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Treasury Risk Management (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
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Summary of Maturity Analysis for Non-derivative and Derivative Financial Liabilities | The following table shows Unilever’s contractually agreed undiscounted cash flows, including expected interest payments, which are payable under financial liabilities at the balance sheet date:
|  | € million |  |  | € million |  |  | € million |  |  | € million |  |  | € million |  |  | € million |  |  | € million |  |  | € million |
Undiscounted cash flows |  | Due within 1 year |  |  | Due between 1 and 2 years |  |  | Due between 2 and 3 years |  |  | Due between 3 and 4 years |  |  | Due between 4 and 5 years |  |  | Due after 5 years |  |  | Total |  |  | Net carrying amount as shown in balance sheet |
2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-derivative financial liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank loans and overdrafts |  |  | (413 | ) |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | (417 | ) |  |  | (411 | )
Bonds and other loans |  |  | (3,926 | ) |  |  | (2,626 | ) |  |  | (2,824 | ) |  |  | (2,326 | ) |  |  | (3,278 | ) |  |  | (13,020 | ) |  |  | (28,000 | ) |  |  | (24,585 | )
Lease liabilities |  |  | (442 | ) |  |  | (352 | ) |  |  | (292 | ) |  |  | (234 | ) |  |  | (187 | ) |  |  | (591 | ) |  |  | (2,098 | ) |  |  | (1,771 | )
Other financial liabilities |  |  | (117 | ) |  |  | (12 | ) |  |  | (33 | ) |  |  | (23 | ) |  |  | (51 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (236 | ) |  |  | (223 | )
Trade payables, accruals and other liabilities |  |  | (13,585 | ) |  |  | (46 | ) |  |  | (15 | ) |  |  | (17 | ) |  |  | (4 | ) |  |  | (32 | ) |  |  | (13,699 | ) |  |  | (13,699 | )
Deferred consideration |  |  | (60 | ) |  |  | (12 | ) |  |  | (76 | ) |  |  | (35 | ) |  |  | (8 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (191 | ) |  |  | (164 | )
|  |  | (18,543 | ) |  |  | (3,050 | ) |  |  | (3,241 | ) |  |  | (2,635 | ) |  |  | (3,528 | ) |  |  | (13,644 | ) |  |  | (44,641 | ) |  |  | (40,853 | )
Derivative financial liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate derivatives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (257 | )
Derivative contracts – receipts |  |  | 174 |  |  |  | 1,069 |  |  |  | 40 |  |  |  | 441 |  |  |  | 29 |  |  |  | 877 |  |  |  | 2,630 |  |  |  |  |
Derivative contracts – payments |  |  | (134 | ) |  |  | (1,148 | ) |  |  | (21 | ) |  |  | (479 | ) |  |  | (19 | ) |  |  | (977 | ) |  |  | (2,778 | ) |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange derivatives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (158 | )
Derivative contracts – receipts |  |  | 6,163 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 6,163 |  |  |  |  |
Derivative contracts – payments |  |  | (6,333 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (6,333 | ) |  |  |  |
Commodity derivatives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (3 | )
Derivative contracts – receipts |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |
Derivative contracts – payments |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  |  |
