It's easy to be a short-term hero. It is very easy for me to get tremendous results very short term, get that translated into compensation, and be off sailing in the Bahamas. But the goal for this company - and it's very difficult to do - the goal is to follow a four- or five-year process.
Working together on solving something requires a high level of humility and a high level of self-awareness.
I see business as an ecosystem.
My own fear, if I have one myself, is a fear of being obsolete. This is a world that changes very fast, and one of the main human desires is to belong to, to be part of, something. It's probably one of our greatest needs next to oxygen.
The moral case for gender equality is obvious. It should not need any explanation.
The commitment to put an end to illegal deforestation and develop sustainable alternatives for commodities like palm oil and soy, for example, is an inspiring illustration of what can be achieved when governments and industry partners come together determined to bring about transformational market-wide changes.
If too many people feel excluded from the system and cannot access its benefits, they will ultimately rebel against it.
Permissible growth in the future has to be based on sustainable and equitable models.
