The 2022 MB100
Championing leaders combining profit and purpose #MeetTheMB100
MB100 2022
The 2022 Meaningful Business 100 .
The 2022 MB100 are an outstanding group of leaders combining profit and purpose to help achieve the UN Global Goals.
Curated by an expert panel of 24 judges, winners were chosen from over 750 applications, representing 80+ countries, and were scored across five key areas: Durability, Impact, Innovation, Leadership and Scope.
The 100 individuals include social entrepreneurs, CEOs, sustainability leaders and impact investors from 34 countries, working to tackle the world’s most pressing issues.
The year-round award programme, supported by EY and Hogan Lovells, is designed to help these inspiring business leaders increase their positive impact, through pro-bono services, workshops, mentorship, storytelling and exclusive networking opportunities.
Medea Nocentini
Founder, C3 & Senior Partner, Global Ventures
Sandiip Bhammer
Co-Founder & Co-Managing Partner, Green Frontier Capital
Emily Ewell
Co-Founder & CEO, Pantys
Abdelrazek Aly
Co-Founder & CEO, Bonocle
Abrahim Shah
Founder & CEO, Mobiliti
Alejandra Sánchez Ayala
Head of Sustainability, C&A Mexico
Alejandro Souza
Founder, Pixza & Wemerang
Alexander Gunkel
Founder & MD, Space4Good
Alexis Grosskopf
Founder & CEO, OceanHub Africa
Alexis Normand
Co-Founder & CEO, Greenly
Ali Shabbar
CEO, DeafTawk
Aline Sara
Co-Founder & CEO, NaTakallam
Amy Williams
Founder & CEO, Good-Loop
Ana Paula Manzalli
Co-Founder & Head of Strategy, Sincroniza Educação
Anas Niaz
Founder & CEO, Bioniks
Aniket Doegar
Co-Founder & CEO, Haqdarshak
Antônio José Barreto
Chief Sustainability Officer, Banco do Brasil
Aradhana Lal
SVP, Sustainability & ESG, Lemon Tree Hotels
Anda Sapardan
Co-Founder & COO, Sehati TeleCTG
Angel Waithera
Founder & CEO, LactaMama
Anian Schreiber
Co-Founder & MD, Koa
Christian Chandran
Global Engagement Leader, Social Responsibility, EMEA & APAC, Amazon
Deepak Ushadevi
CEO & MD, Ciel & Terre India
Dieudonne Kwame Agudah
Founder & CEO, WASHKing
Ebinabo Ofrey
Co-Founder & CEO, Gerocare Solutions
Edwin Tan
Co-Founder, Evoware
Eleanor Harry
Founder & CEO, HACE: Data Changing Child Labour
Elissa Glorie
Founder, Moja
Emanuel Heisenberg
Founder & CEO, ecoworks
Emeka Nwachinemere
CEO, Kitovu Technology Company
Ezgi Barcenas
Chief Sustainability Officer, AB InBev
Fahad Ifaz
Co-Founder & CEO, iFarmer
Francescah Munyi
Founder & CEO, Kofar Kenya
Francesco Piazzesi
CEO, Échale a Tu Casa
Gayatri Jolly
Founder & CEO, MasterG and Daughters
Giulio Bonazzi
Chair & CEO, Aquafil
Gizem Önduygu
Founding Partner & Chief Impact Officer, Toyi
Gwenaelle Avice-Huet
Chief Strategy & Sustainability Officer, Schneider Electric
Jean-Baptiste Perrin
VP, Invent for Society Global leader, Capgemini
Jelle Schuitemaker
Co-Founder & CMO, GOAL 3
Jovia Kisaakye
Co-Founder & CEO, Sparkle Agro Brands
Julia Kay
Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Great Wrap
Jacquelyn Kankam
Senior Director of Sustainability & Social Impact, DECIEM
Jason-Louis Carmichael
Co-Founder & CEO, Tibu Health
Kidus Asfaw
Co-Founder & CEO, Kubik
Levana Sani
Co-Founder & CEO, Nalagenetics
Kelvin Chiu
Founder & Principal, Silverstrand Capital
Kelvin Tan
CEO, Project ID
Kentaro Kawamori
Co-Founder & CEO, Persefoni
Kevin Kumala
Co-Founder, Avani
Lieselotte Heederik
Co-Founder & Director, Nazava Water Filters
Lisa Ashford
CEO, Energise Africa
Lubomila Jordanova
Co-Founder & CEO, Plan A
Luna Yu
CEO, Genecis
Luni Libes
CEO, Africa Eats
Manoj Sinha
Co-Founder & CEO, Husk Power Systems
Manu Chopra
Co-Founder & CEO, Karya
