Lady Mariéme is joined by Paul Polman to kick off the new season and discuss their shared passion for the UN Sustainable Development Goals, which Paul played a role in developing. Paul has made such a positive impact throughout his career in supporting both people and the planet. His support and leadership contributed to the lives of 27,000 girls across the world through his work with iamtheCODE.
The former CEO of Unilever is now the co-founder of Imagine. Imagine is an organisation with strong links to the SDGs that encourages the private sector to step up and be more responsible by helping in Imagine’s mission to eradicate poverty, prevent climate change, and fight for equality. Not only has Paul created positive change through his work with Unilever, Imagine, and iamtheCODE, but he is also the vice-chairman of the Kilimanjaro Blind Trust, which helps to provide assistive technology to enable visually impaired people to advance in education.
This is not a podcast you want to miss! Listen now to find out more about Paul Polman and his influential work in advancing the SDGs and promoting moral leadership.