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Paul Polman, CEO of Unilever, attends a plenary session at the 42nd annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. The overarching theme of the meeting, which will take place from Jan. 25 to 29, is "The Great Transformation: Shaping New...

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Paul Polman, Chief Executive Officer, Unilever, of Britain, attends a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, January 26, 2012.

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A striking worker stands on a picket line outside Unilever's Marmite factory in Burton-Upon-Trent, central England, January 25, 2012. Workers at Unilever are taking part in 11 days of strike action over the consumer goods company's decision to close its final salary pension scheme.

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PORT SUNLIGHT, ENGLAND - JANUARY 18: Striking Unilever workers picket outside Port Sunlight's Unilever plant on January 18, 2012 in Port Sunlight, England. The workers have started an 11 day strike in protest against the company's plan to axe their final salary pension scheme. The...

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Keith Weed, chief marketing and communications officer of Unilever talks during a keynote at the 2012 International CES in Las Vegas, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012.

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PORT SUNLIGHT, UNITED KINGDOM - DECEMBER 09: Workers at Unilever's Port Sunlight factory picket outside the main gates of the factory on the Wirral, Merseyside on December 9, 2011 in Port Sunlight, England. The workers are on strike in protest against the company's plan to axe their...

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Unilever workers taking part in a strike stand on a picket line outside the company's plant in Port Sunlight, northern England December 9, 2011. Consumer goods maker Unilever Plc/NV suffered its first ever strike in Britain on Friday as workers at the Persil detergent and PG Tips tea...

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The chief executive officer of Anglo-Dutch food and cosmetics giant Unilever, Paul Polman, speaks on January 26, 2012 at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in the Swiss resort of Davos. Over four decades, the annual WEF in the Swiss ski resort of Davos has become an emblem of the triumphant...

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Workers of Fralib factory (Unilever group) in Gemenos, southeastern France, take part in a demonstration, on October 11, 2011 in Marseille, southern France, during a national day of protest against the government's austerity package. Several unions called for a national day of action...

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Workers of Fralib factory (Unilever group) in Gemenos, southeastern France, take part in a demonstration in front of the Notre Dame de la Garde basilica of Marseille, southern France, on October 3, 2011, to protest against management's decision to close this Lipton tea production unit...

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Workers of Fralib factory (Unilever group) in Gemenos, southeastern France, holds a flag showing Argentine-Cuban guerrilla Ernesto Che Guevara as he takes part in a demonstration, on October 3, 2011 in Marseille, southern France, to protest against management's decision to close this...

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Workers of Fralib factory (Unilever group) in Gemenos, southeastern France, take part in a demonstration, on October 3, 2011 in Marseille, southern France, to protest against management's decision to close this Lipton tea production unit and to relocate it in Poland and Belgium. Owned...

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Workers of Fralib factory (Unilever group) in Gemenos, southeastern France, take part in a demonstration, on October 3, 2011 in Marseille, southern France, to protest against management's decision to close this Lipton tea production unit and to relocate it in Poland and Belgium. Owned...

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This screen shot provided by Unilever, shows actress Rashida Jones who stars in a new campaign by Unilever's Dove for its Nourishing Oil Care Collection of hair products.

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People pass a Ben & Jerry's ice cream franchise store in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Thursday Feb. 2, 2012. Unilever PLC, the company behind consumer staples like Lipton teas, Dove soaps, Ben & Jerry's and Magnum ice cream, struggled throughout 2011 to pass on higher raw material costs to...

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A women pushes a stroller as she leaves a shop to next to a Ben & Jerry's ice cream franchise store in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Thursday Feb. 2, 2012. Unilever PLC, the company behind consumer staples like Lipton teas, Dove soaps, Ben & Jerry's and Magnum ice cream, struggled throughout...

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Traders concentrate on their screens at the Frankfurt stock exchange February 2, 2012. European shares were flat on Thursday morning, as gloomy outlook statements from heavyweight companies such as Unilever and AstraZeneca offset the benefit of a potential merger of Xstrata and...

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Traders work at their desks in front of the DAX board at the Frankfurt stock exchange February 2, 2012. European shares were flat on Thursday morning, as gloomy outlook statements from heavyweight companies such as Unilever and AstraZeneca offset the benefit of a potential merger of...

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A striking worker dressed as the grim reaper stands on a picket line outside Unilever's research and development plant in Port Sunlight, northern England January 18, 2012. Workers at Unilever started 11 days of strike action over the consumer goods company's decision to close its final...

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Workers from the Fralib factory that makes tea, wear shirts reading " Unilever kills jobs", as they join a demonstrate held at the request of the CGT union (General Confederation of Work), in Marseille, southern France, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012, against what they describe as anti...

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Michael Kassen, chairman and chief executive officer of Medialink, left, moderates a marketing panel with David Christopher, chief marketing officer of AT&T Mobility and consumer markets, Beth Comstock, chief marketing officer and vice president of GE, Carolyn Everson, vice president of...

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Paul Polman (L), chief executive of Unilever accompanied by Dominic Barton, worldwide managing director of McKinsey & Company, United Kingdom, speaks in a closing plenary on Responding to the New Globalism at the World Economic Forum in Jakarta June 13, 2011.

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CEO of Unilever Paul Polman gestures as he speaks during a session at the World Economic Forum on East Asia in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, June 13, 2011.

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Chief Executive Officer of Unilever Paul Polman (2nd L) speaks in a closing plenary on Responding to the New Globalism at the World Economic Forum in Jakarta June 13, 2011. (R-L) Pascal Lamy Director-General of the World Trade Organization, Sehat Sutardja, President and Chief Executive...

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Chief Executive Officer of Unilever Paul Polman speaks during an interactive session at the World Economic Forum on East Asia, in Jakarta June 13, 2011.