Dove
Personal care
Published report · incomplete scoring evidence
This edition records the findings that can be supported and leaves the remaining indicators unrated. An overall score requires all fifteen indicators; unrated does not mean zero.
Body-confidence resources provide practical support. A five-session school trial found modest body-esteem improvements; this is a specific programme outcome, not a result for the whole brand.
Scope: Dove Self-Esteem Project education and advocacy, not Unilever employment practices or the net health effects of Dove products.
Scope, period & review disclosure
What this score covers
Dove Self-Esteem Project education and advocacy, not Unilever employment practices or the net health effects of Dove products.
Current programmes and 2015/2021 intervention research; reviewed September 2026 Indicator reassessment: 15 September 2026; earlier observation periods are retained.
This AI-assisted assessment covers selected public evidence. It does not directly measure happiness or every effect the company has on people. How scoring and reviews work →
Published under HAPPYWorth scoring standard v1.1. No independent human research review is recorded.
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Three evidence indicators
Connection
Not scored1 supporting source
Vitality
Not scored0 supporting sources
Security
Not scored0 supporting sources
Agency
Not scored1 supporting source
How the total is calculated
Reported wellbeing and life experience80/100
Workload and recoveryNot scored
Access to effective support60/100
Belonging and inclusionNot scored
Relationships and peer support60/100
Fair treatment and discriminationNot scored
Occupational safetyNot scored
Physical and mental healthNot scored
Prevention and working conditionsNot scored
Pay and material adequacyNot scored
Benefits and income protectionNot scored
Employment stabilityNot scored
Voice and representationNot scored
Learning and progressionNot scored
Autonomy and informed choice60/100
No overall score is calculated while any indicator remains unrated. Missing evidence is never averaged away or counted as zero.
Each dimension carries 20% of the total.
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The trials test specific programmes, not Dove as a whole. The older single-session study found some short-lived benefits; the five-session study did not show broad wellbeing improvements. Age, setting and brand involvement limit generalisation. This edition assesses fifteen distinct indicators. Sources do not establish every indicator; incomplete dimensions and the overall total remain unrated. Different populations within the report are identified in individual findings and must not be treated as interchangeable.
- No independent human research review.
- Contrary-evidence search was targeted, not systematic.
- Some evidence is historical or its observation date is not established.
- Fewer than three dimensions have independent evidence.
Compare similar populations, activities and periods. This review may miss harm that was not identified in the sources.
Sources you can inspect.
- Dove: Self-Esteem Project resources ↗
Company disclosure
- Diedrichs and colleagues: five-session school trial ↗
Research publication
Source relationship: The research evaluates a Dove-branded intervention. Commercial involvement and funding independence were not resolved in this review; it is external research with a declared relationship, not independent corroboration.
Why this source is included: The 2021 trial is retained only for the named programme and historical follow-up outcome, not a current employee or brand-wide result.
Score history.
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Sep 15, 2026
Not scoredReviewed · Latest edition
This scorecard →Sep 14, 2026
60/100Reviewed · Previous edition
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60/100Published · Previous edition
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