MB100 2021

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MB100 2021

The 2021 Meaningful Business 100 .

The 2021 MB100 are an outstanding group of leaders who are dedicating their work to tackling the world’s most pressing issues and help achieve the UN Global Goals.

The individuals hail from 33 countries and comprise corporate CEOs, entrepreneurs, sustainability leaders and impact investors, representing the best of what business, entrepreneurship and social innovation can be.
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Curated by an expert panel of 21 judges, the winners were scored across five key areas: Impact, Leadership, Innovation, Durability and Scope.

Kate Brandt

Sustainability Officer, Google

Amy Clarke

Co-Founder & Chief Impact Officer, Tribe Impact Capital

Abeer Abu Ghaith

Founder & CEO, MENA Alliances

Adesuwa Okunbo Rhodes

Founder & Managing Partner, Aruwa Capital Management

Alisée de Tonnac

Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Seedstars

Arnolda Shiundu

Sustainability Lead Africa, Diageo

Ashok Shah

Group CEO, APA Apollo Group

Celia Pool

Co-Founder, DAME

Corine Tap

President, Asia, Africa and Middle East, Danone

Emily Ewell

Co-Founder & CEO, Pantys

Hira Rizvi

Co-Founder & CEO, SheKab

Keely Cat-Wells

Founder & CEO, C Talent

Nathalia Arcuri

Founder & CEO, Me Poupe!

Tom Szaky

Founder & CEO, TerraCycle

Raffi Schieir

Founder, Prevented Ocean Plastic

Francesco Piazzesi

CEO, Échale a Tu Casa

Kentaro Kawamori

Co-Founder & CEO, Persefoni

Aaron Fishman

Founder & CEO, East Bali Cashews

Abdulrhman Elhalafawy

Chief Business Officer, Cupmena

Abraham Auzan

Co-Founder & CPO, Sehati TeleCTG

Adebowale Onafowora

CEO & MD, Bic Farms Concepts

Adeshina Adewumi

Co-Founder & CEO, One Kiosk

Adi Reza Nugroho

Co-Founder & CEO, Mycotech Lab

Alexandre Amorim

Co-Founder, Ago Social

Alice Hung

Co-Founder & CEO, Micro PC

Anna Zhenchuk

MD, BioAnalyt

Antoine Hubert

Co-Founder & CEO, Ynsect

Antonio Henrique Dianin

CEO, Project Company

Ashish Khanna

President, Renewables, Tata Power

Asonele Kotu

Founder, FemConnect

Ben Jeffreys

CEO, ATEC International

Brandon Burke

Co-Founder & CEO, LegWorks

Bryan Eagle

Co-Founder & CEO, Glanris

Chad Robertson

Co-Founder & CEO, Regenize

Chioma Ukonu

Co-Founder & COO, RecyclePoints

Darius Habamenshi

MD, Abahizi Rwanda

David Valentine

Co-Founder, CEO & CTO, Niunet PNG

Chidozie Igweilo

Founder & CEO, QuadLoop

Chinonso Opurum

CEO, SOSO CARE

Divin Kouebatouka

Founder & CEO, Mvutu

Dominik Campanella

Co-Founder, Concular

Eric Kim

Co-Founder & CEO, Dot Inc

Eunice Sampson

Director, Climate Change & Sustainability, EY

Fran Beer

Communications Manager, Prune Harris

Gemma McCall

Co-Founder & CEO, Culture Shift

Ghirmay Abraham

MD, Aptech Africa

Gideon Olanrewaju

Founder & CEO, DigiLearns

Gihan Amarasiriwardena

Co-Founder & President, Ministry of Supply

Graham Chipchase

CEO, Brambles

Halima Iqbal

Founder & CEO, Oraan

Harit Soni

Founder & President, Ecolibrium

Ian Shapiro

CEO, Reall

Ifeanyi Ossai

Co-Founder & CEO, CribMD

Irene Etyang

Founder & CEO, Already Foods

James Mwangi

Group CEO & MD, Equity Group Holdings

James Reinhart

Founder & CEO, ThredUP

Jane Nakasamu

CEO, Greenbelt Energy

Jeremiah Thoronka

Founder & CEO, Optim Energy

Jerrica Kirkley

Co-Founder & CMO, Plume

João Leal

Co-Founder & CEO, Árvore

Juliet Namujju

Founder & CEO, Kimuli Fashionability

KR Sridhar

Founder, Chair & CEO, Bloom Energy

Josephine Suleiman

Founder & CEO, Olivelink Healthcare

Lena Pripp-Kovac

Chief Sustainability Officer, IKEA

Madeline Rotman

Head of Sustainability, Imperfect Foods

Marisa Drew

Chief Sustainability Officer, Standard Chartered Bank

Mauricio Meza

Co-Founder & CEO, Komodo OpenLab

Melis Buyuksan

Founder & MD, Medlis Ramps

Michael Dean

Founding Partner, Agfunder

Michael Maggio

Founder & President, iWrc

Michelle Adelman

Founder & MD, Accite Holdings

Michelle Egger

Co-Founder & CEO, Biomilq

Mohamed Dhaouafi

Founder & CEO, Cure Bionics

Naveen Krishna

Founder & MD, SMV Green Solutions

Olcay Silahlı

Co-Founder & CEO, Fazla Gıda (Whole Surplus)

Olivier Reinaud

Co-Founder & Head of Carbon Credits, NetZero

Prashant Pachisia

Founder & CEO, Care Netram

René Espinoza

CEO, Lazarillo

Nneka Mobisson

Co-Founder & CEO, mDoc

Richardos Lebbos

Founder & CEO, Startchy

Rikesh Gurung

Co-Founder & Chair, The Green Road

Rob King

Co-Founder & CEO, Zedify

Robert Falck

Founder & CEO, Einride

Ryan Gersava

Founder & President, Virtualahan

Sarah Paiji Yoo

Co-Founder & CEO, Blueland

Sean Molloy

Co-Founder, Avertana

Shely Aronov

Co-Founder & CEO, InnerPlant

Shona McDonald

Founder & Director, Shonaquip

Siobhan Toohill

Group Head of Sustainability, Westpac

Sofie Blakstad

Co-Founder & CEO, hiveonline

Steve Oldham

CEO, Carbon Engineering

Tarun Jami

Founder, GreenJams

Tess Michaels

Founder & CEO, Stride Funding

Thomas Gradek

Founder, President & CEO, RHST Industries

Thomas Norman Canguilhem

Co-Founder & CEO, EcoTree International

Tülin Akın

Co-Founder & CEO, Tabit Smart Farming Technologies

Vaibhav Tidke

Co-Founder & CEO, S4S Technologies

Yohanes Sugihtononugroho

Co-Founder & CEO, Crowde

Zakia Moulaoui Guery

CEO, Invisible Cities

Zhang Yue

Founder, Chair & CEO, Broad Group

MB100 2021

The Judging Panel .

30 judges contributed their expertise to select this year’s Meaningful Business 100 winners. Representing organisations like Google, the United Nations, the Rockefeller Foundation, Temasek and Mastercard, the judging panel reviewed 881nominations, from 80+ countries.