization in the country.

At the NZCA Philippine Net Zero Conference 2026, Unilever Philippines Sustainability Manager Regina Unson-Silerio emphasized the need for sustainability to guide decisions across business functions.

“Sustainability has to be embedded across the business, with clear ownership and accountability from the functions that can turn strategy into action,” she said.

She identified renewable energy, materials and ingredients, logistics, supplier decisions, capital investments, and product specifications as areas that shape the company’s progress.

Unilever Philippines also received a Bronze Award at the conference’s Net Zero Champions Awarding for its decarbonization leadership, data transparency and reporting, and alignment with the alliance’s framework.

Its reported operational gains mark one part of a continuing transition. Supplier engagement and accountability across business functions remain central to extending that progress throughout its value chain.