Sustainability: What Business Schools Must Do Now... and Why Featuring Paul Polman, Former CEO of Unilever
Thursday, February 25, 2021 12:00pm to 12:30pm
About this Event
Paul Polman is Co-founder & Chair of IMAGINE, a for-benefit company and foundation that mobilizes business leaders around the UN Global Goals, with a focus on climate change and global inequality. Paul is also Chair of the International Chamber of Commerce, The B Team, Saïd Business School, and Vice-Chair of the UN Global Compact. A leading proponent that business can – and should – be a force for good, he has been described by the Financial Times as "a standout CEO of the past decade”, whose role in helping to redefine the relationship between business and society has been "path-breaking”. As CEO of Unilever (2009-2018), he demonstrated that a long-term, multi-stakeholder model goes hand-in-hand with excellent financial performance. During his tenure, Unilever was one of the best-performing companies in its sector; for ten years it constantly achieved top and bottom-line growth. Paul was a member of the UN Secretary General’s High-Level Panel that developed the Sustainable Development Goals, and as an active SDG Advocate, he continues to work with global organizations and across industry sectors to make the case for the 2030 development agenda. Paul founded the Kilimanjaro Blind Trust, which supports visually impaired children across Africa by unlocking literacy for life.
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