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.
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Meaningful Business and 2N Management are excited to present Regenerate - a content stream dedicated to the Circular Economy, with topics around systemic change, reduced wastage and building resilient circular companies. In this launch article, Martin Allen Morales, founder of 2N Management, articulates our aims for the channel and how we can end the take-make-waste model which currently prevails.
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.
With the pandemic changing the nature of fundraising for many impact entrepreneurs, we will be exploring market sentiment, new funding opportunities and how to better prepare for online fundraising, by speaking to members of our community with direct experience of this over the last 12 months. We caught up with Steve Butterworth, CEO, Neighbourly, who has just closed out a £3m Series A funding round, to get his views, as an impact entrepreneur who has raised funds in these difficult times.
With the pandemic changing the nature of fundraising for many impact entrepreneurs, we will be exploring market sentiment, new funding opportunities and how to better prepare for online fundraising, by speaking to members of our community with direct experience of this over the last 12 months.
Hans van Houwelingen, Founder and Managing Partner of Urban Impact Ventures, gives his outlook on the current fundraising landscape for impact entrepreneurs, and shares advice on how to use alternate funding routes and limited resources to raise capital.
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 #MeetTheMB100 series, we are profiling the winners of the 2021 MB100; leaders combining profit and purpose to help achieve the UN Global Goals.
This interview series is sponsored by EY.
As we approach Earth Day on Friday 22nd, April 2022, we are focusing on the theme of 'Investing in our Planet’, to understand what climate entrepreneurs and investors believe are the funding gaps and how more capital can flow to the right places.
In this article, Hans van Houwelingen, Founder & CEO, Urban Impact Ventures, discusses their focus on the sustainable transformation of urban areas, and the vital role that impact venture capital can play in supporting entrepreneurs with urban transformational ambitions.
On 'International Day of Living Together in Peace', Mandar Apte, Executive Director, Cities4Peace, shares why there is a strong business case for peace, and the actions entrepreneurs, changemakers and leaders can take to actively promote social harmony within communities and organisations.
In this #MeetTheMB100 series, we are profiling the winners of the 2021 MB100; leaders combining profit and purpose to help achieve the UN Global Goals.
This interview series is sponsored by EY.
In this #MeetTheMB100 series, we are profiling the winners of the 2021 MB100; leaders combining profit and purpose to help achieve the UN Global Goals.
This interview series is sponsored by EY.
To celebrate World Ocean Day, we are focusing on what businesses can do to protect marine ecosystems and sustain the blue economy.
The Plastic Bank has stopped more than 50 million kilograms of plastic from entering our ocean. David Katz, Founder & CEO, discusses what's preventing businesses from doing more to restore marine life, and why we must address it.
In this #MeetTheMB100 interview, Francesco Piazzesi, CEO of Échale, explains how they work with low-income communities in Mexico to build low-carbon homes and tackle homelessness.
This interview series is sponsored by EY and Hogan Lovells.
Catherine Conway’s career has spanned both the private and not-for-profit sectors, always focusing on the interplay of how business interacts…
Manik Dhingra is the Co-Founder of Shoonya Environmental Solutions, which is currently engaged in the scientific disposal of non-recyclable plastic…
Manuel Laredo Garnica is a Bolivian social entrepreneur, named in 2018 as one of the 25 most important economic leaders…
Nabeel Siddiqui is a civil engineer by profession working on eliminating the global housing problem through better use of technology…
Peter Davies is the Founder and CEO of Verv, machine learning experts in the energy sector. Peter is an engineer,…
Poonam Bir Kasturi is the Founder of Daily Dump, which is focused on the design, manufacture, distribution and servicing of…
Dr. Shimrit Perkol-Finkel, Founder and CEO: 20 years of experience in the field of Marine Biology and Ecology in over…
After a 15 year corporate career, Tessa Clarke co-founded OLIO along with Saasha Celestial-One, the world’s only neighbour-to-neighbour food sharing…
Vivekananda Hallekere is the Co-Founder and CEO of Bounce, India’s first smart urban mobility solution, with a mission of making…
Charles Perry is the Founder of Sustainable Future for All, collaborating with businesses to develop effective strategies for sustainability. Consulting…
Jonathan Reichental is the Founder and CEO of Human Future, a global business and technology education, advice and investment service….
Judith Häberli is the Co-Founder and CEO of Urban Connect, an innovative provider of smart urban mobility solutions. As a…
Gil Friend is the Founder, Chair, and CEO of Natural Logic, Inc and Critical Path Capital, where he advises leading…
Haytham is the Founder and Managing Director of SABOR Engineering and Consulting. Sabor E&C is a sustainable project development company…
Bhagya was given a Queen’s Young Leaders Award in 2018 for her work to improve food security in Sri Lanka….
Dustin believes that everyone needs to have technology that empowers them to create healthier living and working environments. From this…
Steve is committed to helping redefine the role of business in building long term sustainable, happy and healthy communities. Neighbourly…
Antonella Romero is a young entrepreneur with extensive experience as advisor for Peru’s Ministry of Production . One day, she…
Jillian Kowalchuk, BA, MSc is an award-winning entrepreneur and the Founder and CEO of Safe & The City, using technology…
Bryan Eagle is the Co-Founder and CEO of Glanris – a company that manufactures a patented, sustainable, low-cost water filtration…
Dominik Campanella is the Co-Founder of restado and Concular. restado is the largest marketplace for reclaimed construction materials in Europe….
