Imagine a Better World: An Interview with Paul Polman, AIB 2023 International Executive of the Year

Abstract

Paul Polman, former CEO of Unilever, business leader, climate and equality campaigner, and co-author of Net Positive: How Courageous Companies Thrive by Giving More Than They Take (2021), was selected as the 2023 AIB International Executive of the Year by the Fellows of the Academy of International Business (AIB). In this first part of a two-part article, Paul Polman discusses with Lorraine Eden his efforts at Unilever and Imagine to address societal problems, the themes of Net Positive, and how businesses and academics can help create a better future.