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" Consumers in both emerging and developed markets want it all - high-performing products, the right price, and a purpose that they can connect with. "

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" Addressing the weaknesses of capitalism will require us, above all, to do two things: first, to take a long-term perspective, and second, to re-set the priorities of business. "

" Empowering women is one of the most important things we - and indeed, every business - can do. "

" If the short-term decisions you make damage the long term, you should resist those. But there are many short-term decisions that you need to make to be a successful manager. "

" At Unilever, we are committed to building an inclusive organisation where all individuals feel safe, valued, and supported - irrespective of gender, background, or any other difference. "

" I see business as an ecosystem. "

" Forest nations willing to do more than their fair share to solve the climate crisis should be rewarded through results-based payments. "

" It cannot be right in a world of increasing human progress - whether in medicine, space exploration or renewable energy - that so many people are denied the most basic human rights. "

" If we all act together - business, governments, NGOs and citizens and, especially, the young - just imagine the good we could create. "

" Climate change is sometimes misunderstood as being about changes in the weather. In reality it is about changes in our very way of life. "

" Leading businesses are making large strides in ensuring a sustainable future, but ultimately, they can only do so much. "

" To achieve policy stability and certainty, we need to establish a meaningful price on carbon and cut the billions of dollars spent each year on fossil-fuel subsidies, along with well-structured financial tools and rules. "

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

" There are some basic human needs that are the same. Everybody wants to succeed. "

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

" It is our responsibility as businesses to deliver ambitious solutions and technologies to bring us low-carbon, inclusive and sustainable growth. "

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

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

" I think the most important thing is to achieve what you set out to achieve. Just being a CEO in itself is not success. I would not relate success to a title or a position. "

" Unilever has been around for 100-plus years. We want to be around for several hundred more years. "

" System-wide changes rely on a critical mass of interested parties, all willing to enter into deep partnerships and collaborations, founded on new levels of trust and a commitment to action, not debate. "

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

" My own fear, if I have one myself, is a fear of being obsolete. This is a world that changes very fast, and one of the main human desires is to belong to, to be part of, something. It's probably one of our greatest needs next to oxygen. "

" I discovered a long time ago that if I focus on doing the right thing for the long term to improve the lives of consumers and customers all over the world, the business results will come. "

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

" Runaway climate change would condemn millions to a life of poverty and cause us to fail to meet the Sustainable Development Goal of eradicating extreme poverty by 2030. This is not an acceptable outcome. "

" While we have created prosperity for many, too many are being left behind. "

" 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. "

" When we empower women, society benefits, grows, and thrives. "

" The moral case for gender equality is obvious. It should not need any explanation. "

" I wanted to be a priest. I could have done that. I wanted to be a doctor. I could have done that. Circumstances didn't lead me to it, so my fallback option was business. I wasn't really motivated to this. "