De Nederlandse City Lunches presenteert met trots de heer Paul Polman (oud-CEO van Unilever), bedrijfsleider en campagnevoerder voor duurzaamheid en gelijkheid en co-auteur van “Net Positive: how courageous companies thrive by giving more than they take”, als gastspreker voor de maand februari.
Over Paul Polman (in het Engels)
Paul Polman works to accelerate action by business to tackle climate change and inequality. He believes, above all, that humanity will only overcome our greatest shared challenges through far-reaching systems change and bold new partnerships to deliver the UN Sustainable Development Goals, which he helped develop.
As CEO of Unilever (2009-2019), Paul demonstrated that business can profit through purpose, marrying a long-term, multi-stakeholder model with excellent financial performance. During Paul’s tenure, shareholders saw their returns increase by 290% while the company consistently ranked 1st in the world for sustainability and as one of best places to work.
Today Paul works across a range of organisations and initiatives to help speed the global action needed to regenerate our planet, renew our economies and unite our societies. He helps business move further and faster on these ambitions, including through his work with Systemiq and through mobilizing private equity.
He helps drive bold new coalitions within industries such as fashion and food, as well as between the private sector, government and civil society, including through his work leading the UN Global Compact and as an Ambassador for the Race to Zero and Race to Resilience.
Paul is also passionate about developing our next generation of leaders, which he does as chair of the Oxford University Saïd Business School, and through his work with INSEAD, IESE and the Boards of PRME and One Young World.
Last year, Paul published his critically-acclaimed book with sustainability expert Andrew Winston, “Net Positive” (a Financial Times Business Book of the Year), which sets out how to build companies which succeed by fixing the world’s problems, rather than creating them. He actively campaigns on a range of human rights issues, including promoting disability inclusion through the Valuable 500 and the Kilimanjaro Blind Trust, which he set up with his wife Kim. Follow him on Twitter and LinkedIn and sign up to receive his newsletter here. More on www.paulpolman.com.
Programma
12.00u – inloop
12.15u – aanvang
13.15u – lunch en netwerken
14.00u – einde
Taal
Engels
Locatie
Dutch Centre, 7 Austin Friars, London EC2N 2HA
Aanmelden
£12 (inclusief lunch) vooraf
£10 (inclusief lunch) voor Friends of the Dutch Centre
£7 (inclusief lunch) voor studenten (met studentenkaart)
£15 (inclusief lunch) aan de deur