Marie-Claire Kuja
Founder & CEO, KujaEcoPads
Markus Gilles
Co-Founder & CEO, Klima
Maroof Ahmed
Co-Founder & COO, Quit Genius
Martha Montoya
CEO, Agtools
Obi Charles Nnanna
Founder & CEO, Kaltani
Paddy Robertson
CEO, Smart Air
Muzalema Mwanza
Founder & CEO, Safe Motherhood Alliance
Nic Klopper
Co-Founder & CEO, hearX Group
Nicky Dee
Founder & Chief Sustainability Officer, Carbon13
Norah Magero
Co-Founder & CEO, Drop Access
Pascal Christiaens
Founder & CEO, Volunteer World
Pauline Koelbl
Founder & Managing Partner, ShEquity
Pedro Beirão
Co-Founder & CEO, Appy Saúde
Rob Kaplan
Founder & CEO, Circulate Capital
Robert Luo
Founder & CEO, Mi Terro
Rodrigo Mena
Founder & Chief Growth Officer, WeTechs
Ronald Mugaiga
Founder & CEO, Ecomak Recyclers
Ross Chanowski
Founder & CEO, NuMarket
Runa Alam
Co-Founder, Partner & CEO, Development Partners International
Sabine Stuiver
Co-Founder & CMO, Hydraloop Systems
Sahar Mansoor
Founder & CEO, Bare Necessities Zero Waste Solutions
Rodrigo Pipponzi
Co-Founder, Editora MOL
Sanket Mehta
Co-Founder & Director, Nutrifresh Farm Tech India
Shashank Samala
CEO, Heirloom Carbon
Shashwat Gangwal
Co-Founder & CEO, InfinityBox
Shina Arogundade
Co-Founder & COO, Trade Lenda
Sanjay Podder
Global Lead, Technology Sustainability Innovation, Accenture
Solitaire Townsend
Co-Founder & Chief Solutionist, Futerra
Sonko Jamal
Founder & CEO, Kyuka Ventures
Srinivas V Bandlamuri
Founder, CEO & Director, Aspartika Biotech
Stuart Oda
Founder & CEO, Alesca Life Technologies
Tejas Sidnal
Founder, Carbon Craft Design
Simpiwe Tshabalala
Group CEO, Standard Bank
Thomas Njeru
Co-Founder & CEO, Pula Advisors
Usama Tanveer
Co-Founder, PakVitae & EveryWater
Vaibhav Lodha
Co-Founder, ftcash
Victor Ndiege
CEO, Kenya Climate Ventures
Victoria Kisyombe
Founder & CEO, Selfina
Virginie Helias
Chief Sustainability Officer, Procter & Gamble
Wietse Van Ransbeeck
Co-Founder & CEO, CitizenLab
Wilfred Njagi
Co-Founder & CEO, Villgro Africa
Yonatan Golan
Co-Founder & CEO, Brevel
Yvon Koudam
Co-Founder & CEO, Kondjigbale
MB100 2022
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.
Ahunna Eziakonwa
Assistant Secretary General & Regional Director, Africa, UNDP
Alan Greenberg
Director Board of Trustees, Institute of Imagination
Alisée de Tonnac
Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Seedstars
Amini Kajunju
Country Director, Peace Corps
Anurag Priyadarshi
Sustainability & CSR Leader, Tata Sons
Bo Ji
Chief Representative for Europe & Assistant Dean, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
Cheryl Kiser
Executive Fellow in Social Innovation, The Institute for Social Innovation, Babson College
Cihan Özsönmez
Board Member, iNVENTRAM
Esther An
Chief Sustainability Officer, City Developments Limited
Fiona Ball
Group Director - Bigger Picture, Sky
Glyn Richards
Group Director of Sustainability, Bupa
Josephine Bush
Co-Founder & CEO, Sustineri Strategy
Jun Wei
Partner & Chair, Greater China Practice, Hogan Lovells
Kimberly Gire
Chair, Centre for Global Equality
Lauren Spitzer
SVP, Fundraising & Philanthropy, Comic Relief USA
Letícia Méo
Co-Founder, Central 12
Nikhil Seth
Assistant Secretary-General, UN & Executive Director, UNITAR
Patricia Ithau
CEO & Executive Director, WPP-Scangroup
Patricia Nader
Partner & Head of Impact, Good Karma Partners
Paul van Zyl
Co-Founder & Chief Creative Officer, The Conduit
Payal Dalal
EVP, Global Programmes, Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth
Sancia Dalley
SVP, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights
Shiv Kumar
Co-Founder, Catalyst Group