|  |  | (133 | ) |  |  | (79 | ) |  |  | 19 |  |  |  | (38 | ) |  |  | 10 |  |  |  | (100 | ) |  |  | (321 | ) |  |  | (418 | )
Total |  |  | (18,676 | ) |  |  | (3,129 | ) |  |  | (3,222 | ) |  |  | (2,673 | ) |  |  | (3,518 | ) |  |  | (13,744 | ) |  |  | (44,962 | ) |  |  | (41,271 | )
2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-derivative financial liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank loans and overdrafts |  |  | (399 | ) |  |  | (9 | ) |  |  | (289 | ) |  |  | (164 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | (863 | ) |  |  | (853 | )
Bonds and other loans |  |  | (4,169 | ) |  |  | (2,661 | ) |  |  | (2,745 | ) |  |  | (2,449 | ) |  |  | (2,454 | ) |  |  | (14,431 | ) |  |  | (28,909 | ) |  |  | (25,032 | )
Lease liabilities |  |  | (432 | ) |  |  | (392 | ) |  |  | (302 | ) |  |  | (242 | ) |  |  | (191 | ) |  |  | (720 | ) |  |  | (2,279 | ) |  |  | (1,919 | )
Other financial liabilities |  |  | (125 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (24 | ) |  |  | (31 | ) |  |  | (26 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (206 | ) |  |  | (183 | )
Trade payables, accruals and other liabilities |  |  | (14,166 | ) |  |  | (93 | ) |  |  | (13 | ) |  |  | (8 | ) |  |  | (14 | ) |  |  | (42 | ) |  |  | (14,336 | ) |  |  | (14,336 | )
Deferred consideration |  |  | (39 | ) |  |  | (124 | ) |  |  | (8 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (64 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (235 | ) |  |  | (208 | )
|  |  | (19,330 | ) |  |  | (3,279 | ) |  |  | (3,381 | ) |  |  | (2,894 | ) |  |  | (2,749 | ) |  |  | (15,195 | ) |  |  | (46,828 | ) |  |  | (42,531 | )
Derivative financial liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate derivatives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (154 | )
Derivative contracts – receipts |  |  | 776 |  |  |  | 164 |  |  |  | 805 |  |  |  | 37 |  |  |  | 478 |  |  |  | 957 |  |  |  | 3,217 |  |  |  |  |
Derivative contracts – payments |  |  | (756 | ) |  |  | (141 | ) |  |  | (797 | ) |  |  | (17 | ) |  |  | (473 | ) |  |  | (949 | ) |  |  | (3,133 | ) |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange derivatives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (168 | )
Derivative contracts – receipts |  |  | 8,783 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 8,783 |  |  |  |  |
Derivative contracts – payments |  |  | (8,952 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (8,952 | ) |  |  |  |
Commodity derivatives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (4 | )
Derivative contracts – receipts |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |
Derivative contracts – payments |  |  | (4 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (4 | ) |  |  |  |
|  |  | (153 | ) |  |  | 23 |  |  |  | 8 |  |  |  | 20 |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | 8 |  |  |  | (89 | ) |  |  | (326 | )
Total |  |  | (19,483 | ) |  |  | (3,256 | ) |  |  | (3,373 | ) |  |  | (2,874 | ) |  |  | (2,744 | ) |  |  | (15,187 | ) |  |  | (46,917 | ) |  |  | (42,857 | )
Summary of Derivative Cash Flow Hedges | The following table shows cash flows for which cash flow hedge accounting is applied. The derivatives in the cash flow hedge relationships are expected to have an impact on profit and loss in the same periods as the cash flows occur.
