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Unilever

William Lever · 1929

Unilever is not a modern purpose-led corporation disguised as a legacy firm — it is a legacy firm whose original mechanics (commodity sourcing, unit standardisation, trademark enclosure, paternalistic control) still define its structure, even as its marketing tells a different story.