Andrew Forrest
Andrew Forrest
John Andrew Henry Forrest, better known as Andrew Forrest or by his nickname Twiggy Forrest, is a Western Australian mining magnate currently a non-executive chairman and previously the chief executive officer of Fortescue Metals Group...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionBusinessman
CountryAustralia
alarming australia bit countrymen eliminate fellow fellows growing helping huge issues needs
I really do think I can make a contribution in helping eliminate the disparity here in Australia and doing my small bit to help eliminate slavery around the world. These are huge issues for our fellow countrymen and our fellows in the world, where slavery is growing at an alarming rate, and it needs to be arrested.
ambiguity found gone holy quite wherever
Wherever we've gone around the world, we've found quite significant gaps: the holy texts, no matter which one you turn to, has ambiguity in it around slavery. That, we knew, was being used as justification by slavers all over the world.
encourages structured
Tax can be structured in a way that actually encourages investment in infrastructure and encourages investment in Australia from overseas.
billions lives slowly social thousands trying wasted
Disparity is Australia's worst social problem. Thousands of lives are slowly being crushed, while billions are wasted on thousands of little initiatives trying to 'close the gap.'
country prime
When you're asked/told to come to Canberra by your Prime Minister, in the country I grow up in, you obey that.
young-entrepreneurs giving feel-good
I would say to young entrepreneurs and budding philanthropists - are you giving to feel good or do good?
outcomes return demand
The most generous part of your philanthropy could be the time you put in to procure the same results and same outcomes and same returns you demand in business.