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" Large-scale deforestation can be prevented while increasing food production through better, smarter agriculture. "
Paul Polman
Better
Through
Agriculture
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" I grew up in a small town in the Netherlands which, for years, had been a center of textile production. "
Paul Polman
Small
Production
Years
" It only takes a handful of sizeable companies to reach a tipping point and to transform markets. "
Paul Polman
Only
Reach
Point
" As CEO of Unilever, my personal mission is to galvanize our company to be an effective force for good. "
Paul Polman
Company
Personal
Force
" The great challenge of the 21st century is to provide good standards of living for 7 billion people without depleting the earth's resources or running up massive levels of public debt. To achieve this, government and business alike will need to find new models of growth that are in both environmental and economic balance. "
Paul Polman
Business
Growth
Great
" It's easy to be a short-term hero. It is very easy for me to get tremendous results very short term, get that translated into compensation, and be off sailing in the Bahamas. But the goal for this company - and it's very difficult to do - the goal is to follow a four- or five-year process. "
Paul Polman
Easy
Goal
Hero
" As economies have evolved, the nature of work has always changed. "
Paul Polman
Work
Always
Changed
" 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. "
Paul Polman
Two
Business
Capitalism
" Forest nations willing to do more than their fair share to solve the climate crisis should be rewarded through results-based payments. "
Paul Polman
Crisis
Fair
Forest
" I am very confident about the Modi government. "
Paul Polman
Government
Am
About
" For Unilever, investing in women is an imperative. The business and social cases for doing so are inextricably linked. "
Paul Polman
Doing
Cases
Business
" Consumers in both emerging and developed markets want it all - high-performing products, the right price, and a purpose that they can connect with. "
Paul Polman
Purpose
Want
Products
" There is still too much pressure on short-termism in terms of the drivers of success. "
Paul Polman
Drivers
Too Much
Success
" We all have responsibility to stop violence and discrimination against women, whether it's in our businesses, in our homes, or on our streets. "
Paul Polman
Violence
Women
Responsibility
" 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. "
Paul Polman
Change
Daily
Live
" My father worked in a tyre factory. My mother worked as a teacher. "
Paul Polman
Father
Factory
Worked
" The basic skills of leaders are always the same: be driven by a deeper purpose, be a human being, have a passion for what you do, and it's also about hard work and ethics. "
Paul Polman
Ethics
Hard Work
Work
" Companies are the first to see the costs of climate change. "
Paul Polman
See
Change
Climate Change
" 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
Future
Change
Business
" 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. "
Paul Polman
Safe
Building
Difference
" Let's work together to make our economies strong and our climate sustainable. It can be done. "
Paul Polman
Work
Climate
Done
" Why would you invest in a company which is out of synch with the needs of society, that does not take its social compliance in its supply chain seriously, that does not think about the costs of externalities or of its negative impacts on society? "
Paul Polman
Negative
Society
Seriously
" Leadership is not a contest of likeability. Leadership often boils down to making the tougher choices. You are not in a popularity contest. "
Paul Polman
Down
You
Choices
" 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
Succeed
Training
Challenge
" You can put yourself to the purpose of others, and in doing so, you can be better off. "
Paul Polman
Better
Yourself
You
" Leading businesses are making large strides in ensuring a sustainable future, but ultimately, they can only do so much. "
Paul Polman
Sustainable
Leading
Future
" 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. "
Paul Polman
Change
Poverty
Life
" It is our responsibility as businesses to deliver ambitious solutions and technologies to bring us low-carbon, inclusive and sustainable growth. "
Paul Polman
Inclusive
Bring
Growth
" Every region in the world faces challenges - and Africa is hugely diverse, so its own challenges are varied. "
Paul Polman
World
Challenges
Own
" Unilever brings together the resources and experience of a multinational company alongside our deep local roots, which enables us to grow a genuinely African consumer goods business. "
Paul Polman
Business
Experience
Together
" Around the world, businesses and investors are increasingly taking action to climate-proof their own organizations. "
Paul Polman
Own
Action
Around