Chairman of Allianz on Sustainable Business Practices and the Triple Bottom Line

Friday, 18 June 2010 | Leadership in Sustainability

"Sustainable business practices must be the standard against which we measure all future economic success," said Michael Diekmann, Chairman of the Board of Management, Allianz SE at the Annual Forum of ESMT in Berlin. Mr Diekmann explained that the financial crisis had made clear that profit alone does not make a healthy company and that there is a need to take a more holistic and long-term view. "Balancing risk and reward means balancing the interests of planet, people, and profit. You cannot have one without the other," he said.

For the full transcript of Mr Diekmann's speech click here.

For more information about the ESMT Annual Forum, click here.