Paul Polman Quotes

If too many people feel excluded from the system and cannot access its benefits, they will ultimately rebel against it.

Paul Polman

• People
• System
• Rebel

Addressing the weaknesses of capitalism will require us, above all, to do two things: first, to take a long-term perspective, and second, to re-set the priorities of business.

Paul Polman

• Business
• Capitalism
• Priorities

The planet's forests are essential for life.

Paul Polman

• Life
• Planet
• Forests

We cannot choose between growth and sustainability – we must have both.

Paul Polman

• Growth
• Both
• Sustainability

My fear 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.

Paul Polman

• Changes
• Oxygen
• Human Desires

When women are provided with training and entrepreneurial opportunities in distribution networks, they become role models in their communities, showing it is possible to challenge limiting norms and stereotypes, and to succeed.

Paul Polman

• Women
• Succeed
• Opportunities

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.

Paul Polman

• World
• Ideal
• Stereotypes

The world faces enormous human development and environmental challenges, from poverty and disease to food security and climate change.

Paul Polman

• World
• Disease
• Climate Change

The world we want is an enormous responsibility.

Paul Polman

• Want
• Responsibility