Move is ‘the first time a major global company has voluntarily committed’ to such an action
Unilever, the consumer goods company, has announced plans to let shareholders vote on its climate transition plans, in a first for the UK’s blue-chip companies.
The maker of consumer goods ranging from Dove soap to Hellmann’s mayonnaise will share its climate transition action plan with investors in the first quarter of 2021, before a vote at its annual meeting on 5 May.
