Alaba Ayinuola is the Founder of Business Africa Online, a Pan African online media that aims to facilitate business networking…
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Alberto Macciani is the Chief Marketing Officer for Paysend, managing global branding, marketing and go-to-market for the startup Fintech corporation…
Alex Stephany is the Founder and CEO of Beam, the world’s first platform to crowdfund job training for homeless people…
Alexander McCobin is the CEO of Conscious Capitalism, committed to supporting a global community of business leaders in a collective…
Ami Komoda is the Founder of LeapCog Consulting, a support service helping purpose-driven and female-led SMEs to achieve sustainable growth…
Based in Nigeria, Dr. Amos is an inventor and social entrepreneur. He leads the HETAVED DIGITO EDU-PRENEURSHIP HUB, which is…
Andrew Cooper co-founded sustainability brand 4ocean, with a fellow surfer Alex Schulze in January 2017, with a vision of cleaning…
Andrew Rzepa leads government and NGO consulting in the EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa) region at Gallup (a…
Anitha Beberg is the Founder and CEO of Seva Exchange, which works with organizations supporting blockchain for social impact and…
Antonia is Chief Marketing Officer of Capita – a £4bn consulting, digital services and software business employing over 60,000 people….
Ayobami Abiodun Ogunnubi is a Motivational Speaker, Life Coach, Social Entrepreneur and a Poet. She’s passionate about creating a wealthy,…
Ben Nottingham is a creative entrepreneur, business designer and experienced advisor with a passion for designing businesses and systems that…
Bianca Lopes is the Co-Founder of Talle, an online media company which shares knowledge by telling stories. Alongside being a…
Brad Jones is the CEO of Wave Money. Brad is an experienced executive specializing in digital finance, mobile money and…
As the founder of Akamae and the Co-creation Fashion Movement, Cara Boccieri lives with remote refugee communities in Mae Hong…
Cemal Ezel is the Founder of Change Please CIC, Old Spike Roastery and Coal Rooms Restaurants. Change Please is a…
Charlie Munro is the Vice President of Barclays Ventures, operating as a social intrapreneur to generate real value for the…
Chris Clark is the Non-Executive Director of Aviva and The Royal Marsden, working to champion sustainable finance and corporate responsibility….
Dana Rubin is the Founder of Social Impact Israel, supporting corporations, start-ups and entrepreneurs to envisage and implement innovative solutions…
David is the founder and CEO of Plastic Bank, a social enterprise helping the world stop ocean plastic while improving…
Dina Sherif co-founded Ahead of the Curve (ATC) in 2012 in response to the development challenges faced by the Arab…
Elaine Cohen is the founder and CEO of Beyond Business. She is an expert voice in the field of sustainability…
Elmarié Potgieter is the Founder and Managing Director of RITE Education. She has extensive international experience in leading the development,…
Emma is Investment Director at Bridges Fund Management, focussing on new and existing investments within Bridges’ Sustainable Growth Funds strategy,…
Fabien is the Founder & CEO of 17 Sport, the world’s first integrated sports impact company operating at the intersection…
Federico Miatton is the co-founder and CTO of Fantine.io, where he is currently leading the development of a platform that…
Giovanna Jagger is the Co-Founder and Head of Business Development of Woken Up, a new global social network with the…
Graham Precey is an Advisory Board Member for the Social Value Portal, a social enterprise that provides businesses with the…
Hamdi Ulukaya is founder and CEO of Chobani, one of the fastest growing food companies in the last decade and…
Herbert Acheampong coordinates the Barcamp Ghana program for the GhanaThinkFoundation, a participatory workshop event that facilitates open networking, discussions and…
As Chief Sustainability Officer of Nissan, Kawaguchi leads the company’s sustainability initiatives to reduce its environmental impact and deliver sustainable…
Irvandias Sanjaya (Dias) is currently working as Head of Business Development on the Indonesian based digital volunteering startup platform, named…
Jack Mwangi is a Business Analyst at Open Capital Advisors, a management consulting and financial advisory firm with a vision…
Jairo Riveros is a strategist leader in financial services, passionate about financial inclusion, the use of data and analytics, and…
Jessica is Principal Strategist a Prism X Strategy, a boutique consultancy firm that helps clients catalyse change, embed purpose, and…
John Rosling is the CEO of Contexis, a management consulting company which helps large companies bridge the gap between strategy…
Jonathan Kol-Bar is the Executive Chairman and CEO of Yellow Brick Capital, an investment service which seeks profitable and responsible…
Karl Hoods is the Chief Digital and Information Officer for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, responsible for…
Katarina Wallin Bureau is the Founder and Managing Partner of RISE, an advisory firm specialised in helping companies develop corporate…
Kaushal Shah set up envoPAP to make sustainable materials made out of the waste of Sugarcane fibres, which are sourced…
Kwabena Yeboah is the Founder of the Social Entrepreneurship Hub Ghana, a not-for-profit organisation aiming to empower social entrepreneurs with…
Lisa MacCallum is founder and co-creator of Inspired Companies, an organization specializing in delivering competitive advantage and brand distinction through…
Martin Jaehnart is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of the Impact Hub Leipzig, a co-working space, innovation lab, business incubation…
