Unilever sells products such as Ben & Jerry's and Breyer's ice cream, Hellman's mayonnaise, and Lipton tea. The company published a report showing comparisons of sustainability indicators for 2008 and 2007.

Unilever, Sustainable Development 2008: An Overview, Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Unilever N.V.

REQUIRED

For each of the sustainability indicators A-I, explain whether the change from 2007 to 2008 suggests an improvement or deterioration in Unilever's sustainable management.

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A. Investment in research and development ( millions) B. Water use (cubic meters per ton of production) C. Total waste (kg per ton of production) D. Operating profit ( millions) E. Total taxes paid ( millions) F. Number of manufacturing sites G. Number of consumer recalls H. Total recordable accident frequency rate 2008 927 2.96 7.89 7,167 1,455 273 2007 868 3.05 7.56 5,245 1,312 284 0.21 0.26 (per 100,000 hours) I. Carbon dioxide (CO2) from energy 146.77 149.18 (kg per ton of production)