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" 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? "

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" 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. "

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" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" Many businesses understand the advantages of gender parity. "

" Left unchecked, climate change risks not only making the poorest poorer, but pulling the emerging middle classes back into poverty, too. "

" 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. "

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

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

" Too many companies are running their business into the ground, I would argue, by being myopically short-term focused on the shareholder. "

" Our political leaders have great responsibilities, but as with many situations in life, people often rise or fall to meet your expectations. Our responsibility as citizens is to expect our leaders to lead and to give them enough support so that they may do so. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

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

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

" At the end of the day, people will follow you or people will be energised by you if they buy into your vision or purpose. So the most important thing is to be true to yourself. That's why I would say to be a great leader - you, first and foremost, have to be a great human being. And sharing that purpose and sharing the values. "

" Often people ask me what my job is, and I say, honestly, it is to make others successful, and the more you do that, the more you will see that you create prosperity. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I've always been bothered by systems that don't work for everybody. It doesn't mean we're all equal. I am not naive about that. But we should have a more inclusive society. "

Paul Polman

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

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