The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has announced that Paul Polman, Ceo Unilever, will be honoured with the Cannes LionHeart Award in recognition of his commitment to building sustainability into the heart of Unilever’s operations.
Polman took over as Unilever Ceo in 2009, and since then has led an ambitious plan to decouple the FMCG company’s growth from overall environmental footprint and increase its positive social impact through the Unilever Sustainable Living Plan.
Introduced in 2014, the Cannes LionHeart is an honorary award, presented to an individual who has innovatively harnessed commercial brand power to make a significant and positive difference to people or the planet.
Polman will be presented with the award at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity on the night of Friday 22 June 2018.
