Unilever
Computer vision alerts for unsafe factory behaviour
Unilever said AI contributed to a 12% improvement in identifying potential factory risks with Safety Suite
Problem
Unilever needed to identify potentially unsafe behaviour at its Personal Care factory in Aguaí.
Approach
The factory implemented Safety Suite, which used AI and image recognition to detect unsafe behaviour. The system stored detections and alerted teams to potential risks.
Results
12%improvement in identifying potential on-site risks since implementation, according to Unilever
Takeaway
The reported improvement concerned identifying potential risks; Unilever did not report a reduction in accidents.
Categories
- Size
- Large enterprise
- Industry
- Consumer goods
- Business function
- Production and quality
- Innovation type
- Process innovation
- AI technology
- Computer vision
- Adoption
- Vendor solution
- Goal
- Quality and risk
- Evidence
- Company's own claim
Sources
Source summaries
[1]Unilever2025
Unilever described Safety Suite in operation at its Aguaí factory. It said AI contributed to a 12% improvement in identifying potential risks following implementation.
Full details are in the original sources.
Added 1 Nov 2026 · Updated 1 Nov 2026