|  | € million |  |  | € million |  |  | € million |  |  | € million |  |  | € million |  |  | € million |  |  | € million |  |  | € million |
|  |  |  |  | Due |  |  | Due |  |  | Due |  |  | Due |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Net carrying |
|  | Due |  |  | between |  |  | between |  |  | between |  |  | between |  |  | Due |  |  |  |  |  | amount of |
|  | within |  |  | 1 and |  |  | 2 and |  |  | 3 and |  |  | 4 and |  |  | after |  |  |  |  |  | related |
|  | 1 year |  |  | 2 years |  |  | 3 years |  |  | 4 years |  |  | 5 years |  |  | 5 years |  |  | Total |  |  | derivatives (a) |
2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange cash inflows |  |  | 3,136 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3,136 |  |  |  | — |
Foreign exchange cash outflows |  |  | (3,205 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (3,205 | ) |  |  | (50 | )
Interest rate swaps cash inflows |  |  | 403 |  |  |  | 1,077 |  |  |  | 488 |  |  |  | 436 |  |  |  | 24 |  |  |  | 849 |  |  |  | 3,277 |  |  |  | — |
Interest rate swaps cash outflows |  |  | (347 | ) |  |  | (1,147 | ) |  |  | (464 | ) |  |  | (473 | ) |  |  | (13 | ) |  |  | (936 | ) |  |  | (3,380 | ) |  |  | (221 | )
Commodity contracts cash inflows |  |  | 40 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 40 |  |  |  | 40 |
Commodity contracts cash outflows |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  | (3 | )
2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange cash inflows |  |  | 2,254 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2,254 |  |  |  | — |
Foreign exchange cash outflows |  |  | (2,259 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (2,259 | ) |  |  | — |
Interest rate swaps cash inflows |  |  | 811 |  |  |  | 442 |  |  |  | 1,182 |  |  |  | 536 |  |  |  | 478 |  |  |  | 957 |  |  |  | 4,406 |  |  |  | — |
Interest rate swaps cash outflows |  |  | (756 | ) |  |  | (347 | ) |  |  | (1,147 | ) |  |  | (464 | ) |  |  | (473 | ) |  |  | (949 | ) |  |  | (4,136 | ) |  |  | (29 | )
Commodity contracts cash inflows |  |  | 31 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 31 |  |  |  | 31 |
Commodity contracts cash outflows |  |  | (4 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (4 | ) |  |  | (4 | )
(a) | See note 16C.
Summary Of Currency Derivatives Outstanding To Which Cash Flow Hedge Accounting | As at year end, the Group had the below notional amount of currency derivatives outstanding to which cash flow hedge accounting is applied:
*   Euro exposure relates to group companies having non-euro functional currencies.
Currency |  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |
EUR* |  |  | (920 | ) |  |  | (743 | )
GBP |  |  | (414 | ) |  |  | (325 | )
USD |  |  | 588 |  |  |  | 640 |
SEK |  |  | (100 | ) |  |  | (94 | )
CAD |  |  | (110 | ) |  |  | (108 | )
PLN |  |  | (70 | ) |  |  | (67 | )
Others |  |  | (176 | ) |  |  | (192 | )
Total |  |  | (1,202 | ) |  |  | (889 | )
* | Euro exposure relates to group companies having non-euro functional currencies.
Impact of Interest Rate Swaps and Cross-Currency Swaps | The following table shows the split in fixed and floating-rate interest exposures, taking into account the impact of interest rate swaps and cross-currency swaps:
|  | € million |  |  | € million |
|  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |
Current financial liabilities |  |  | (4,461 | ) |  |  | (4,691 | )
Non-current financial liabilities |  |  | (22,844 | ) |  |  | (23,566 | )
Total financial liabilities |  |  | (27,305 | ) |  |  | (28,257 | )
Less: lease liabilities |  |  | (1,771 | ) |  |  | (1,919 | )
Financial liabilities (excluding lease liabilities) |  |  | (25,534 | ) |  |  | (26,338 | )
Of which: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed rate (weighted average amount of fixing for the following year) |  |  | (21,561 | ) |  |  | (22,618 | )
Summary of Derivatives Used to Hedge | The Group does not use derivative financial instruments for speculative purposes. The uses of derivatives and the related values of derivatives are summarised in the following table. Derivatives used to hedge:
|  | € million |  |  | € million |  |  | € million |  |  | € million |  |  | € million |  |  | € million |  |  | € million |
|  | Trade |  |  | Current |  |  | Non- current |  |  | Trade payables |  |  | Current |  |  | Non- current |  |  |  |
|  | and other |  |  | financial |  |  | financial |  |  | and other |  |  | financial |  |  | financial |  |  |  |
|  | receivables |  |  | assets |  |  | assets |  |  | liabilities |  |  | liabilities |  |  | liabilities |  |  | Total |
31 December 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value hedges |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Cash flow hedges |  |  | 24 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (74 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (50 | )
Hedges of net investments in foreign operations |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (149 | ) (a) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (149 | )
Hedge accounting not applied |  |  | 14 |  |  |  | 54 | (a) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (26 | ) |  |  | 91 | (a) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 133 |
