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Paul Polman

Dutch Businessman

Born: Jul 11, 1956

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For Unilever, investing in women is an imperative. The business and social cases for doing so are inextricably linked. Paul Polman

Business Women Cases Imperative Investing Doing Inextricably Linked Social

When women are provided with training and entrepreneurial opportunities in distribution networks, they become role models in their communities, showing it is possible to challenge limiting norms and stereotypes, and to succeed. Paul Polman

Businesses and governments need to work together and make a joint commitment if we want to address climate change effectively and quickly. Paul Polman

Work Change Together Commitment Address Joint Make Climate Climate Change Governments Effectively Quickly Want Work Together Businesses Need

Africa is a vibrant, varied continent with a growing consumer base. Paul Polman

Varied Consumer Continent Vibrant Africa Base Growing

Every region in the world faces challenges - and Africa is hugely diverse, so its own challenges are varied. Paul Polman

Challenges World Own Every Diverse Faces Varied Hugely Africa Region

P&G started in 1837, Nestle in 1857. These companies have been around for so long because they are in tune with society. They are very responsible companies, despite the challenges that they sometimes deal with, all the criticism they get. Paul Polman

Challenges Sometimes Criticism Long Society Despite Responsible Because Around Deal Been Very Get Tune Companies Started

I actually am a capitalist, and I believe in shareholders. But I believe in them as a result of what I do, not as a reason for what I'm doing. The same with profits - profits alone cannot be an objective. It has to have a purpose. Paul Polman

Alone Result Believe Objective Purpose Shareholders Am Doing Same Cannot Them Capitalist Reason Actually Profits

The planet's forests are essential for life. Paul Polman

Life Forests Essential Planet

Taking proactive action on climate change is essential to ensuring that Unilever remains a viable business in the future. We will also reap the benefits in innovation, new product development, and cost efficiencies. Paul Polman

Permissible growth in the future has to be based on sustainable and equitable models. Paul Polman

Future Permissible Equitable Models Sustainable Based Growth

At Unilever, we operate in 190 countries with two billion people using our products daily. We take climate seriously because we know that it impacts those two billion people - and that means it impacts us, too. Paul Polman

Daily People Seriously Too Our Those Impacts Take Countries Know Operate Because Climate Us Means Products Billion Using Two

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

People Hurts Pain Feel Also Climate Businesses

If the world wants a climate deal and new development agenda that's good for the economy, for the poor, and for businesses, the path forward needs to include forests. Paul Polman

Good Needs World Path Development New Economy Deal Climate Forests Wants Poor Agenda Businesses Forward Include

Simply put, the low-carbon economy is better for growth. Paul Polman

Better Put Simply Economy Growth

Around the world, businesses and investors are increasingly taking action to climate-proof their own organizations. Paul Polman

World Own Action Increasingly Investors Taking Around Organizations Businesses

Business must go on reiterating its absolute commitment to embedding human rights in all it does, driving industry change through collaboration with governments, international organizations, and each other. Paul Polman

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It is not possible to have a strong, functioning business in a world of increasing inequality, poverty, and climate change. Paul Polman

Business Change World Strong Poverty Increasing Possible Inequality Climate Climate Change

Purpose has always been part of Unilever's DNA. Our founder, William Lever, built a business around the sale of Lifebuoy soap that was not only profitable and sustainable but also helped transform the health of the poor in Victorian Britain. Paul Polman

Health Business Our William Only Purpose Part Also Around Always Built Been Sale Sustainable Soap Transform Victorian Poor Helped Founder Profitable Lever Britain

Land is a great example of how we can manage and invest in sustainable infrastructure for economic, social, and environmental gains. Its use - and misuse - is at the heart of the challenge for food, fuel, and fibre. Paul Polman

Environmental Food Great Heart Challenge Example Great Example Economic Invest How Misuse Manage Sustainable Gains Infrastructure Social Fuel Land Use

The young give us hope because young people are certain their best days still lie ahead - which explains why they're absolutely convinced they can change the world for the better. Paul Polman

We can no longer pretend that business is immune from the rising tide of environmental or social challenges or that companies can create value in isolation from the communities of which they are a part. Paul Polman

Environmental Business Challenges Value Isolation Pretend Immune Rising Part Longer Tide Which Social Create Communities Companies

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