Talk:Paul Polman

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Income

Could someone please put his income back in with a source. It's relevant. Philafrenzy (talk) 17:15, 19 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Edwardx (talk) 22:37, 19 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. Are you going to post a message on the talk pages of users interested in this person inviting them to say here what they don't like about the article? Philafrenzy (talk) 22:41, 19 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I have posted something at User talk:92.106.202.93. Edwardx (talk) 22:57, 19 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

And thank you for posting messages on the other user talk pages. Edwardx (talk) 17:02, 20 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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SDG Advocate

Hi Edwardx,

Paul Polman has been selected by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to be an SDG Advocate - tasked with building widespread support for the Sustainable Development Goals. Here is the press release: http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/01/sdg-advocates-press-release/

Please could we add this to the page?

Thank you Haveabanana1 (talk) 09:55, 24 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, Haveabanana1. Done. Edwardx (talk) 14:36, 9 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

- Suggested updates to awards -

Hi Edwardx, I wanted to make some factual updates to awards on the page. Grateful if you could let me know if the two additions below are possible? Many thanks

Ranked third in 2023 Thinkers50 ranking alongside co-author of Net Positive, Andrew Winston. Source ^[1]

Received the 2023 AIB International Executive of the Year award. Source ^[2] — Preceding unsigned comment added by MBM30 (talk • contribs) 14:11, 24 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

References

Update to Awards section

Hi Edwardx,

Please see below awards and recognitions (with sources). Please could they be reflected in the Awards section?

Thank you

2016

• Distinguished Friends of Singapore Award. National honours for contributions to Singapore’s economic development yesterday. Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/business/two-foreign-business-leaders-get-national-award

2015

• Sustainable Award ‘Duurzaam lintje’ – Sustainable Tuesday. Duurzame Dinsdag (Sustainable Tuesday) selects innovative Dutch sustainability initiatives and presents them to the government. Source: http://ttcmobile.com/paul-polman-praises-ttc-for-social-entrepreneurial-approach/

• Banksia International Award, Banksia Foundation - Recognises Australian individuals, communities, businesses and government for their innovation, achievement and commitment to sustainability. Source: http://banksiafdn.com/latest-winners/

• 2015 Philanthropreneurship Prize - honors and recognizes an organization or an individual for creatively blending business and philanthropy to solve key global challenges. Source: https://www.philanthropreneurshipforum.com/forum/philanthropreneurship-prize/

• Green Carpet Challenge Global Leaders of Change Award - recognising transformational business leadership in ethical and sustainable development, during the 2015 UN Climate Change Conference (COP21) in Paris. Source: http://eco-age.com/gcc-global-leaders-change-awards/

• Freddy Heineken Award – Holland on the Hill - for his entrepreneurial endeavors in both the Netherlands and the United States. Source: http://www.the-netherlands.org/key-topics/holland-on-the-hill/2015/2015-heineken-award-and-lecture.html

• ESADE Business School 2015 Award - for his leadership in supporting innovation for socially responsible business growth. Source: http://www.esade.edu/web/eng/about-esade/today/news/viewelement/312564/1/unilever-ceo-paul-polman-receives-esade-award- — Preceding unsigned comment added by Haveabanana1 (talk • contribs) 07:02, 4 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

No more awards please until he is declared a saint or awarded the Nobel Prize. Philafrenzy (talk) 08:22, 4 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Awards section

Hi Edwardx,

To ensure the accuracy of the article, please could we add that Paul has received the Distinguished Friends of Singapore Award - national honours for contributions to Singapore’s economic development. Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/business/two-foreign-business-leaders-get-national-award

Thank you

[1] ttps://thinkers50.com/biographies/paul-polman-and-andrew-winston/

[2] ttps://www.aib.world/news/paul-polman-to-be-honored-at-aib-2023-with-international-executive-of-the-year-award/#:~:text=About%20Paul%20Polman,tackle%20climate%20change%20and%20inequality.

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