Unilever: Sustainability champion Paul Polman to step down as CEO

James Murray
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'His role in helping to define a new era of responsible capitalism… marks him out as one of the most far-sighted business leaders of his generation'

Paul Polman, the CEO of Unilever who led the consumer goods giant's emergences as one of the world's leading advocates for sustainable business models, is to step down at the end of the year. The company...

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