- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
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- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
My own fear, if I have one myself, is a fear of being obsolete. This is a world that changes very fast, and one of the main human desires is to belong to, to be part of, something. It's probably one of our greatest needs next to oxygen.
- Doing
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- Nov 07, 2020
For Unilever, investing in women is an imperative. The business and social cases for doing so are inextricably linked.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
The ideal is a world in which every woman and girl can create the kind of life she wishes to lead, unconstrained by harmful norms and stereotypes.
- Every Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a consumer goods company serving billions of consumers every day, Unilever understands the drivers and motivations that create the norms that lie behind people's behaviour.
- Climate Change
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Energy
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- Nov 07, 2020
Renewable energy could reduce emissions but also create jobs and improve public health.
- Climate Change
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- Nov 07, 2020
Businesses and governments need to work together and make a joint commitment if we want to address climate change effectively and quickly.
- Our
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is our responsibility as businesses to deliver ambitious solutions and technologies to bring us low-carbon, inclusive and sustainable growth.
- Challenges
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- Nov 07, 2020
Every region in the world faces challenges - and Africa is hugely diverse, so its own challenges are varied.
- Business
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- Nov 07, 2020
Africa's vibrancy and entrepreneurial spirit is un-matched. There's huge potential here to grow business, create jobs, and to improve living standards.
- Business
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
Unilever has been around for 100-plus years. We want to be around for several hundred more years.
- Great Leader
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Down
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- Nov 07, 2020
Leadership is not a contest of likeability. Leadership often boils down to making the tougher choices. You are not in a popularity contest.
- Circumstances
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Believe
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Change
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- Nov 07, 2020
The world faces enormous human development and environmental challenges, from poverty and disease to food security and climate change.
- Economic Activity
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- Nov 07, 2020
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
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- Nov 07, 2020
Left unchecked, climate change risks not only making the poorest poorer, but pulling the emerging middle classes back into poverty, too.
- Growth
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- Nov 07, 2020
Looking at the world through a sustainability lens not only helps us 'future proof' our supply chain, it also fuels innovation and drives brand growth.
- Farmers
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Forests
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- Nov 07, 2020
The planet's forests are essential for life.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
If we tackle deforestation in the right way, the benefits will be far-reaching - greater food security, improved livelihoods for millions of small farmers and indigenous people, more prosperous rural economies, and above all, a more stable climate.
- Drive
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- Nov 07, 2020