More and more businesses are seeing the potential of a more sustainable business model, driven both by the firm belief that business… — Paul Polman Copy Share Image
We cannot eliminate poverty without enabling developing countries to engage more people in economic activity that use natural resources, and we cannot… — Paul Polman Copy Share Image
The world faces enormous human development and environmental challenges, from poverty and disease to food security and climate change. — Paul Polman Copy Share Image
Taking proactive action on climate change is essential to ensuring that Unilever remains a viable business in the future. We will also… — Paul Polman Copy Share Image
Runaway climate change would condemn millions to a life of poverty and cause us to fail to meet the Sustainable Development Goal… — Paul Polman Copy Share Image
Left unchecked, climate change risks not only making the poorest poorer, but pulling the emerging middle classes back into poverty, too. — Paul Polman Copy Share Image
Businesses and governments need to work together and make a joint commitment if we want to address climate change effectively and quickly. — Paul Polman Copy Share Image
It is not possible to have a strong, functioning business in a world of increasing inequality, poverty, and climate change. — Paul Polman Copy Share Image
The last few months have seen a welcome race to the top. Consumers have sent companies a clear signal that they do… — Paul Polman Copy Share Image
Climate change is sometimes misunderstood as being about changes in the weather. In reality it is about changes in our very way… — Paul Polman Copy Share Image
Renewable energy could reduce emissions but also create jobs and improve public health. — Paul Polman Copy Share Image
When women are provided with training and entrepreneurial opportunities in distribution networks, they become role models in their communities, showing it is possible to… — Paul Polman Copy Share Image
I don't subscribe to, 'Here are the top ten tips to successful leadership,' or, 'How to learn leadership in ten minutes.' A leader is… — Paul Polman Copy Share Image
I grew up in a small town in the Netherlands which, for years, had been a center of textile production. — Paul Polman Copy Share Image
I do not work for the shareholder, to be honest. I work for the customer. — Paul Polman Copy Share Image
The moment you discover in life that it's not about yourself, that it is about investing in others, I think you're entering a steadier… — Paul Polman Copy Share Image
In certain cases, empowering women starts with making their lives easier and removing unnecessary burdens. — Paul Polman Copy Share Image
As CEO of Unilever, my personal mission is to galvanize our company to be an effective force for good. — Paul Polman Copy Share Image
At the end of the day, people will follow you or people will be energised by you if they buy into your vision or… — Paul Polman Copy Share Image
I discovered a long time ago that if I focus on doing the right thing for the long term to improve the lives of… — Paul Polman Copy Share Image
