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.
Paul PolmanRead
Let's work together to make our economies strong and our climate sustainable. It can be done.
Interpretation
Collaboration is essential for achieving economic resilience and environmental sustainability.
This quote emphasizes the importance of collective effort in addressing two major global challenges: economic strength and climate sustainability. Paul Polman inspires hope by suggesting that a united approach can lead to positive change, reinforcing the idea that meaningful progress is possible when individuals and organizations work together towards common goals.
In practice
Use this quote in a speech at an environmental summit to inspire collaboration.
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.
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.
I discovered a long time ago that if I focus on doing the right thing for the long term to improve the lives of consumers and customers all over the world, the business results will come.
Permissible growth in the future has to be based on sustainable and equitable models.
The young give us hope because young people are certain their best days still lie ahead - which explains why they're absolutely convinced they can change the world for the better.
Business must go on reiterating its absolute commitment to embedding human rights in all it does, driving industry change through collaboration with governments, international organizations, and each other.
To preserve the human race, it is now necessary to reorganize society. To this end, an Authority must be created with the power to control human population, to redistribute food, to purify air, water, soil, to re-pattern the cities.
Our whole life is set up in the path of least resistance. We don't want to suffer. We don't want to feel discomfort. So the whole time, we're living our lives in a very comfortable area. There's no growth in that.
I think I would say that there is absolutely no way to reconcile an austerity agenda with climate action. Our political class needs to understand that the fight against austerity and the fight for climate action are the same fight.
No matter who you are, no matter what you did, no matter where you've come from, you can always change, become a better version of yourself.
But fighting to give women and girls a fighting chance isn’t a nice thing to-do. It isn’t some luxury that we get to when we have time on our hands to spend. This is a core imperative for every human being in every society. If we do not continue the campaign for women’s rights and opportunities, the world we want to live, the country we all love and cherish, will not be what it should be.
the shell must break before the bird can fly.
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