The 2024 Meaningful Business 100 (MB100)

The 2024 MB100 are an outstanding group of leaders combining profit and purpose.

Curated by an expert panel of judges, the winners include social entrepreneurs, sustainability leaders, impact investors, and corporate innovators from 79 countries. Winners participate in an annual programme supported by EY, Hogan Lovells, and Babson College, which provides them with access to investment opportunities, capacity-building resources, pro-bono services, and a global community of peers.

 

2023-MB100-Winners
CEO, Clean Team Ghana
2023-MB100-Winners
Co-Founder, Stick ‘Em
2023-MB100-Winners
CEO, Pakam Technology
2023-MB100-Winners
Founder & CEO, Frontier Markets
2023-MB100-Winners
CEO, PadCare Labs
Alex Stephany
2023-MB100-Winners, Ambassadors, MB100 2019, MB100 2020
Founder & CEO, Beam
2023-MB100-Winners
Co-Founder, Gravity Wave
2023-MB100-Winners
Co-Founder & CEO, Veev Group
2023-MB100-Winners
Co-Founder & CEO, Positive Ventures
2023-MB100-Winners
International Executive, Bank Of America
2023-MB100-Winners
Co-Founder & CEO, Eco Brixs
2021-Forum, 2022-Forum-ait, 2023-MB100-Winners, Ambassadors, investing-in-impact, JUDGES 2021, mission-possible-event
Founder & Managing General Partner, Big Idea Ventures
2023-MB100-Winners
Co-Founder & CEO, Leanpath
2023-MB100-Winners
Partner, Satgana
2023-MB100-Winners
Founder & CEO, Phool.co
2023-MB100-Winners
Co-Founder & CEO, BindiMaps
2023-MB100-Winners
Co-Founder & CEO, NeuralMed
2023-MB100-Winners
Co-Founder & CEO, OnMyGrad
2023-MB100-Winners
Worldwide Leader, Microsoft
2023-MB100-Winners
Co-Founder, RACE Energy
2023-MB100-Winners
VP Sustainability & Social Impact, Xylem
2023-MB100-Winners
Co-Founder & CEO, ElectricPe
2023-MB100-Winners
Co-Founder & CEO, Sycamore
2023-MB100-Winners
Founder & CEO, Kosmotive
2023-MB100-Winners
Co-Founder, Scrapays
2023-MB100-Winners
Joint Managing Director, Abundance Investment
2023-MB100-Winners
Co-Founder & CEO, Publiseer
2023-MB100-Winners
Co-Founder & CEO, PremierCredit
2023-MB100-Winners
Founder & CEO, Reel Gardening
2023-MB100-Winners
CEO, Divine Bamboo
2023-MB100-Winners
Founder & CEO, Baeru Environmental Services
2023-MB100-Winners
Senior Vice President, Aligned Climate Capital
2023-MB100-Winners
Founder & COO, Banoo
2023-MB100-Winners
Country Manager, Tek Experts
2023-MB100-Winners
Co-Founder & CEO, Pina Earth
2023-MB100-Winners
CEO, Tropic
2023-MB100-Winners
Founding Partner, LoftyInc Capital Management
2023-MB100-Winners
Founder & CEO, Zuri Health
2023-MB100-Winners
Founder, Humans in the Loop
2023-MB100-Winners
Founder & President, Ecoalf
2023-MB100-Winners
Co-Founder & Managing Director, Zuwa Energy
2023-MB100-Winners
Co-Founder, COO & CFO, Ugani Prosthetics
2023-MB100-Winners
Founder, NatureMetrics
2023-MB100-Winners
Co-Founder, Better Packaging Co.
2023-MB100-Winners
Co-Founder & CEO, DeepSea Technologies
2023-MB100-Winners
Managing Director, Elzian Agro
2023-MB100-Winners
Founder & CEO, Spectrus Sustainable Solutions
2023-MB100-Winners
Founder & CEO, Oliver
2023-MB100-Winners
CEO, Labi
2023-MB100-Winners
Founder & CEO, Nampya Farmers
2023-MB100-Winners
Co-Founder & COO, Rooftop Republic Urban Farming
2023-MB100-Winners
Co-Founder & CEO, Kita
2023-MB100-Winners
Co-Founder & CEO, The Best Bees Company
2023-MB100-Winners
Founder & CEO, Chanja Datti
2023-MB100-Winners
Co-Founder & CEO, HomeBiogas
2023-MB100-Winners
Co-Founder & CEO, GramHeet
2023-MB100-Winners
Founder & CEO, BURN
2023-MB100-Winners
Co-Founder, Battery Smart
2023-MB100-Winners, MB100 2021
Founder, Prevented Ocean Plastic
2023-MB100-Winners
Co-Founder & CEO, Little Thinking Minds
2023-MB100-Winners
Managing Partner, Summa Equity
2023-MB100-Winners
Head of Sustainability, Ethical Partners Funds Management
2023-MB100-Winners
CEO, iHeal HealthTech
2023-MB100-Winners
Head of Sustainability, Misfits Market
2023-MB100-Winners
Founder & CEO, Maziwa
2023-MB100-Winners
Founder & Managing Director, Apon Bazaar
2023-MB100-Winners
Founder & CEO, Revfin Services
2023-MB100-Winners
Co-Founder & CEO, Sehat Kahani
2023-MB100-Winners
Managing Partner, Enygma Ventures
2023-MB100-Winners
Co-Founder & CTO, Adirelounge
2023-MB100-Winners
Head of Sustainable Programming, EssilorLuxottica
2023-MB100-Winners
Founder & CEO, Elephantech
2023-MB100-Winners
Founder & CEO, RAS Luxury Skincare
2023-MB100-Winners
Founder & CEO, LightEd
2023-MB100-Winners
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Enviroserve UAE
2020-forum, 2023-MB100-Winners, MB100 2020
Founder & CEO, iKure Techsoft
2023-MB100-Winners
Co-Founder, Good Nature Agro
2023-MB100-Winners
President, WeSpire - a Bonterra solution
2023-MB100-Winners
Founder, Chair & CEO, Praava Health
2023-MB100-Winners
Founder & CEO, Clean Start Solutions
2023-MB100-Winners
Co-Founder & CEO, Abatable
2023-MB100-Winners
Founder, Fightback
2023-MB100-Winners
Co-Founder & Managing Director, Baan Saijai
2023-MB100-Winners
CEO, Eneza Education
2023-MB100-Winners
CEO, Marine Innovation
2023-MB100-Winners
Co-Founder & CMO, Tespack

