Membership
Join the Meaningful Business membership community, and become a part of a curated global network of social entrepreneurs, impact investors and corporate sustainability leaders who are using business to benefit people’s lives and the planet.
The Details
Member Benefits
Meaningful Business members join a diverse, interdisciplinary group of purpose-driven leaders from over 140 countries and gain access to a variety of programmes and services, delivered in partnership with industry-leading organisations and sector experts.
Fundraising Opportunities
Eligible members are invited to apply to participate in our fundraising service. By offering curated introductions, alongside regional and international pitch days, we provide you with additional tools and networks to enhance your fundraising efforts.
Peer-to-peer learning and networking
Our team is dedicated to facilitating collaborative opportunities within the social innovation and sustainable business ecosystem and connecting Meaningful Business members with individuals and organisations that can support and help them scale. Members can also participate in one-to-one digital networking sessions and global gatherings held in key locations such as Bengaluru, London, and Nairobi.
Member Workshops
Led by sector specialists, we organise a variety of interactive member workshops each year that tackle the persistent and emerging challenges facing our members. Over the past year, sessions have covered topics such as technology and impact measurement, financial planning for long-term wealth, talent retention, compassionate leadership, and alternative fundraising approaches.
Storytelling & Profiling
We support members in increasing the visibility and influence of their impactful work by sharing their achievements and stories with an online audience of over 20,000 leaders.
What Our Members Say .
Cost .
Since we began in 2020, our membership model has remained curated and financially accessible. We also operate a one-to-one model where each paying member subsidises a social entrepreneur from a marginalised community.
Annual membership to the Meaningful Business community costs ÂŁ399.99 ($540) and provides access to the full range of our services and programmes.
Application .
To join the Meaningful Business community and purchase an annual membership, please submit an enquiry for more information.Â
Once we receive your enquiry, a member of our team will reach out to you to arrange an introductory conversation, allowing us to better understand your work and area of impact.Â
A panel will review your application, and you will be notified of your membership status within 10 working days.
Meet the Global Community
The Meaningful Business community is a diverse, interdisciplinary group of purpose-driven leaders from over 140 countries. Meet the social entrepreneurs, impact investors, and corporate sustainability directors, who are combining profit and purpose to solve complex social and environmental issues.
Abeer Abu Ghaith
Founder & CEO, MENA Alliances
Adam Elman
Director of Sustainability - EMEA, Google
Adesuwa Okunbo Rhodes
Founder & Managing Partner, Aruwa Capital Management
Ahunna Eziakonwa
Assistant Secretary General & Regional Director, Africa, UNDP
Alan Greenberg
Director Board of Trustees, Institute of Imagination
Alex Area
Chief Officer, African Development Bank Group
Alex Stephany
Founder & CEO, Beam
Alina Bassi
Founder, Kleiderly
Alisée de Tonnac
Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Seedstars
Amini Kajunju
Country Director, Peace Corps
Amy Clarke
Co-Founder & Chief Impact Officer, Tribe Impact Capital
André de Escobar
Co-Founder, The Next Company
Andrew D. Ive
Founder & Managing General Partner, Big Idea Ventures
Andrew Douglass
Co-Founder & CEO, Innovision
Andrew Rzepa
Partner, Gallup
Anna Bateson
CEO, Guardian Media Group
Anna Sullivan
