Violation Tracker Parent Company Summary
Parent Company Name:
Unilever
Ownership Structure:
publicly traded (ticker symbol LSE: ULVR)
Headquartered in:
United Kingdom
Major Industry:
food products
Specific Industry:
food products
Penalty total since 2000:
$19,001,678
Number of records:
36
| Top 5 Offense Groups (Groups Defined) | Penalty Total | Number of Records |
|---|---|---|
| safety-related offenses | $10,588,380 | 19 |
| environment-related offenses | $7,962,686 | 15 |
| employment-related offenses | $360,612 | 1 |
| consumer-protection-related offenses | $90,000 | 1 |
| Top 5 Primary Offense Types | Penalty Total | Number of Records |
|---|---|---|
| product safety violation | $10,250,000 | 1 |
| environmental violation | $7,962,686 | 15 |
| wage and hour violation | $360,612 | 1 |
| aviation safety violation | $158,750 | 4 |
| workplace safety or health violation | $132,380 | 11 |
Notes:
Parent-subsidiary linkages are based on relationships current as of the latest revision listed in the Update Log, which may vary from what was the case when a violation occurred. The penalty totals are adjusted to account for the fact that the individual entries below may include both agency records and settlement announcements for the same case; or else a penalty covering multiple locations may be listed in the individual records for each of the facilities. The totals are also adjusted to reflect cases in which federal and state or local agencies cooperated and issued separate announcements of the outcome. Duplicate or overlapping penalty amounts are marked with an asterisk in the list below.
Links:
Subsidy Tracker data on financial assistance to this company by federal, state and local government agencies can be found here.
Violation Tracker UK data on for this company can be found here.
For an overview of assistance this company is receiving under the CARES Act, see its Covid Stimulus Watch summary page here.
Individual Penalty Records:
Click on the company or penalty amount for more information on each case.
| Company | Primary Offense Type | Year | Agency |
Penalty Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unilever United States Inc. | product safety violation | 2014 | private lawsuit-federal | $10,250,000 |
| Conopco Inc. dba Unilever Home and Personal Care | environmental violation | 2014 | EPA | $4,500,000 |
| Conopco, Inc. | environmental violation | 2013 | CT-AG | (*) $3,500,000 |
| Unilever Parent Company | environmental violation | 2010 | CA-ARB | $1,300,000 |
| Unilever/Conopco | environmental violation | 2010 | CA-ARB | $1,300,000 |
| Conopco | wage and hour violation | 2012 | private lawsuit-federal | $360,612 |
| Conopco, Inc. (DBA Unilever) | environmental violation | 2013 | CA-ARB | $355,000 |
| Unilever | environmental violation | 2016 | CA-ARB | $199,500 |
| ALBERTO CULVER USA INC. | environmental violation | 2000 | EPA | $110,397 |
| UNILEVER RESEARCH US INC | environmental violation | 2003 | NJ-ENV | $92,000 |
| Unilever | consumer protection violation | 2000 | NY-AG | $90,000 |
| Unilever BestFoods Inc. | aviation safety violation | 2014 | FAA | $77,000 |
| UNILEVER BEST FOODS | aviation safety violation | 2014 | FAA | $57,750 |
| Seventh Generation | motor vehicle safety violation | 2014 | FMCSA | $27,000 |
| UNILEVER ICE CREAM | workplace safety or health violation | 2016 | OSHA | $26,652 |
| UNILEVER DBA GOOD HUMOR-BRYERS ICE CREAM | workplace safety or health violation | 2004 | OSHA | $26,500 |
| UNILEVER DISTRIBUTION CENTER | environmental violation | 2019 | FL-DEP | $23,728 |
| UNILEVER | environmental violation | 2003 | MD-ENV | $21,500 |
| UNILEVER | environmental violation | 2013 | EPA | $20,533 |
| CONOPCO, INC. d/b/a UNILEVER ICE CREAM | environmental violation | 2008 | EPA | $19,028 |
| UNILEVER | aviation safety violation | 2010 | FAA | $18,000 |
| GOOD HUMOR-BREYERS ICE CREAM | workplace safety or health violation | 2011 | OSHA | $16,063 |
| UNILEVER ILLINOIS MANUFACTURING, LLC | workplace safety or health violation | 2019 | OSHA | $13,260 |
| Unilever Home & Personal Care | railroad safety violation | 2004 | FRA | $12,250 |
| UNILEVER HOME & PERSONAL CARE - USA | workplace safety or health violation | 2001 | OSHA | $10,000 |
| UNILEVER MANUFACTURING | workplace safety or health violation | 2018 | OSHA | $9,423 |
| Unilever Home & Personal Care | railroad safety violation | 2004 | FRA | $8,000 |
| UNILEVER | workplace safety or health violation | 2010 | OSHA | $7,870 |
| Conopco, Inc. (DBA Unilever) | environmental violation | 2013 | CA-ARB | $7,500 |
| Alberto-Culver | environmental violation | 2009 | CA-ARB | $7,500 |
| CONOPCO INC TA UNILEVER MANUFACTURING (US) INC | workplace safety or health violation | 2014 | OSHA | $6,212 |
| UNILEVER | aviation safety violation | 2013 | FAA | $6,000 |
| Alberto Culver | environmental violation | 2010 | CA-ARB | $6,000 |
| UNILEVER MANUFACTURING (USA), INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2012 | OSHA | $6,000 |
| UNILEVER | workplace safety or health violation | 2006 | OSHA | $5,400 |
| UNILEVER SUPPLY CHAIN INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2009 | OSHA | $5,000 |
