It is unacceptable that more than 1 billion people are hungry every day while another billion are obese. — Paul Polman Billions Copy Share Image
Large-scale deforestation can be prevented while increasing food production through better, smarter agriculture. — Paul Polman Agriculture Copy Share Image
Africa is a vibrant, varied continent with a growing consumer base. — Paul Polman Africa 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
There are some basic human needs that are the same. Everybody wants to succeed. — Paul Polman Everybody 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 Business Copy Share Image
Working together on solving something requires a high level of humility and a high level of self-awareness. — Paul Polman Awareness Copy Share Image
Around the world, businesses and investors are increasingly taking action to climate-proof their own organizations. — Paul Polman Action Copy Share Image
As a consumer goods company serving billions of consumers every day, Unilever understands the drivers and motivations that create the norms that… — Paul Polman Business 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 Career Copy Share Image
My own fear, if I have one myself, is a fear of being obsolete. This is a world that changes very fast,… — Paul Polman Belong 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 Create Copy Share Image
At Unilever, we are committed to building an inclusive organisation where all individuals feel safe, valued, and supported - irrespective of gender,… — Paul Polman Building Copy Share Image
I wanted to be a priest. I could have done that. I wanted to be a doctor. I could have done that.… — Paul Polman Business Copy Share Image
Too many companies are running their business into the ground, I would argue, by being myopically short-term focused on the shareholder. — Paul Polman Being Copy Share Image
If the world wants a climate deal and new development agenda that's good for the economy, for the poor, and for businesses,… — Paul Polman Business 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 Accelerate Copy Share Image
My biggest fear is that I become useless or less useful by not being up to date - be it with technology,… — Paul Polman Bars Copy Share Image
What is success? I think the most important thing is to achieve what you set out to achieve. Just being a CEO… — Paul Polman Achieve 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… — Paul Polman About yourself Copy Share Image
The commitment to put an end to illegal deforestation and develop sustainable alternatives for commodities like palm oil and soy, for example,… — Paul Polman Climate Copy Share Image
Practically, systemic thinking can be used to identify problems, analyze their boundaries, design strategies and policy interventions, forecast and measure their expected… — Paul Polman Design Copy Share Image
Providing financial incentives for both local communities and national governments to conserve and restore forests also makes sense. It will put an… — Paul Polman Business Copy Share Image
My biggest fear is that we [Unilever company] at one point in time will not be able to attract the best and… — Paul Polman Able Copy Share Image
While we have created prosperity for many, too many are being left behind. — Paul Polman Behind 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
Unilever has been around for 100-plus years. We want to be around for several hundred more years. — Paul Polman Around 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
You can put yourself to the purpose of others, and in doing so, you can be better off. — Paul Polman Better 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
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
Let's work together to make our economies strong and our climate sustainable. It can be done. — 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
We all have responsibility to stop violence and discrimination against women, whether it's in our businesses, in our homes, or on our… — Paul Polman Business Copy Share Image
To achieve policy stability and certainty, we need to establish a meaningful price on carbon and cut the billions of dollars spent… — Paul Polman Achieve Copy Share Image
This world is changing enormously. In any position in a company you need to work very hard on learning new skills every… — Paul Polman Business Copy Share Image
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