I went into this training expecting something quite different. Based on the title, Building Net Positive Companies: Driving Sustainability in Your Business, I anticipated a discussion focused on how organizations can create a positive impact through innovation, community investment, workforce development, and responsible business practices.
Instead, much of the content centered on a particular view of sustainability and the state of the world that I found to be overly critical of certain industries, including energy. Having worked in the energy sector, I've seen firsthand how our industry contributes to economic growth, energy security, technological innovation, and meaningful community outcomes. Those perspectives were largely absent from the discussion.
While I appreciate the importance of sustainability and environmental stewardship, I felt the course presented a one-sided narrative and included political undertones that detracted from what could have been a broader, more balanced
Building Net Positive Companies: Driving Sustainability in Your Business
With Andrew Winston and Paul Polman
Liked by 260 users
Duration: 1h 2m
Skill level: General
Released: 4/1/2025
Course details
The world is facing unprecedented challenges. Runaway climate change and rampant inequality are causing rifts in society and costing a fortune. Business must play a critical role in building a better future. Even in harder times, a new kind of business is emerging, one that improves the well-being of everyone it touches. Join former Unilever CEO Paul Polman and sustainable business expert Andrew Winston as they explore what it means to be a “net positive” business and a new kind of courageous, humane, and adaptive leader. Explore why change is hard, what leading from the middle looks like, and how to get started toward a much better path for business and your career.
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Meet the instructors
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Andrew Winston
*Focused on sustainability, megatrends, courage *Writer, speaker, adviser to multinationals *Ranked #1 management thinker in world @Thinkers50. *LinkedInLearning class: bit.ly/Case4Action.
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Paul Polman
Business, campaigning, younger me nearly a priest. ‘Net Positive: how courageous companies thrive by giving more than they take’ #1 Thinkers50
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William desRosiers
William desRosiers
Promoting America’s robust energy industry from coast to coast. #IamAmericanEnergy
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Contents
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- Practice while you learn 1 exercise file
- Test your knowledge 4 quizzes
- Learn on the go Access on tablet and phone
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