Matthew Norrington is the Principal of Ambienta, sustainability-focused European Asset Manager, leader in applying environmental sustainability trends to investing. This…
In this interview series, we are profiling the winners of the 2020 MB100; leaders combining profit and purpose to help achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
In this interview series, we are profiling the winners of the 2020 MB100; leaders combining profit and purpose to help achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
In this interview series, we are profiling the winners of the 2020 MB100; leaders combining profit and purpose to help achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Mia Bennet is Principal for Alia, a venture and innovation consultancy enabling entrepreneurs and start-ups to initiate and expand original…
Michelle Morgan is founder of Pjoys – PJs With Purpose, a business created from the depths of serious burnout, depression…
Mike Brady is a forward-thinking business executive, entrepreneur and non-profit leader specializing in using the power of business to drive…
Morag Lucey is the CEO of Televerde, a global sales and marketing technology solutions company that specialises in inside sales…
Myriam Sidibe is one of the only people in the world with a doctorate in public health focused on handwashing…
Naomi Kokuro is a YALI RLC Fellow, Global Goodwill Ambassador, Rotarian and has over eight years of experience in the…
Niklas Van Neygham is a co-founder of the social startup Alaya. After completing his studies in engineering, he travelled with…
Pam is a trailblazing entrepreneur dedicated to changing lives through coffee. “After spending part of her career in advertising and…
Paul Armstrong is the Founder of HERE/FORTH, an advisory service helping business leaders decide how to best use rapidly changing…
Peetachai (Neil) Dejkraisak is CEO and co-founder of Siam Organic, a social enterprise that was established with a mission to…
Pete Markey is currently the Chief Marketing Officer at Boots. He was previously CMO at TSB Bank, where he was…
Peter Davies is the CEO & Founder of Verv. He is an engineer, software architect and tech enthusiast on a…
Peter L. Scher is Chairman of the Mid-Atlantic region and Head of Corporate Responsibility for JP Morgan Chase & Co….
Ravi Sunnak works with global clients to develop and build successful initiatives around the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Social…
Robert Brennan Hart is the Founder and Executive Director of Highrise, a strategic advisory firm predicated upon the belief that…
Rose Marcario is the president and CEO of outdoor clothing company and private benefit corporation Patagonia. Prior to joining the…
Rosie Warin is CEO of Kin&Co, a multi-award winning next generation management consultancy that helps organisations work for the world….
Samantha Payne is the Co-Founder of Open Bionics; an award-winning startup developing low-cost bionic hands that look and feel good,…
Samson Ogbole is the Co-founder of PS Nutraceuticals (PSN), a company with the aim of using food as a way…
A leader in the social business movement, Saskia co-founded Yunus Social Business (YSB) together with Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Prof….
Shashank Kumar is an Indian entrepreneur who co-founded Green Agrevolution also known as Dehaat, a start up working in the agriculture sector in India. DeHaat is a…
Simba Mubvuma is a lawyer and access to justice entrepreneur from Zimbabwe. A self-taught coder, Simba is Co-founder at LawBasket,…
Simon Puleston Jones is the Co – Founder and CEO of WokenUp, a new global social network with the 17…
As part of our 'Regenerate' channel, we are considering the role the circular economy can play in advancing the creation of resilient communities through regenerative practices, job creation and education, and the value that can be created in the health, wellbeing and human rights sectors.
We spoke to Ashish, co-founder and CEO of BanQu, on how little attention is paid to the human element of circular value chains, and how the circular economy is one of the biggest opportunities we have to create an equitable world and protect our planet at the same time.
As part of our Accelerate channel, Suzy Christopher, co-founder of our Knowledge Partner, Untapped, explores the relationship between disability, entrepreneurship and self-employment.
Suzanne leads Salesforce’s stakeholder strategy, driving positive social and environmental impact across the company, customers, partners and community. She spearheads…
Tania Cosentino has been Microsoft Brazil General Manager since January 2019 and has more than 30 years of professional experience….
Tariq Al-Olaimy is co-founder of 3BL Associates, a people + planet strategy consultancy and Think-do-Tank, that was established to accelerate…
Trey Zagante is the Founder & Managing Partner of Venturetec, a boutique consulting firm specialising in corporate innovation, strategic design…
Vivekananda Hallekere is the co-founder and CEO of Bounce, India’s first smart urban mobility solution, with a mission of making…
Wangiwe Joanna Kambuzi is a social entrepreneur and community builder passionate about providing innovative solutions for socio-economic challenges in Malawi….
Chance Bleu-Montgomery has turned his life around after spending 16 years in prison, now dedicating his time to focus on inclusivity and breaking down barriers for others in his position. In this article, as part of our focus on 'Second Chances', he explains why employing returning citizens can unlock the hidden potential in some of society’s most resilient and determined individuals.