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.

Nominations are now closed. Winners will be announced on Wednesday 11th October 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, mission-possible-event
Venture Partner, EDT Partners
Europe
2021-Forum, Ambassadors, JUDGES 2022, JUDGES 2023, MB100 2021, scaling-impact
Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Seedstars
Europe
2022-Forum-ait, Ambassadors, JUDGES 2022, JUDGES 2023
COO, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Centre
Africa
JUDGES 2023
VP & Head of Grant Programmes, Comic Relief US
North America
JUDGES 2023
Chief Ethics Officer, Lush
North America
2022-Forum-ait, Ambassadors, JUDGES 2022, JUDGES 2023
Executive Director, The Institute for Social Innovation, Babson College
North America
Ambassadors, JUDGES 2022, JUDGES 2023
Board Member, iNVENTRAM
Europe
2022-Forum-ait, Ambassadors, JUDGES 2022, JUDGES 2023, MB100 2019
Chief Sustainability Officer, City Developments Limited
Asia
Ambassadors, JUDGES 2022, JUDGES 2023
Group Director - Bigger Picture, Sky
Europe
JUDGES 2023
CEO, African Venture Philanthropy Alliance
Ambassadors, JUDGES 2022, JUDGES 2023
Group Director of Sustainability, Bupa
UK
JUDGES 2023
Head, Z Zurich Foundation
JUDGES 2023
Africa Head, United Nations Global Compact
Africa
JUDGES 2023
Co-Founder, One Young World
Europe
2021-Forum, Ambassadors, JUDGES 2021, JUDGES 2022, JUDGES 2023, meet-the-judges, paysend-event-1
Chair, Centre for Global Equality
Oceania
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Group Advocacy Director, Virgin Group
Europe
2022-Forum-ait, ait-winners-2022, JUDGES 2023
Founder, C3 & Senior Partner, Global Ventures
Asia
JUDGES 2023
Honorary Director & Trustee, Centre for Innovation in Voluntary Action
Europe
2020-forum, ait-judges-2023, Ambassadors, JUDGES 2020, JUDGES 2021, JUDGES 2022, JUDGES 2023
Assistant Secretary-General, UN & Executive Director, UNITAR
Europe
Ambassadors, JUDGES 2022, JUDGES 2023
CEO & Executive Director, WPP-Scangroup
Africa
JUDGES 2021, JUDGES 2022, JUDGES 2023
Partner & Head of Impact, Good Karma Partners
South America
2021-Forum, 2022-Forum-ait, Ambassadors, JUDGES 2021, JUDGES 2022, JUDGES 2023, scaling-impact
Senior VP, Social Impact, Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth
Europe
2020-forum, ait-judges-2023, Ambassadors, JUDGES 2020, JUDGES 2021, JUDGES 2022, JUDGES 2023
SVP, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights
North America
2022-Forum-ait, ait-winners-2022, JUDGES 2023
Co-Founder & Co-Managing Partner, Green Frontier Capital
North America
Sharmi Surianarain
JUDGES 2023
Chief Impact Officer, Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator
Africa
JUDGES 2023
Head, Community Stewardship & MD, Singapore Market Partnership, Temasek
Asia
2021-Forum, 2022-Forum-ait, Ambassadors, JUDGES 2021, JUDGES 2022, JUDGES 2023, measuring-impact
Co-Founder, Catalyst Group
Asia
Ambassadors, JUDGES 2021, JUDGES 2022, JUDGES 2023
Global Entrepreneurship Leader, EY
North America

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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