The Meaningful Business 100 2023

Nominations are now open for the fifth edition of the Meaningful Business 100 award programme, celebrating leaders globally combining profit and purpose to help achieve the UN Global Goals.

The deadline for submissions is
Friday 30th June 2023.

ABOUT THE MB100

Comprising corporate CEOs, sustainability leaders, impact investors, entrepreneurs and micro-entrepreneurs, the MB100 cuts across geography, industry, role and company size to recognise outstanding work being done to solve the most pressing social and environmental issues we are facing today.

The year-long award programme consists of pro-bono services from our partners, mentorship, workshops, networking and storytelling to help winners showcase their work and increase their positive impact.

OUR JUDGES

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
2022-Forum-ait, Ambassadors, JUDGES 2022, JUDGES 2023
COO, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Centre
JUDGES 2023, JUDGES 2024
VP & Head of Grant Programmes, Comic Relief US
JUDGES 2023
Chief Ethics Officer, Lush
Cheryl Kiser
2022-Forum-ait, Ambassadors, JUDGES 2022, JUDGES 2023, JUDGES 2024
Executive Director, The Institute for Social Innovation, Babson College
Ambassadors, JUDGES 2022, JUDGES 2023, JUDGES 2024
Board Member, iNVENTRAM
2022-Forum-ait, Ambassadors, JUDGES 2022, JUDGES 2023, MB100 2019
Chief Sustainability Officer, City Developments Limited
Ambassadors, JUDGES 2022, JUDGES 2023
Group Director - Bigger Picture, Sky
JUDGES 2023, JUDGES 2024
CEO, African Venture Philanthropy Alliance
Ambassadors, JUDGES 2022, JUDGES 2023
Group Director of Sustainability, Bupa
JUDGES 2023
Head, Z Zurich Foundation
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 2023, JUDGES 2024
Chair, Hogan Lovells
ait-judges-2023, criminal-justice-event, JUDGES 2023, JUDGES 2024, Speakers
Group Advocacy Director, Virgin Group
2022-Forum-ait, ait-winners-2022, JUDGES 2023, JUDGES 2024
Founder, C3 & Senior Partner, Global Ventures
JUDGES 2023
Honorary Director & Trustee, Centre for Innovation in Voluntary Action
2020-forum, ait-judges-2023, Ambassadors, JUDGES 2020, JUDGES 2021, JUDGES 2022, JUDGES 2023, JUDGES 2024
Assistant Secretary-General, UN & Executive Director, UNITAR
Ambassadors, JUDGES 2022, JUDGES 2023
CEO & Executive Director, WPP-Scangroup
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
2020-forum, ait-judges-2023, Ambassadors, JUDGES 2020, JUDGES 2021, JUDGES 2022, JUDGES 2023
SVP, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights
2022-Forum-ait, ait-winners-2022, JUDGES 2023, JUDGES 2024
Co-Founder & Co-Managing Partner, Green Frontier Capital
Sharmi Surianarain
JUDGES 2023
Chief Impact Officer, Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator
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

SEE PREVIOUS WINNERS

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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