After reading the case study "Unilever$$s New Global Strategy: Competing Through Sustainability,$$ answer all of these questions and their sub$-$questions as a team. $($Answer all of the questions below regardless of how many students are in the team; teams with more than four team members may have student work together to develop answers to the most difficult questions$)$:

How would you evaluate Paul Polman$$s decision to implement a new strategy based on the Unilever Sustainable Living Plan? What benefits did it offer? What risks did it present?

How effective has the implementation of the new strategy been? What has it done most effectively? What problems or concerns do you have with the implementation?

What actions should the company take now? Which of the three options identified at the end of the case would you recommend management take?

Referencing the teachings of this course $($such as strategic thinking, leadership styles, designing an organization, etc.$),$ how would you go about implementing your recommendation?