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A recognized expert on how businesses can find the Gold in going Green by tackling humanity’s biggest challenges.
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Known for his bestselling book, “Net Positive,” Andrew Winston champions the cause of courageous companies thriving by giving more than they take. In booking Andrew for your event, you secure a roadmap to corporate success that aligns profitability with environmental and social responsibility. It’s not just a keynote; it’s a transformative experience.
Andrew Winston has been ranked the #3 Most Influential Management Thinker in the World by the prestigious Thinkers50. In addition to his award-winning management expertise, Andrew is one of most widely read authors on sustainability and ESG in history. His impactful work shows how companies can profit and thrive by innovating solutions to global challenges.
He is a highly respected and dynamic speaker, reaching audiences of thousands with an entertaining message of practical optimism: the world’s challenges are great, but business has the tools, resources, and creativity to build a thriving world. He has spoken on 5 continents, bringing his inspiration to leadership meetings of the top executives of multinationals, to large industry conferences, and to high-profile events like the World Innovation Forum and TED.
Andrew’s work is based on significant business experience and education. His early career included advising companies on corporate strategy while at Boston Consulting Group and management positions in strategy and marketing at Time Warner and MTV.
See keynotes with Andrew WinstonHow courageous companies thrive by solving the world’s problems
Our economy and society are healing from the pandemic, but extreme challenges remain, such as climate change and inequality. Business has the vast opportunity – along with the tools and skills – to profit from solving the world’s problems, not creating them. Based on his new book Net Positive – co-authored with legendary CEO Paul Polman – this inspiring talk from renowned strategist Andrew Winston will help you navigate the seismic changes sweeping through business. Net Positive explodes 50 years of corporate dogma about the purpose of business and how it thrives. With bold vision and compelling stories, Winston sets out the principles and practices that will deliver the scale of change and transformation the world desperately needs.
His talk will explore surprising data about our world and look at stories of leading companies such as:
In this unique and entertaining talk, Andrew lays out the critical mega-trends that are quickly redefining “business as usual” such as global demographic changes, intense resource constraints, a changing climate and new expectations from Millennials and Gen Z about how a business should operate.
In this entertaining and enlightening keynote, without too much jargon, offers an overview of the phenomenon of climate change.
This keynote provides an overview of the world’s largest industry and how business leaders can shift their thinking from energy as a cost center to a strategic asset.
In this keynote, Andrew explores the environmental pressures and powerful stakeholders that drive companies to go green. He demonstrates how leading companies create business value in 4 fundamental ways:
Your talk was so energizing… you did a wonderful job balancing tangible facts, with action to be taken….with great humor along the way. Thanks again for such an inspiring message.
Todd Spaletto, President
Andrew’s powerful and insightful presentation was the perfect start to my global leadership team meeting…connecting our company’s commitment to sustainability to the bigger picture, and inspiring us all to advance on our journey.
Kirsten Lund-Jurgensen
There are speakers who are charismatic and inspiring. There are speakers with rich, compelling content grounded in solid research. Andrew Winston is one of the rare speakers who provides equal measures of both.
Greg Fuson
Andrew has a preternatural ability to perform, please, and above all leave everyone cheering. His insight into the industry is incomparable…
Jigar Shah
Andrew continues to play a key role in helping organizations reorder their priorities and take on new and important challenges…Where market incentives and governance do not seem fully up to the task, Andrew Winston has stepped into this void with new ideas that are certain to play a role of increasing importance in the decades ahead.
Harold Shapiro
Andrew has been an essential advisor to me personally and to Unilever as we position the company for future growth. His network and extensive knowledge of sustainability and global mega-trends has helped us develop smart strategies and aggressive goals – Andrew played a pivotal role in setting our target to use 100% renewable energy by 2020.
Kees Kruythoff, Former CEO
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