Francesco Piazzesi grew up in Mexico passionate about building communities for families who do not have opportunities to access adequate…
Harit is the Founder of Ecolibrium – a global leader in providing solutions to deliver ‘Sustainable Prosperity’ for Large Enterprises….
Hira Batool Rizvi is the Co-Founder and CEO of SheKab. A Fulbright scholar, an Acumen Fellow, and a graduate of…
Ian has been working at the interface between private sector effectiveness and public good for 25 years. Reall’s model has…
Melis Büyüksan is a Turkish female entrepreneur as the Founder and Managing Director of Medlis Ramps, the first wheelchair ramps…
Naveen Krishna founded SMV Green Solutions in 2015 with two objectives in mind. The first was to provide dignified livelihood…
René Espinoza is the CEO at Lazarillo, a free app for the blind and visually impaired which guides users through…
Rikesh Gurung is the Co-Founder and Chair of The Green Road, Bhutan’s first plastic recycling plant. Green Road’s objective is…
Rob King is the Co-Founder and CEO of Zedify, a zero emission delivery service operating in 9 UK cities that…
Robert Falck is the Founder and CEO of Einride, a Swedish technology company that develops and provides freight mobility solutions…
Originally from the South of France, Zakia moved to Scotland when she was 21 years old. For several years, she…
Under Zhang’s leadership, Broad has become the world’s largest manufacturer of technically advanced absorptive air-conditioning equipment. All Broad’s technologies are…
Kidus is the Co-Founder and CEO of Kubik – an environmental tech company turning hard-to-recycle plastic waste into low-carbon, low-cost…
Ronald is the Founder and CEO of Ecomak Recyclers, a One Young World Ambassador, a Savvy Fellow, Mentor, and Coach…
Sabine is a serial entrepreneur, water conservation expert and a thought and change leader, influencing and mobilising stakeholders to collaborate…
Emanuel is Founder and CEO of ecoworks, a start-up that automates and industrialises renovation to decarbonise the building stock at…
Ross is the Founder and CEO of NuMarket, a financial inclusion platform for community businesses. With degrees from the London…
Runa is the Co-Founder and CEO of Development Partners International and has more than 35 years of private equity, emerging…
Stuart is the Founder of Alesca Life Technologies, an agritech company that builds turnkey vertical farms and precision agriculture solutions…
Tejas is the Founder of Carbon Craft Design, which build products by upcycling Air Pollution. Its first product, Carbon Tile,…
Abe Tarapani is the CEO of Atlas AI, a geospatial AI startup that helps organisations anticipate changing societal conditions to…
Abigail Aruna is the CEO of Clean Team Ghana, a social enterprise providing dignified household toilets to low-income communities in…
Adeleye Odebunmi is the CEO of Pakam Technology, a platform as a service (PaaS) company that utilises software applications and…
Amit Haller is the Co-Founder & CEO of Veev Group, a building technology company that develops homes. He has over…
Anna Wright is the Founder & CEO of BindiMaps, Australia’s leading accessible wayfinding app. She is a recognised leader in…
Ikechukwu Arthur Anoke is an award winning transformational leader in Africa, with over 20 years of experience including 17 years…
Kate Bezar is Co-Founder of the Better Packaging Co. Since 2018, the company’s visionary leadership has transformed the industry by…
Stuart Fleming is the Founding Partner of Enviroserve Group of Companies. Stuart has been instrumental in creating change in the…
Ramón Mendiola is an experienced leader in the food and beverage industry in the Americas. He held positions at Phillip…
Rachel is a Vice President and the UN SDG Impact Leader for Stantec, focused on implementing a culture of sustainability…
Boluwatife Arewa is Co-Founder at Scrapays, a cleantech disruptor empowering recycling value chains in emerging economies. A versatile leader skilled…
Noah Wilson-Rich, Ph.D., is Co-Founder & CEO of The Best Bees Company, the US’s most extensive biodiversity and research beekeeping…
Michelle is a city kid, born and raised in Singapore. Having seen the declining food growing capacity in cities and city-dwellers’…
In her executive role, Andrea is responsible for the bank’s social and environment strategy and its integration with the bank’s…
Andrew Savage is part of the founding team at Lime, which offers short-term rentals for emissions-free e-bikes and e-scooters in…
Ayan SR is the Founder of Katidhan, which builds technological solutions to reduce crop losses due to wild animal attacks…
Farhana Rashid is the Founder & CEO of Bhumijo, a social enterprise that is working to ensure hygienic and tech…
Ganesh Shankar is the Founder & CEO of FluxGen, which de-risks industries, cities and utilities from water crisis using an…
Jane Gong is the Founder & Chairman of Olive Times, a reputed health food brand with olive oil at it’s…
Dr. Sara Andreotti is the Founding Director & COO of SharkSafe Barrier, whose flagship product, the SharkSafe Barrier (TM), employs…
Jonathan Maxwell is the Founder & CEO of Sustainable Development Capital LLP, which specialises in developing and investing in efficient…
Diana Yousef is the Founder & CEO of change:WATER Labs, a cleantech venture developing disruptive technologies to increase safe, sustainable…