Net Positive, Andrew Winston
Net Positive, Andrew Winston
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Net Positive
How Courageous Companies Thrive by Giving More Than They Take

Author: Andrew Winston, Paul Polman

Narrator: Paul Polman, Andrew Winston, Tom Parks

Unabridged: 12 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 10/26/2021

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

Runaway climate change and gross inequality are ravaging the world. Who can help lead us to a better future? Business.

These and other massive challenges threaten our very existence on the planet. Yet division and discord risk undermining our response, just when we need to come together.

At this critical time in history, the imperative to reimagine our economies and companies could not be more urgent. Fortunately, many in the business community are helping to solve our most profound challenges, deploying long-term, purpose-led business models that put people and planet first. The key question has flipped from "Why would you do sustainability?" to "Why wouldn't you?"

In this paradigm-shifting book, former Unilever CEO Paul Polman and sustainable business guru Andrew Winston provide a model to help leaders build companies that contribute more to the world than they use or take—that is, net positive companies.

Net Positive outlines the principles and practices for surviving and thriving based on the experience of one world-leading company, Unilever, and other groundbreaking global organizations. This essential book is for leaders, executives, managers, and professionals who want to succeed, but know that winning requires caring deeply about serving the world.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lydia on September 20, 2021

In this seminal book, former Unilever CEO Paul Polman and sustainable business guru Andrew Winston explode fifty years of corporate dogma. They reveal, for the first time, key lessons from Unilever and other pioneering companies around the world about how you can profit by fixing the world's problem......more

Goodreads review by Vince on March 20, 2022

Who is this book for? The book seems to be more of a memoir of Polman's time at Unilever than anything to do with business, ESG, or climate change. I felt every chapter was merely "preaching to the choir". There was nothing in it to convince conventional a CEO to change their ways, and nothing new fo......more

Goodreads review by Dan on January 27, 2023

I loved this book! The authors convincingly and unreservedly share their model for net positive companies — businesses that by virtue of existing and thriving do more good than harm — continuously citing examples from their own work at Unilever and the work of other, hugely successful companies thro......more

Goodreads review by Paul on March 13, 2022

Inspiring book about the ability of net positive companies to help solve humanities problems. I like the message but the book could have been about 50% shorter without missing the point. I would be recommend reading the first 80 pages or so if you want to understand the framework. After that, the boo......more

Goodreads review by Cheryl on May 31, 2022

Quite disappointing. Actually, it's not very inspiring as it didn't touch my heart. It speaks in a tone that it wants to reach CEOs, not like the majority of people like me, an ordinary person, who still want to contribute something to a green economy.......more