Paul Polman

Why UK and Europe face 'two-year window' to secure lift-off for aviation e-fuels

Aviation

Why UK and Europe face 'two-year window' to secure lift-off for aviation e-fuels

Final investment decisions for first e-fuel production plants must be secured within next two years if aviation sector is to meet EU mandates for Sustainable Aviation Fuels, report warns

clock 29 October 2024 • 5 min read
Azerbaijan is using COP29 to clean up its image

Climate change

Azerbaijan is using COP29 to clean up its image

The UN must reassess its selection criteria for COP hosts across all of its conventions, argues former Unilever CEO Paul Polman

clock 28 October 2024 • 4 min read
'I don't see us slipping back': Paul Polman on COP27, the energy crisis, and why net zero is winning the argument

Management

'I don't see us slipping back': Paul Polman on COP27, the energy crisis, and why net zero is winning the argument

Former Unilever CEO and leading green business campaigner talks to BusinessGreen about the huge challenges facing corporate climate efforts

clock 20 September 2022 • 11 min read
'Planet-positive force': How the global chemicals industry can reinvent itself as a climate solution

Supply chain

'Planet-positive force': How the global chemicals industry can reinvent itself as a climate solution

Major net zero blueprint for global chemicals sector argues transformation into 'planet-positive force' is technically feasible and would deliver huge financial and jobs benefits

clock 13 September 2022 • 8 min read
Paul Polman-backed climate tech fund raises $70m

Venture Capital

Paul Polman-backed climate tech fund raises $70m

Systemiq Capital Fund aiming to raise $200m to support and connect the growing number of climate tech companies

clock 13 July 2022 • 3 min read
Paul Polman: Retailers ignoring green consumer shift risk 'heading to graveyard of dinosaurs'

Management

Paul Polman: Retailers ignoring green consumer shift risk 'heading to graveyard of dinosaurs'

Paul Polman says companies that fail to tackle climate change are are heading to the “graveyard of dinosaurs”

clock 11 April 2022 • 3 min read
Paul Polman wants your company to make these three shifts

Management

Paul Polman wants your company to make these three shifts

'We should not compete on the future of humanity' - here's how the former Unilever CEO views progress toward a net positive, regenerative future

clock 18 February 2022 • 5 min read
Paul Polman on his new book and 'courageous companies'

Management

Paul Polman on his new book and 'courageous companies'

Joel Makower talks to the former Unilever boss about his new book, 'Net Positive: How Courageous Companies Thrive by Giving More Than They Take'

clock 08 October 2021 • 7 min read
'Time to step up': Top business leaders demand more 'aggressive' action to create 'fossil-free zones'

Policy

'Time to step up': Top business leaders demand more 'aggressive' action to create 'fossil-free zones'

Paul Polman, Agder Energi CEO Steffen Syvertsen, and Skift Business Climate Leaders CEO Bjørn K Haugland warn billions of lives stand to be affected by the escalating climate crisis

clock 26 August 2021 • 3 min read
Clear and present danger: Why business leaders must take a more active stance on the climate crisis

Energy

Clear and present danger: Why business leaders must take a more active stance on the climate crisis

The planet's extreme situation demands a much more aggressive approach, argue Imagine's Paul Polman, Agder Energi's Steffen Syvertsen, and Bjørn K Haugland from Skift Business Climate Leaders

clock 26 August 2021 • 4 min read