U Are Special Quotes by Paul Polman

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

— Paul Polman

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

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

— Paul Polman

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

I grew up in a small town in the Netherlands which, for years, had been a center of textile production.

— Paul Polman

I do not work for the shareholder, to be honest. I work for the customer.

— Paul Polman

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

In certain cases, empowering women starts with making their lives easier and removing unnecessary burdens.

— Paul Polman

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

— Paul Polman

As CEO of Unilever, my personal mission is to galvanize our company to be an effective force for good.

— Paul Polman

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

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

Practically, systemic thinking can be used to identify problems, analyze their boundaries, design strategies and policy interventions, forecast and measure their expected impacts, implement…

— Paul Polman

I work a lot with blind people in my spare time outside of Unilever, and I count my blessings every day.

— Paul Polman

If we achieve our sustainability targets and no one else follows, we will have failed.

— Paul Polman