I believe that companies are, above all, agents of transformation. Guilherme Leal More Quotes by Guilherme Leal More Quotes From Guilherme Leal Creating mechanisms for ending deforestation and promoting regeneration of the environment is one of the most effective ways of achieving net-zero emissions. Guilherme Leal endingachievingcreatingenvironment We are working with the communities in building institutional relationships with local governments and businesses to create ways to get value from the Amazonian area in order to keep the forest as the forest. This makes sense for us from the perspective of climate change and of poverty. Guilherme Leal usclimate-changeperspectivechange We need to be both conscious and competent to design products that emulate nature's life cycles, making sure that they endure and are either recycled or absorbed. Guilherme Leal needdesignnaturelife Brazil has one of the greatest natural patrimonies in terms of biodiversity. Guilherme Leal greatestbiodiversitybrazilnatural If we want to increase our own happiness, we need to invest in growing the community happiness and also take care of the whole, of Mother Earth. Guilherme Leal carecommunitymotherhappiness Make no mistake: business forces, if used long-sightedly, are the tools for leveraging new consumer behaviors, new and smarter ways of production, and for accelerating the transition to a sustainable world. Guilherme Leal newbusinessmistakeworld At Natura, we have long been committed to measure and improve the impacts of our activities. Guilherme Leal activitiesmeasurebeenlong I pretty much believe, as everyone in the B Team does, that business must succeed beyond the bottom line. More important than profits is how you get to them. Measuring financial earnings and losses only is definitely not enough and has led us astray from creating a better world for all. Guilherme Leal youbusinessbelieveworld We need a mobilized and active civil society using its purchasing power to demand sustainable products and practices. It is also essential that governments commit to the future, creating fiscal and regulatory conditions for sustainable policies to thrive. Guilherme Leal needfuturesocietypower We have serious challenges regarding climate change, unsustainable use of natural resources, water scarcity, loss of biodiversity, forests and farmland. Not to mention the huge inequality still prevailing in several parts of the planet. Guilherme Leal seriouschangechallengeswater At the end of the 1990s, we decided we should invest our best efforts to work in a sustainable way with the ingredients that the Amazon produces. Guilherme Leal endbestworkway
