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" If we tackle deforestation in the right way, the benefits will be far-reaching - greater food security, improved livelihoods for millions of small farmers and indigenous people, more prosperous rural economies, and above all, a more stable climate. "

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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

Poverty

Change

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" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" We need more food, more forests, better livelihoods for smallholder farmers, and lower emissions. If we want any of them, we must have all of them. "

Paul Polman

Better

Farmers

" Every few decades, we have an opportunity to make a drastic change to the way we live our lives. We get a chance to design the building blocks of our daily routines, the infrastructure that will support and accompany us for the years to come - from the trains and trams we ride, the offices we work in, to the energy that powers our homes. "

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

" I see business as an ecosystem. "

" I say to a lot of people you have to measure success in terms of progress, not in terms of end state. "

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

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

" Working together on solving something requires a high level of humility and a high level of self-awareness. "

" Safe working conditions, fair wages, protection from forced labor, and freedom from harassment and discrimination - these must become standard global operating conditions. "

" The planet's forests are essential for life. "

" More and more businesses are seeing the potential of a more sustainable business model, driven both by the firm belief that business can be a force for good and by the realization that the cost of inaction often exceeds the cost of action - notably when it comes to the growing threat of climate change and water scarcity. "

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

" Large-scale deforestation can be prevented while increasing food production through better, smarter agriculture. "

" We need new, dynamic models for growth through the sharing economy, using big data to unlock new insights and adopting closed-loop cycles. "

" As economies have evolved, the nature of work has always changed. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

" There is still too much pressure on short-termism in terms of the drivers of success. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Business has a responsibility and opportunity to be the driving force for the advancement of universal human rights. "