120. Taking Business Net Positive with Paul Polman & Andrew Winston

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For the first time ever, we are all in-person bringing you this episode from the TED Countdown Summit in Edinburgh! TED Countdown is an event that officially kicked off on 12th October and encompasses four days of inspiring talks, collaboration, connections and commitments to meaningful action for a better world ahead of COP26.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Our guest today is Paul Polman, return Outrage + Optimism guest and a celebrated business leader who made sustainability the heart of a global consumer business’ growth agenda in his former role as CEO of Unilever. He is joined by one of the most widely read, published and acclaimed writers on sustainability, Andrew Winston, to talk about the new book the two have co-authored, “</span><a href= "https://www.waterstones.com/book/net-positive/paul-polman/andrew-winston/9781647821302"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Net Positive: How Courageous Companies Thrive by Giving More Than They Take</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">”.  </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We unpack the ways the book re-frames how business can put a lasting end inequality and climate change. Can every business be Net Positive? Find out!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Stick around for a track of epic proportions from musical guest, WACO.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">—</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Christiana + Tom’s book</span> <a href= "https://globaloptimism.com/the-future-we-choose/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">‘The Future We Choose’</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">is available now!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Subscribe to our Climate Action Newsletter:</span> <a href= "https://www.getrevue.co/profile/globaloptimism/issues/signals-amidst-the-noise-climate-action-news-from-global-optimism-issue-7-647990/e9c743fe-f38b-4e7c-a095-1536e0162613"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Signals Amidst The Noise</span></a></p> <p> </p>