Unilever has been around for 100-plus years. We want to be around for several hundred more years. — Paul Polman Copy Share Image
My career has been a level of serendipity all along. I've never planned anything out more than a few years. All the… — Paul Polman Copy Share Image
Often people ask me what my job is, and I say, honestly, it is to make others successful, and the more you… — Paul Polman Copy Share Image
We need more food, more forests, better livelihoods for smallholder farmers, and lower emissions. If we want any of them, we must… — Paul Polman Copy Share Image
Forest nations willing to do more than their fair share to solve the climate crisis should be rewarded through results-based payments. — Paul Polman Copy Share Image
I've always been bothered by systems that don't work for everybody. It doesn't mean we're all equal. I am not naive about… — 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
