The fine relates to an incident that took place at the end of 2008 at one of its factories in the US town of Clinton, CT. Waste water was at that time processed incorrectly.
Uniliver, the US Attorney’s office (USAO) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hammered out the deal.
Unilever did notify authorities about the violation, but failed to do so within the mandatory two hours once it became aware of the violation.
Apart from the fine, Unilever decided to transfer a whopping 3.5 million USD to the State of Connecticut at its own accord. This notation is made to the Connecticut Statewide Supplemental Environmental Program. The donation will be used for environmental research and education, as well as a number of sustainability projects.
The factory where the accident occurred was located in Connecticut. That factory (employing 200 staff members) was closed in 2012. It used to manufacture Vaseline Petroleum Jelly. Pond’s and Dove face cream, Axe, Dove and Suave hair styling products, Dove lotion/shampoo/conditioner, as well as several other hair and skin care products.
Unilever did notify authorities about the violation, but failed to do so within the mandatory two hours once it became aware of the violation.
Apart from the fine, Unilever decided to transfer a whopping 3.5 million USD to the State of Connecticut at its own accord. This notation is made to the Connecticut Statewide Supplemental Environmental Program. The donation will be used for environmental research and education, as well as a number of sustainability projects.
The factory where the accident occurred was located in Connecticut. That factory (employing 200 staff members) was closed in 2012. It used to manufacture Vaseline Petroleum Jelly. Pond’s and Dove face cream, Axe, Dove and Suave hair styling products, Dove lotion/shampoo/conditioner, as well as several other hair and skin care products.
