Let's work together to make our economies strong and our climate sustainable. It can be done. — Paul Polman Climate Copy Share Image
I say to a lot of people you have to measure success in terms of progress, not in terms of end state. — Paul Polman End Copy Share Image
Renewable energy could reduce emissions but also create jobs and improve public health. — Paul Polman Climate Copy Share Image
Permissible growth in the future has to be based on sustainable and equitable models. — Paul Polman Based Copy Share Image
As economies have evolved, the nature of work has always changed. — Paul Polman Always Copy Share Image
Unilever has been around for 100-plus years. We want to be around for several hundred more years. — Paul Polman Around Copy Share Image
Empowering women is one of the most important things we - and indeed, every business - can do. — Paul Polman Business Copy Share Image
There is still too much pressure on short-termism in terms of the drivers of success. — Paul Polman Motivation Copy Share Image
We need new, dynamic models for growth through the sharing economy, using big data to unlock new insights and adopting closed-loop cycles. — Paul Polman Big Copy Share Image
Imagine all the food mankind has produced over the past 8,000 years. Now consider that we need to produce that same amount… — Paul Polman Amount Copy Share Image
Land is a great example of how we can manage and invest in sustainable infrastructure for economic, social, and environmental gains. Its… — Paul Polman Environmental Copy Share Image
It is our responsibility as businesses to deliver ambitious solutions and technologies to bring us low-carbon, inclusive and sustainable growth. — Paul Polman Ambitious Copy Share Image
The ideal is a world in which every woman and girl can create the kind of life she wishes to lead, unconstrained… — Paul Polman Create Copy Share Image
There are billions of people in the world who deserve the better quality of life that products such as soap, shampoo, and… — Paul Polman Better Copy Share Image
Safe working conditions, fair wages, protection from forced labor, and freedom from harassment and discrimination - these must become standard global operating… — Paul Polman Discrimination Copy Share Image
P&G started in 1837, Nestle in 1857. These companies have been around for so long because they are in tune with society.… — Paul Polman Business Copy Share Image
Our political leaders have great responsibilities, but as with many situations in life, people often rise or fall to meet your expectations.… — Paul Polman Great 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… — Paul Polman Change Copy Share Image
It's easy to be a short-term hero. It is very easy for me to get tremendous results very short term, get that… — Paul Polman Difficult Copy Share Image
More and more businesses are seeing the potential of a more sustainable business model, driven both by the firm belief that business… — Paul Polman Action 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… — Paul Polman Dreams Copy Share Image
I don't think our fiduciary duty is to put shareholders first. I say the opposite. What we firmly believe is that if… — Paul Polman Believe 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 Change Copy Share Image
The very essence of capitalism is under threat as business is now seen as a personal wealth accumulator. We have to bring… — Paul Polman Business Copy Share Image
You can put yourself to the purpose of others, and in doing so, you can be better off. — Paul Polman Better Copy Share Image
If we achieve our sustainability targets and no one else follows, we will have failed. — Paul Polman Achieve Copy Share Image
Leadership is not just about giving energy ... it's unleashing other people's energy. — Paul Polman Energy Copy Share Image
Unless we change direction, models show that the profit of the entire consumer goods sector could be wiped out by 2050 — Paul Polman Climate Copy Share Image
There are some basic human needs that are the same. Everybody wants to succeed. — Paul Polman Everybody 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 Been Copy Share Image
