Dutch - Businessman | July 11, 1956 -
Businesses and governments need to work together and make a joint commitment if we want to address climate change effectively and quickly.
Paul Polman
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It is our responsibility as businesses to deliver ambitious solutions and technologies to bring us low-carbon, inclusive and sustainable growth.
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Africa is a vibrant, varied continent with a growing consumer base.
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Every region in the world faces challenges - and Africa is hugely diverse, so its own challenges are varied.
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Africa's vibrancy and entrepreneurial spirit is un-matched. There's huge potential here to grow business, create jobs, and to improve living standards.
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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.
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My father worked in a tyre factory. My mother worked as a teacher.
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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.
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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.
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Unilever has been around for 100-plus years. We want to be around for several hundred more years.
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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.
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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.
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