Unilever has cut its manufacturing greenhouse gas footprint by 39 percent per metric ton of production since 2008 — the equivalent of 1 million metric tons of CO 2 per year. In late November 2015, Unilever outlined its plan to become carbon positive, eliminating fossil fuels from its operations and directly supporting the generation of more renewable energy than it consumes. Under the Sustainable Living Plan, Unilever will: • Source 100 percent of its total energy across its operations from renewable sources by 2030 • Source all electricity purchased from the grid from renewable sources by 2020 • Eliminate coal from its energy mix by 2020 • Directly support the generation of more renewable energy than the company consumes and make the surplus available to the markets and communities in which it operates.