<p>Andrew Winston is a globally-recognized expert on megatrends, sustainable business, and how to build companies that profit by contributing to a thriving world. He was ranked #3 on the <em>Thinkers50</em> list of the most influential management thinkers in the world. </p><p>Andrew’s books on strategy have sold over a quarter million copies in 15 languages. His bestsellers include <em>Green to Gold</em> – which <em>Inc. Magazine</em> included on its all-time list of 30 books that every manager should own – <em>The Big Pivot</em>, and <em>Net Positive</em>, which was co-authored with renowned CEO Paul Polman. The<em> Financial Times</em> selected <em>Net Positive</em> as one of the Best Business Books of the Year. Andrew writes regularly for the <em>Harvard Business Review</em> and <em>MIT Sloan Management Review</em>, including the <em>HBR</em> cover story, “The Net Positive Manifesto” and the <em>HBR</em>’s “Big Idea” story, “Leading a New Era of Climate Action.”</p><p>His views on strategy have been sought after by the world’s leading companies, including 3M, DuPont, J&J, Kimberly-Clark, Marriott, PepsiCo, Trane Technologies, Unilever, and Walmart. He has been quoted in major media such as <em>Bloomberg</em>, <em>The Wall Street Journal</em>, <em>Time</em>, <em>BusinessWeek</em>, <em>New York Times</em>, and CNBC.</p><p>Andrew is also a highly sought-after, dynamic, and inspiring speaker, reaching hundreds of audiences around the world. He delivers an entertaining message of practical optimism: the world’s challenges are great, but business has the tools, resources, and creativity to solve them and build a thriving world. He has spoken on five 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 Business Forum and TED. </p><p><br></p>
Corporate ESG Strategist and Co-Author of <em>Green to Gold</em> and <em>Net Positive</em>
<ul><li><strong>Profit, Innovation, and the Drive to Net Positive: How Courageous Companies Thrive by Solving the World's Problems</strong></li><li>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—as companies invested in Environmental and Social Governance (ESG) know. Based on his new book Net Positive, this inspiring talk will help you navigate the seismic changes sweeping through business. With audiences, Winston explores 50 years of corporate dogma about the purpose of business and how it thrives. With bold vision and compelling stories from leading companies such as Unilever, Microsoft and Google, Salesforce and Tesco, he sets out the principles and practices that will deliver the scale of change and transformation the world desperately needs. </li><li><strong>GigaTrends and the Big Pivot: Doing Business in a Hotter, Scarcer, More Open and Connected World</strong></li><li>Global megatrends—such as climate change, the rise of the clean economy, fast-moving technology shifts, and generational shifts in values as Millennials and Gen Z come of age—are dramatically changing how we live and do business. Investors, consumers, and employees are all demanding that companies have a clear purpose and help people and planet thrive. Andrew's talk will give executives an overview of this new landscape for business and provide a vision for how to profit in a volatile world.</li><li><strong>Green to Gold: How Smart Companies Use Environmental Strategy to Innovate, Create Value, and Build Competitive Advantage</strong></li><li>Andrew will explore the environmental pressures, Environmental and Social Governance (ESG) trends, and powerful stakeholders driving companies to go green. Winston demonstrates how leading companies create business value in 4 fundamental ways: lowering costs, reducing risk, increasing revenues, and enhancing brand value (such as employee and customer loyalty). </li></ul>