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Feb 2021
14m 15s

Lessons from Unilever (Part II)

BCG HENDERSON INSTITUTE
About this episode

In the new episode of the Building Competitive Advantage in a Sustainable World podcast, David Young — BCG Henderson Institute Fellow researching Sustainable Business Model Innovation — continues his discussion with Amanda Sourry — former President of Unilever North America.

Reflecting on Unilever’s Sustainable Living Plan, Amanda shares her thoughts on how companies can and should undertake a purpose-driven sustainability transformation journey to drive business value, shareholder return, and corporate longevity in the decade ahead. This will require purposeful leaders, who seek to accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals in ways that create new sources of value and advantage for the business.

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