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

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" Renewable energy could reduce emissions but also create jobs and improve public health. "

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" 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. "

" I believe that the financial crisis of 2008/9 exposed more a lack of ethics and morality - especially by the financial sector - rather than a problem of regulation or criminality. There were, of course, regulatory lessons to be learned, but at heart, there was a collective loss of our moral compass. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" I don't subscribe to, 'Here are the top ten tips to successful leadership,' or, 'How to learn leadership in ten minutes.' A leader is someone who gives positive energy to others which then results in a better change than would have happened. I think everyone is a leader. "

" 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. "

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

" There are billions of people in the world who deserve the better quality of life that products such as soap, shampoo, and clean drinking water can provide. "

" Let's work together to make our economies strong and our climate sustainable. It can be 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? "

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

" The world faces enormous human development and environmental challenges, from poverty and disease to food security and climate change. "

" 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. "

" Too often, we are being programmed by the environment around us to behave differently. But I think a true leader is an authentic person who feels good about who he is. "

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

" Leadership is not a contest of likeability. Leadership often boils down to making the tougher choices. You are not in a popularity contest. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" You can put yourself to the purpose of others, and in doing so, you can be better off. "

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

" 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. "

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