Google Cloud and Unilever have partnered to launch a new app for employees, My Unilever. The app has been designed to digitally connect Unilever's factory-based colleagues across the globe, enabling them to tap into Unilever's digital resources from any location or device.
Built on Google Cloud and delivered in partnership with Accenture, the My Unilever app unlocks the opportunity for Unilever's 53,000+ factory-based colleagues to access key Unilever systems easily and securely. It also enables one-click entry to Google Workspace, including communication and collaboration apps such as Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Drive, Chat, Meet, and more, relied on by over three billion users and over 10 million customers. The app also utilises AppSheet, Google's no-code platform, as the main end-user interface for the My Unilever application.
The My Unilever app will also give users access to various third-party tools, including learning and payroll, which were previously only accessible through paper-based methods or via time-consuming in-factory processes. Streamlining these previous methods helps My Unilever save time and increase productivity, which will grow as the application expands into more use cases.
Adam Raeburn-James, Chief Technology Officer at Unilever, said digital transformation, at its heart, was about people.
"In launching the My Unilever app, we're helping our factory-based colleagues to become digitally connected," said Raeburn-James.
By giving all employees access to key HR, support and learning systems, Unilever can continue to work towards ensuring that everyone at Unilever can develop the future-fit skills they need for the evolving workplace by 2025.
Unilever's partnership with Google Cloud allows it to continue taking its use of technology to the next level. It also draws on Accenture's global expertise in deployment, change and adoption to ensure the best possible transition and experience for its colleagues.
"This partnership will help support Unilever in building this capability for the future, and we are excited to be part of this journey," said Laurence Lafont, Vice President, Strategic Industries EMEA, Google Cloud.
Lafont continued that with Google Cloud's technology, Unilever's factory-based colleagues can now connect in a new way, supporting them to develop and thrive. The My Unilever app brings the business closer together as one team, empowering them to achieve more."
The My Unilever app will be available to download on personal and corporate devices (iOS and Android) or shared on-site computers, all using Google's built-in security and compliance platform.