Interest rate derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value hedges |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (10 | ) |  |  | (10 | )
Cash flow hedges |  |  | — |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | 21 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (247 | ) |  |  | (221 | )
Hedge accounting not applied |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Commodity contracts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash flow hedges |  |  | 40 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 37 |
Hedge accounting not applied |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
|  |  | 78 |  |  |  | 59 |  |  |  | 21 |  |  |  | (103 | ) |  |  | (58 | ) |  |  | (257 | ) |  |  | (260 | )
|  |  | Total assets |  |  |  | 158 |  |  |  | Total liabilities |  |  |  | (418 | ) |  |  | (260 | )
31 December 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value hedges |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Cash flow hedges |  |  | 38 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (38 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Hedges of net investments in foreign operations |  |  | — |  |  |  | 30 | (a) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (14 | ) (a) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 16 |
Hedge accounting not applied |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | (10 | ) (a) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (14 | ) |  |  | (102 | ) (a) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (121 | )
Interest rate derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value hedges |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Cash flow hedges |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 114 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (143 | ) |  |  | (29 | )
Hedge accounting not applied |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (11 | ) |  |  | (11 | )
Commodity contracts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash flow hedges |  |  | 31 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (4 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 27 |
Hedge accounting not applied |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
|  |  | 74 |  |  |  | 20 |  |  |  | 114 |  |  |  | (56 | ) |  |  | (116 | ) |  |  | (154 | ) |  |  | (118 | )
|  |  | Total assets |  |  |  | 208 |  |  |  | Total liabilities |  |  |  | (326 | ) |  |  | (118 | )
(a) | Swaps that hedge the currency risk on intra-group loans and offset ‘Hedges of net investments in foreign operations’ are included within ‘Hedge accounting not applied’. See below for further details.
Summary of Financial Assets are Subject to Offsetting, Enforceable Master Netting Arrangements and Similar Agreements | The following financial assets are subject to offsetting, enforceable master netting arrangements and similar agreements.
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Related amounts not set |  |  |  |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | off in the balance sheet |  |  |  |
|  | € million |  |  | € million |  |  | € million |  |  | € million |  |  | € million |  |  | € million |
|  | Gross amounts of recognised |  |  | Gross amounts of recognised financial assets set off in the |  |  | Net amounts of financial assets presented in the |  |  | Financial |  |  | Cash collateral |  |  |  |
As at 31 December 2020 |  | financial assets |  |  | balance sheet |  |  | balance sheet |  |  | instruments |  |  | received |  |  | Net amount |
Derivative financial assets |  |  | 306 |  |  |  | (148 | ) |  |  | 158 |  |  |  | (91 | ) |  |  | (16 | ) |  |  | 51 |
As at 31 December 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative financial assets |  |  | 253 |  |  |  | (45 | ) |  |  | 208 |  |  |  | (130 | ) |  |  | (24 | ) |  |  | 54 |
Summary of Financial Liabilities are Subject to Offsetting, Enforceable Master Netting Arrangements and Similar Agreements | The following financial liabilities are subject to offsetting, enforceable master netting arrangements and similar agreements.
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Related amounts not set |  |  |  |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | off in the balance sheet |  |  |  |
|  | € million |  |  | € million |  |  | € million |  |  | € million |  |  | € million |  |  | € million |
|  | Gross amounts of recognised |  |  | Gross amounts of recognised financial liabilities set off in the |  |  | Net amounts of financial liabilities presented in the |  |  | Financial |  |  | Cash collateral |  |  |  |
As at 31 December 2020 |  | financial liabilities |  |  | balance sheet |  |  | balance sheet |  |  | instruments |  |  | received |  |  | Net amount |
Derivative financial liabilities |  |  | (566 | ) |  |  | 148 |  |  |  | (418 | ) |  |  | 91 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (327 | )
As at 31 December 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative financial liabilities |  |  | (371 | ) |  |  | 45 |  |  |  | (326 | ) |  |  | 130 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (196 | )

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