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    OUR JUDGES

    JUDGES 2024
    Head of Sustainability - EMEA, Google
    2020-forum, ait-judges-2023, Ambassadors, JUDGES 2019, JUDGES 2020, JUDGES 2021, JUDGES 2022, JUDGES 2023, JUDGES 2024, mission-possible-event
    Director Board of Trustees, Institute of Imagination
    2021-Forum, Ambassadors, JUDGES 2022, JUDGES 2023, JUDGES 2024, MB100 2021, scaling-impact
    Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Seedstars
    Andia Chakava
    JUDGES 2024
    Board Member, 2X Global
    JUDGES 2023, JUDGES 2024
    VP & Head of Grant Programmes, Comic Relief US
    Cheryl Kiser
    2022-Forum-ait, Ambassadors, JUDGES 2022, JUDGES 2023, JUDGES 2024
    Executive Director, The Institute for Social Innovation, Babson College
    JUDGES 2024
    Head of Public Affairs (Switzerland), Zurich Insurance
    Ambassadors, JUDGES 2022, JUDGES 2023, JUDGES 2024
    Board Member, iNVENTRAM
    Emma Jones
    JUDGES 2024
    Founder, Enterprise Nation
    JUDGES 2023, JUDGES 2024
    CEO, African Venture Philanthropy Alliance
    JUDGES 2023, JUDGES 2024
    Africa Head, United Nations Global Compact
    2021-Forum, Ambassadors, JUDGES 2021, JUDGES 2022, JUDGES 2023, JUDGES 2024, meet-the-judges, paysend-event-1
    Chair, Centre for Global Equality
    JUDGES 2024
    Global Sustainability Senior Manager, Unilever
    Mafruza Kahn
    JUDGES 2024
    Director, Global Resource Mobilisation and Partnerships, BRAC
    JUDGES 2023, JUDGES 2024
    Chair, Hogan Lovells
    ait-judges-2023, criminal-justice-event, JUDGES 2023, JUDGES 2024, Speakers
    Group Advocacy Director, Virgin Group
    Maureen McDonagh
    JUDGES 2024
    Head of Sustainability, Arm
    2022-Forum-ait, ait-winners-2022, JUDGES 2023, JUDGES 2024
    Founder, C3 & Senior Partner, Global Ventures
    JUDGES 2024
    Co-Founder, The Lab Girl
    2020-forum, ait-judges-2023, Ambassadors, JUDGES 2020, JUDGES 2021, JUDGES 2022, JUDGES 2023, JUDGES 2024
    Assistant Secretary-General, UN & Executive Director, UNITAR
    JUDGES 2021, JUDGES 2022, JUDGES 2023, JUDGES 2024
    Partner & Head of Impact, Good Karma Partners
    2021-Forum, 2022-Forum-ait, Ambassadors, JUDGES 2021, JUDGES 2022, JUDGES 2023, JUDGES 2024, scaling-impact
    EVP, Global Programmes, Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth
    JUDGES 2024
    Principal Analyst, Impact Sourcing & Sustainability, Everest Group
    JUDGES 2024
    Director of ESG and Social Innovation Centre, CKGSB
    2022-Forum-ait, ait-winners-2022, JUDGES 2023, JUDGES 2024
    Co-Founder & Co-Managing Partner, Green Frontier Capital
    Sarah Geisenheimer
    JUDGES 2024
    VP Innovation, The Rockefeller Foundation
    Sebastian Salinas
    JUDGES 2024
    Founder & CEO, Balloon Latam
    JUDGES 2023, JUDGES 2024
    Head, Community Stewardship, Temasek International
    2021-Forum, 2022-Forum-ait, Ambassadors, JUDGES 2021, JUDGES 2022, JUDGES 2023, JUDGES 2024, measuring-impact
    Co-Founder, Catalyst Group
    Ambassadors, JUDGES 2021, JUDGES 2022, JUDGES 2023, JUDGES 2024
    Global Entrepreneurship Leader, EY

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    MB100 CRITERIA

    Each leader must have:

    I
    Created positive, direct and intended impact aligned
    to one or more SDGs in the last 12 months

    II
    Been the driving force behind the product, service
    or project that combines purpose and profit.

     

    Judges are considering:

     

    I
    Originality of the idea behind the product, service or project

    II
    Longevity of the product, service or project

    III
    Intersectionality – how successful is the product in creating impact across multiple SDGs?

    IV
    Localisation – is the product or service helping local communities take better control of their lives?

    V
    Scalability of the product, service or project – is it replicable?

    VI
    Inclusion – is there a focus on representation of minority groups?

    VII
    Collaboration – has the leader made best use of the core competencies of different stakeholders, and encouraged them to work together?

    VIII
    Affordability – what level of investment did the product or service require? (Low investment, high impact products or services will be favoured)

    IX
    Use of innovation/technology to power the product, service or project

    X
    Is the leader a role model for, and champion of, meaningful business beyond their own company?

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