Paul Polman: Hope is Putting the Heart Back in Companies for Net Positive Change

In this episode of the Hopecast, Dr. Jane Goodall speaks with Paul Polman, the co-founder and chair of IMAGINE, an organization that strives to build net positive companies that combat climate change, nature loss and global inequality. Polman works to accelerate action on climate change and inequality through business. A leading proponent that business should be a force for good, Paul has been described by the Financial Times as “a standout CEO of the past decade”. Most recently, he has co-authored the book Net Positive: How Courageous Companies Thrive by Giving More Than They Take. In this conversation, Paul shares his journey to business leadership and how growing up in the socially conscious culture of the 1960’s fostered in him a sense of global empathy. From there, Jane and Paul discuss new, environmentally conscious trends in business. Paul sees that corporations hear consumer and staff demands for ethical business practices and understand the necessity of sustainability and social justice. Paul’s w