Guilherme Leal Quote

Guilherme Peirão Leal (born in Santos on 22 February 1950) is a Brazilian businessman, social and environmental entrepreneur, and philanthropist. He is the co-founder of Natura Cosméticos (currently Natura &Co), one of the biggest beauty groups in the world, and currently co-chairs the Board of Directors of the company in which he holds an 11% stake and is a member of the board of Instituto Natura, which aims to improve Brazil’s public education system.
Over the last decades, Leal has become an investor in high-impact businesses, dedicating his time to the creation of a series of social organizations, such as the Abrinq Foundation for the Rights of Children and Adolescents, Ethos Institute for Business and Social Responsibility, and Akatu Institute for Conscious Consumption. In 2017, he co-founded the chocolate brand Dengo, which uses high quality cocoa produced by small family farmers in southern Bahia. He is also a member of the B Team, a group of global leaders who are driving better ways of doing business.
With a brief career in politics, Leal was the vice president candidate running with Marina Silva in the 2010 presidential election, for the Green Party (PV). They received over 20 million votes.