Climate Quotes by Paul Polman

We cannot choose between [economic] growth and sustainability - we must have both

— Paul Polman

Companies are the first to see the costs of climate change.

— Paul Polman

When the climate hurts, people and businesses also feel the pain.

— Paul Polman

Simply put, the low-carbon economy is better for growth.

— Paul Polman

Let's work together to make our economies strong and our climate sustainable. It can be done.

— Paul Polman

Renewable energy could reduce emissions but also create jobs and improve public health.

— Paul Polman

Left unchecked, climate change risks not only making the poorest poorer, but pulling the emerging middle classes back into poverty, too.

— Paul Polman

Forest nations willing to do more than their fair share to solve the climate crisis should be rewarded through results-based payments.

— Paul Polman

Climate change is sometimes misunderstood as being about changes in the weather. In reality it is about changes in our very way…

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Taking proactive action on climate change is essential to ensuring that Unilever remains a viable business in the future. We will also…

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To achieve policy stability and certainty, we need to establish a meaningful price on carbon and cut the billions of dollars spent…

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Businesses and governments need to work together and make a joint commitment if we want to address climate change effectively and quickly.

— Paul Polman

At Unilever, we operate in 190 countries with two billion people using our products daily. We take climate seriously because we know…

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Around the world, businesses and investors are increasingly taking action to climate-proof their own organizations.

— Paul Polman

The great challenge of the 21st century is to provide good standards of living for 7 billion people without depleting the earth's…

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The last few months have seen a welcome race to the top. Consumers have sent companies a clear signal that they do…

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The commitment to put an end to illegal deforestation and develop sustainable alternatives for commodities like palm oil and soy, for example,…

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Unless we change direction, models show that the profit of the entire consumer goods sector could be wiped out by 2050

— Paul Polman

Runaway climate change would condemn millions to a life of poverty and cause us to fail to meet the Sustainable Development Goal…

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It is our responsibility as businesses to deliver ambitious solutions and technologies to bring us low-carbon, inclusive and sustainable growth.

— Paul Polman