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    Annual Impact Report 2023

    In 2023 for every US $1 invested, One Young World Ambassadors delivered US $16 of social value.
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Paul Polman

Paul Polman

Business Leader, Climate and Equality Campaigner | Chef d'entreprise, militant pour le climat et l'égalité

Paul Polman works to accelerate action by business to tackle climate change and inequality.

 

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.


 
Today Paul works across a range of organisations to advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals, which he helped develop. This includes his work to drive systems change with Systemiq and bold new industry coalitions, including in fashion and food. He leads the UN Global Compact, is an Ambassador for the Race to Zero, and works to develop our next generation of leaders, through the Oxford University Saïd Business School, INSEAD, One Young World and others.  Paul’s 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 sign up to receive his newsletter here. More on www.paulpolman.com.

 

 

Paul Polman s'efforce d'accélérer l'action des entreprises pour lutter contre le changement climatique et les inégalités.

 

En tant que PDG d'Unilever (2009-2019), Paul a démontré que les entreprises peuvent tirer profit de leur mission, en associant un modèle multipartite à long terme à d'excellentes performances financières. Pendant son mandat, les actionnaires ont vu leur rendement augmenter de 290 %, tandis que l'entreprise s'est constamment classée au premier rang mondial en matière de développement durable.


 
Aujourd'hui, Paul travaille avec diverses organisations pour faire progresser les objectifs de développement durable des Nations unies, qu'il a contribué à élaborer. Il travaille notamment à l'évolution des systèmes avec Systemiq et à de nouvelles coalitions industrielles audacieuses, notamment dans les secteurs de la mode et de l'alimentation. Il dirige le Pacte mondial des Nations unies, est ambassadeur de la "Race to Zero" et travaille à la formation de la prochaine génération de dirigeants, par l'intermédiaire de l'Oxford University Saïd Business School, de l'INSEAD, de One Young World et d'autres organismes.  Paul fait activement campagne sur une série de questions relatives aux droits de l'homme, notamment en promouvant l'inclusion des personnes handicapées par l'intermédiaire de l'association Valuable 500 et du Kilimanjaro Blind Trust, qu'il a créé avec sa femme Kim. Suivez-le sur Twitter et inscrivez-vous pour recevoir sa lettre d'information ici. Plus d'informations sur www.paulpolman.com.

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