Co-Founder, Real Food Bar
Anne-Cécile Turner
Co-Founder, The SHIFT
Anny Tubbs
Co-Founder, First Move Productions
Anurag Priyadarshi
Sustainability & CSR Leader, Tata Sons
Arnolda Shiundu
Sustainability Lead Africa, Diageo
Arzu Pınar Demirel
Founder, Headline Diversity
Ashok Shah
Group CEO, APA Apollo Group
Awo Ablo
President, Co-Impact
Bianca Lopes
Co-Founder & CEO, Talle
Bo Ji
Chief Representative for Europe & Assistant Dean, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
Carl Pratt
Founder & Creative Director, Future Planet
Celia Ouellette
CEO, Responsible Business Initiative for Justice
Celia Pool
Co-Founder, DAME
Cemal Ezel
Founder & CEO, Change Please
Charles Perry
Founder, Sustainable Future for All
Cheryl Kiser
Executive Fellow in Social Innovation, The Institute for Social Innovation, Babson College
Chris Clark
Non-Executive Director, Aviva
Christian Cadeo
Managing Partner, Big Idea Ventures
Cihan Özsönmez
Board Member, iNVENTRAM
Corine Tap
President, Asia, Africa and Middle East, Danone
Darshita Gillies
Founder & CEO, Maanch
David Katz
Founder & CEO, Plastic Bank
Elena Corchero
Director, Emerging Technology, NewsCorp
Emily Ewell
Co-Founder & CEO, Pantys
Esther An
Chief Sustainability Officer, City Developments Limited
Fabien Paget
Founder & CEO, 17 Sport
Fida Kibbi
Vice President, Head of Marketing, Communications, Sustainability & Corporate Responsibility, Ericsson MEA
Fiona Ball
Group Director - Bigger Picture, Sky
Fiona Morgan
Director, Purpose & Impact, SailGP
Gabriella Kisoi
Co-Founder & CEO, Kool Kibanda
Geoff McDonald
Co-Founder & CEO, Minds@Work & former Global VP, Unilever
Glyn Richards
Group Director of Sustainability, Bupa
Hamdi Ulukaya
Founder & CEO, Chobani
Hira Rizvi
Co-Founder & CEO, SheKab
Howard Weinstein
Founder & CEO, Solar Ear
Joanne Sonenshine
Founder & CEO, Connective Impact
Johnathan Kol-Bar
Chair & CEO, Yellow Brick Capital
Josephine Bush
Co-Founder & CEO, Sustineri Strategy
Juliet Davenport
Chair, Atrato Onsite Energy
Jun Wei
Partner & Chair, Greater China Practice, Hogan Lovells
Kamel Hothi
Non-Executive Director, TLC Lions
Karima Anbar
CEO, Intisar Foundation
Kate Brandt
Sustainability Officer, Google
Keely Cat-Wells
Founder & CEO, C Talent
Kevin Dunkley
Chief Sustainability & Innovation Officer, HH Global
Kimberly Gire
Chair, Centre for Global Equality
Leonor Stjepic
CEO, Montessori Group
LetĂcia MĂ©o
Co-Founder, Central 12
Liam Black
Board Member, Togetherall
Mariéme Jamme
Founder & President, iamtheCODE
Mark Evans
MD, Marketing & Digital, Direct Line
Masami Sato
Founder & CEO, B1G1
Matthias Stausberg
Group Advocacy Director, Virgin Group
Maureen McDonagh
Head of Sustainability, Arm
Meseret Haileyesus
Founder & CEO, Canadian Centre for Women’s Empowerment
Mike Barry
Founder, MikeBarryeco & Board Trustee, A Blueprint for Better Business
Myriam Sidibé
Founder, Brands on a Mission
Nathalia Arcuri
Founder & CEO, Me Poupe!
Nick Taylor
Co-Founder & CEO, Unmind
Nikhil Seth
Assistant Secretary-General, UN & Executive Director, UNITAR
Norah Magero
Co-Founder & CEO, Drop Access
Patricia Ithau
CEO & Executive Director, WPP-Scangroup
Paul van Zyl
Co-Founder & Chief Creative Officer, The Conduit
Payal Dalal
EVP, Global Programmes, Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth
Pete Markey
CMO, Boots
Rob Wilson
Chief Toaster, Toast Ale
Rod Banner
CEO, 3LA
Sancia Dalley
SVP, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights
Sandiip Bhammer
Co-Founder & Co-Managing Partner, Green Frontier Capital
Seipati Mokhuoa
CEO, Southern African Women in Leadership
Shiv Kumar
Co-Founder, Catalyst Group
Snigdha Sahal
Founder, AccelerateWise
Stasia Mitchell
Global Entrepreneurship Leader, EY
Suzy Christopher
Co-Founder, Untapped
Tessa Clarke
Co-Founder & CEO, OLIO
Tom Szaky
Founder & CEO, TerraCycle
Victor Ndiege
CEO, Kenya Climate Ventures
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