Unilever want to know the things your family does to help create a brightFuture - £300 voucher to be won! NOW CLOSED

[EmmaMumsnet]

As part of their on-going brightFuture initiative, Unilever wants to hear about the little things you as a family do to help make the world a better place. We know that having children often makes parents think more about the world around them and makes you want to take steps to help provide a better, more sustainable future for your children.

Here’s some more information from the team at Unilever:

“The Unilever brightFuture initiative focuses on small changes that can make big differences and how we can build a world where everyone lives well and lives sustainably.”

“Since the launch of the Sustainable Living Plan, Unilever has helped 482 million people all over the world; for instance the Dove Self Esteem Project has helped 19 million young people have more self-confidence, Domestos has given 5 million people improved access to toilets and Persil, in partnership with Unicef, has given 10 million children access to education. This work is extremely important to us and we are really proud to have been awarded industry leadership for our work in the Household and Personal Care products industry group by the Dow Jones Sustainability Index.”

“To see some of the amazing stories from the Unilever brightFuture initiative so far, have a glimpse at this short video.”

“Unilever brightFuture is looking to inspire and celebrate people who are making a difference in their local community. This is often through small acts that tackle wider, global problems and therefore make a positive impact for the planet as a whole. We want to encourage others to join the brightFuture initiative at brightfuture.unilever.co.uk which has already seen over 290 million acts shared!”

We’d love to hear what you and your family do to help make the world a better place and what you would like to do in the future. Whether it’s small things such as turning the tap off while you brush your teeth and doing laundry at a lower temperature, or helping your local community get together to help make a positive impact, Unilever want to hear from you.

Everyone who posts a comment below will be entered into a prize draw where one Mumsnetter will win a £300 voucher of their choice (from a list).

Thank you and good luck!

MNHQ

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We wash at low temperatures, on short 30 minute washes.

Recycle.

Give our food waste to our chickens and use the chicken manure to feed the allotment!

Turn lights off when not in use. Use energy saver light bulbs.

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We always use the Eco settings when available. And we love to recycle! Last weekend we donated huge bags of unwanted towels and bedding to the Dogs Trust so the poor pups can enjoy them :)

we do a tiny small thing:

pick up litter in the local water meadows, when we walk the dog there.

Youngest DS (11) now picks up litter anywhere, he sees a plastic bottle on the ground and just pops it in a bin.

Not a big deal, but if everyone did it we'd not have so much litter around everywhere, spoiling our beautiful countryside.

We recycle, only buy eco brands, don't have dishwasher or tumble drier, avoid supermarket meat, support small local shops by using them as much as we can instead of big chains, and walk or get the bus as much as possible.

I also volunteer in three different roles locally, and we try and bring DC up understanding the importance of caring for others and the world we live in.

We recycle and try not to waste anything. We also donate to charity.

I hang out washing to dry, turn off lights, save water and generally try not to be wasteful; I avoid excess packaging at supermarkets, hand down clothes and football boots/wellies between the kids, use charity shops, walk whenever possible, make do and mend mentality, really.

I hang out washing to dry, turn off lights, save water and generally try not to be wasteful; I avoid excess packaging at supermarkets, hand down clothes and football boots/wellies between the kids, use charity shops, walk whenever possible, make do and mend mentality, really.

Recyle alot and pass things on where possible.

Lots of 'leftover' meals rather than chucking in the bin.

As a family we try to recycle as much as we can. I'm also trying to encourage the children to think about our electricity usage, turning off lights, not having the heating on until it's necessary etc. I think that children are generally quite keen environmentalists and pretty savvy about the importance of recycling, energy conservation etc.

Unilever, why are you marketing ice cream by hiring a black man to sit in a bath of chocolate?

Well done on the palm oil thing, I can see you are not as dreadful as you used to be

I help create a brightFuture by buying less shit. Most unilever products appear to be unnecessary

We do little things to help like running an eco wash or taking short showers instead of long ones. I'd like to do more by recycling everything we can.

I try to use as few chemicals around the house as possible. I have in the past made my own cleaning products and now try to use eco friendly brands as much as possible. I have used cloth nappies with both my children and am currently trying to cut right back on my use of the tumble dryer. We almost always walk to and from school (or DS goes on his bike) and I try to shop in local butcher's, baker's and greengrocer's shops for as much as I can whilst doing the school run.

for instance the Dove Self Esteem Project has helped 19 million young people have more self-confidence,

Hahahahaha. No.

Walking instead of wheels. Never wasting food. Picking up endless litter in our local park. Switching off lights....

Recycling. Wash at low temp. Walk when poss. We stop to chat to strangers, try to do good things for others, random acts of kindness.

I do all the washing on eco-wash at 30, we always turn off the lights if we aren't in the room, never leave tvs on stand-by, only flush the toilet after a few pees (but always after number twos!), and recycle every thing we can.

We recycle anything that can be recycled. Lots of items are reused, I use bags that veg comes in in my compost crock in the kitchen to collect veg peelings on their way to the composter.
I have a watering can on the window ledge in the kitchen to fill with water when waiting for the tap to run hot so it's not wasted... I water my plants with it, and in summer collect the aired water in the bowl and water the outside plant post with it.
I reuse old and stained clothes as dusters and cleaning cloths.
Never waste food, uneaten bits of veg and potatoes get frozen and used to make soup.
Lots of little things that over time save waste and water, and make a difference!

Recycling things and using less water and turning off any electric which does not need to be on

We buy mostly stuff second hand and avoid keeping up with the Joneses. Have an old shabby house and an old shabby car.
We only buy high welfare meat.
We sponsor a tiger, a leopard and a snow leopard via WWF
Do not own tumble drier, dish washer et al
Rarely use our car as we cycle everywhere and get stuff delivered.
We smile at people a lot and try to be kind.

We've taken the time to really understand what can and can't be recycled by our local council, saving them time, money and energy at the other end as they don't need to manually sort through it.

We do the usual stuff - washing at low temperature, showers instead of baths, no needless driving, not purchasing unnecessary things. We teach our children tolerance and to have respect for all people, and we talk to them about how people from all walks of life can add value to the world.

We watch our energy usage - i study from home and wear an extra layer to have the heating off/low through the day.

We use public transport where possible - even using taxis is more ethical than a second car, less cost too!

We buy fair trade for everything we can - coffee, tea, rice, sugar, spices, chocolate, bananas, even wine! Having visited a non-fair-trade coffee plantation in Guatemala, I'd never buy "normal" trade stuff ever again!

A different angle, but we chose to educate our dc in Scottish Gaelic - a minority language that has been in danger of dying out. They are, all 3, fluent and happy in 2 languages even though I'm not. Gaelic is currently a growing language in Scotland, now. We feel that this is also a thing to create a better future - more diversity!

Lots of little things. Walking rather than driving, using energy saving light bulbs. Free cycling and charity shopping things rather than dumping them. Trying not to buy things just for the sake of it. Popping bits in to the foodbank.

we recycle and turn off lights when not used