Leadership is not just about giving energy ... it's unleashing other people's energy.

The world we want is an enormous responsibility.

Imagine all the food mankind has produced over the past 8,000 years. Now consider that we need to produce that same amount again — but in just the next 40 years if we are to feed our growing and hungry world.

Unless we change direction, models show that the profit of the entire consumer goods sector could be wiped out by 2050.

My biggest fear is that we [Unilever company] at one point in time will not be able to attract the best and brightest [workers]. I don't worry so much about the business, the strategy. If we can continue to attract the best, I know they will ultimately figure out how to run the company in a very tough environment.

If we achieve our sustainability targets and no one else follows, we will have failed.

When I interview people, I look at their values. I always say that the best chance of success is if the individual's values are aligned with the corporate values.