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" 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. "

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" 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. "

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

" It is not possible to have a strong, functioning business in a world of increasing inequality, poverty, and 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. "

" 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. "

" Practically, systemic thinking can be used to identify problems, analyze their boundaries, design strategies and policy interventions, forecast and measure their expected impacts, implement them, and monitor and evaluate their successes and failures. "

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

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

" 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. "

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" 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. "

" I don't have a problem crying when I need to cry. "

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

" Sustainability makes good business sense, and we're all on the same team at the end of the day. That's the truth about the human condition. "

" The commitment to put an end to illegal deforestation and develop sustainable alternatives for commodities like palm oil and soy, for example, is an inspiring illustration of what can be achieved when governments and industry partners come together determined to bring about transformational market-wide changes. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

" Providing financial incentives for both local communities and national governments to conserve and restore forests also makes sense. It will put an economic value on these precious natural resources and drive the right behaviours from both government and 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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 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. "

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

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

" We cannot eliminate poverty without enabling developing countries to engage more people in economic activity that use natural resources, and we cannot resolve runaway climate change without creating wealth in a more equitable and less carbon intensive way. "

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