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Driving sales agent performance at the last mile
Sales agents are an integral channel for many FMCG companies to reach the last-mile customer, who are often not served…
For over a decade, TRANSFORM changed lives by tackling global challenges through innovative enterprise
About TRANSFORM
Established in 2015, TRANSFORM was a joint initiative led by Unilever, the UK Government’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and EY. Together, we set out to help impact entrepreneurs test and scale commercially self-sustaining, market-driven solutions to some of the world’s most pressing social and environmental challenges.
We built TRANSFORM on the principles of public-private collaboration and reciprocity, combining resources, expertise and networks to support locally led innovation. Through this approach, we worked alongside impact enterprises to create value for communities, entrepreneurs and partners alike.
Over the course of the initiative, we supported over 160 impact enterprise and research projects across 19 countries in Asia and Africa, reaching more than 21 million people.
The initiative came to an end in 2026 having exceeded its original ambition, but we have captured insights and lessons in our open-access playbook. We hope the TRANSFORM model lives on through others who adapt it, apply it and take its impact further.
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Impact Stories
Building the world’s largest value chain for regenerative seaweed while strengthening the economic resilience of small-scale farmers
Seaweed, along with other micro and macro algae, plays a key role in oxygen production, contributing to the ocean’s ability…
Impact Stories
Learning and making an impact on lives – the inside story of a Unilever employee
Clayton Chaparadza explains how TRANSFORM enriched his role at Unilever and brought him opportunities he was looking for, to help…
Impact Stories
Repurposing waste into high-value building materials
In our new Insights Series, TRANSFORM shares successes and learnings from our projects to help entrepreneurs gain knowledge through our…
Enterprise projects
TRANSFORM's impact enterprises are tackling some of the world's most pressing development challenges in an inclusive, sustainable and innovative way.
MySunshine by Unilever UK, Bopinc, Eight19, Marble Designs
From 2016 to 2019, Unilever UK and Bopinc collaborated on an innovation process that led to a unique proposition for…
Farm Services and Income Diversification Project by Barry Callebaut
The Farm Services and Income Diversification Project aimed to reduce the level of poverty within Ivorian cocoa producers by improving…
DoctHERs
In Pakistan, 80 percent of medical school graduates are women, yet only 25 percent of these women go on to…
Taka Taka Solutions
Kenya is currently stuck in an unsustainable linear economy – from consumption to disposal at dumpsites. This system pollutes the…
Regenerating Mint with Farmer Champions by Seva Trust
Firmenich is an agro-business supplier, providing mint for oral care from Uttar Pradesh in India. With the Seva Trust, who…
&frnds
&frnds is a B2B e-commerce platform with embedded finance options for last mile value chains in emerging markets. Micro-retailers in…
Brink
Brink is a research organisation that approaches complex challenges through the lens of ‘behavioural innovation’, combining behavioural science and innovation…
Azzahra Multi Solusindo (AMS)
Azzahra Multi Solusindo (AMS) is reducing ocean-bound plastic waste by improving refill and recycling systems in low-income communities in Indonesia….