Want to change the world? Think differently

摘要

As the world's third-largest producer of consumer goods, distributed throughout 190 countries, Unilever is a truly global company. But with great power comes great responsibility. Nobody is more attuned to this than CEO Paul Polman, who has overseen a sea-change in Unilever's operations since taking the helm in 2009. Far from viewing himself as a boardroom eco-warrior, the softly-spoken Dutchman considers sustainability to be fundamental business practice. It is imperative that organizations find a way of operating more responsibly, or the long-term impact, both on the environment and the balance sheet, could be devastating: