Unilever

Unilever is the consumer-goods company that acquired Seventh Generation in 2016, according to Advice Line with Jeffrey Hollender of Seventh Generation. The episode uses the acquisition as background for Jeffrey Hollender’s lessons about purpose-driven business, growth, and the responsibilities of companies with social or environmental missions.

Connections

• Seventh Generation and Jeffrey Hollender - acquired company and co-founder.
• Purpose Driven Business, Startup Governance, and Financial Gravity - adjacent concepts when mission-led brands become valuable acquisition targets.