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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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.
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.
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 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 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 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 interview series, we are profiling the winners of the 2020 MB100; leaders combining profit and purpose to help achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
As part of our 'Regenerate' channel, we hone in on one of the main objectives in a circular economy - the drive to eliminate waste and pollution, inviting entrepreneurs working towards extending the lifespan of the products, materials and services they use, to share with their success stories and the barriers that still affect them whilst operating in a predominantly linear system.
As part of our 'Regenerate' channel, in partnership with 2N Management, we hone in on one of the main objectives in a circular economy - the drive to eliminate waste and pollution. We are inviting entrepreneurs working towards extending the lifespan of the products, materials and services they use, to share with their success stories and the barriers that still affect them whilst operating in a predominantly linear system.
In this article, Tom Szaky, CEO and Founder of TerraCycle and Loop, articulates how multi-stakeholder partnerships are essential in driving action and innovation in the reuse space.
As part of our 'Regenerate' series, in partnership with 2N Management, we are exploring the way organisations are applying circular economy practices across multiple industries as an effective framework for achieving the UN Global Goals, speaking to the leaders who are changing the way we produce and consume goods.
In this article, Marcelo Behar, VP Sustainability at global cosmetics group Natura &Co, shares the steps its subsidiary brands are taking to reach their target of 95%+ renewable ingredients, and 95%+ biodegradable formulas, by 2030.
Continuing our deep dive into the Circular Economy as an effective framework for achieving the UN Global Goals, we are focusing on the impact that businesses implementing circular and regenerative practices can have on SDG 2: Zero Hunger.
Neighbourly facilitates the daily redistribution of surplus food to thousands of local good causes across the UK and Ireland for Lidl, Aldi, M&S and Sainsbury's, as well as other organisations in the supply chain. We spoke to its CEO, Steve Butterworth, to explore how circular practices help address food insecurity, and what businesses can do to help serve communities.
Tom Szaky, CEO and Founder of TerraCycle and Loop, is on a mission to eliminate the very idea of waste. Here he proposes that while consumer preferences determine demand, businesses and industry must create access to recycling programmes and steward redesign to drive change.
This article is part of our 'Regenerate' channel, in partnership with 2N management.
Continuing our deep dive into the Circular Economy as an effective framework for achieving the UN Global Goals, we are focusing on the impact that businesses implementing circular and regenerative practices can have on SDG 2: Zero Hunger.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Continuing on our focus on 'Investing in our Planet’, we are speaking to climate entrepreneurs and investors to understand what they believe are the funding gaps and how more capital can flow to the right places.
In this article, Kaushal Shah, Founder & CEO, envoPAP shares his experience of raising capital, and the 'three essential boxes' that must be ticked before approaching investors.
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.
In this #MeetTheMB100 interview, we speak to Jean-Baptiste Perrin, VP, Invent for Society Global leader of Capgemini on how they are using technology to enable social and environmental solutions.
This interview series is sponsored by EY and Hogan Lovells.
In this #MeetTheMB100 interview, Edwin Tan, Co-Founder of Evoware, explains how they are using seaweed to create a viable alternative to petroleum-derived plastics, stopping the flow of ocean-bound plastic packaging in Indonesia.
This interview series is sponsored by EY and Hogan Lovells.
In this #MeetTheMB100 interview, Robert Luo, Founder & CEO of Mi Terro, explains how their price-competitive biopolymers spell the end of PVAs, a plastic wrapping central to many water-soluble products.
This interview series is sponsored by EY and Hogan Lovells.
In this #MeetTheMB100 interview, Jacquelyn Kankam, Senior Director of Sustainability and Social Impact at DECIEM, explains how the beauty product business is reducing its carbon footprint and minimising waste in its operations and supply chain.
This interview series is sponsored by EY and Hogan Lovells.
In this #MeetTheMB100 interview, Emily Ewell, Co-Founder & CEO of Pantys, explains her views on entrepreneurship, and how Pantys is breaking the taboo surrounding menstruation.
This interview series is sponsored by EY and Hogan Lovells.
In this #MeetTheMB100 interview, Jane Mosbacher Morris, Founder & CEO of TO THE MARKET, shares how they are providing fair wage work by harnessing the purchasing power of retailers and corporations to benefit both people and the planet to ensure empowerment for women and other overlooked suppliers.
This interview series is sponsored by EY, Hogan Lovells and Babson College.
In this #MeetTheMB100 interview, Charlotte Harrington, Co-CEO of Belu, discusses how their business model and impactful partnerships with nature-based organisations, as well as the hospitality sector is creating industry-wide systems change, across multiple UN SDGs.
This interview series is sponsored by EY, Hogan Lovells and Babson College.
In just 13 years, Amy Powney has gone from sweeping the cutting-room floor at Mother of Pearl to taking the…
Andrew Cooper co-founded sustainability brand 4ocean, with a fellow surfer Alex Schulze in January 2017, with a vision of cleaning…
Annemarie Meisling is Senior Director of Corporate Affairs at Chr. Hansen – a leading bioscience company that is recognised as…
Catherine Conway’s career has spanned both the private and not-for-profit sectors, always focusing on the interplay of how business interacts…
David is the Founder and CEO of Plastic Bank, a social enterprise helping the world stop ocean plastic while improving…
Elijah Amoo Addo is a Ghanaian chef and food stylist who has become a social entrepreneur through his creation of…
Emmanuel Faber was appointed as the inaugural Chair of the International Sustainability Standards Board in December 2021, effective 1 January…
Gabriel Chaman is the Co-Founder of Ally Mishky, an organisation that supports the sustainable production of agroecological and healthy products…
Hamdi Ulukaya is Founder and CEO of Chobani, one of the fastest growing food companies in the last decade and…
Jesper Brodin is the CEO of Ingka Group. His career with IKEA spans over 20 years, and he stepped into…
João Paulo Ferreira is the CEO of Natura, the No. 1 cosmetics manufacturer in Brazil. Natura has built a presence…
Kaushal Shah is the Founder and CEO of envoPAP, a certified B Corporation which makes innovative, sustainable packaging and paper…
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…
Marie-Claire Daveu is Kering’s Chief Sustainability Officer and Head of International Institutional Affairs. She sets out the strategy and ambitious…
Markku Teräsvasara is the CEO and President of Metso Outotec. Metso Outec is a frontrunner in sustainable technologies, end-to-end solutions…
Noel Kinder is Nike’s Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO). As the CSO, Noel leads Global Sustainability, a team committed to protecting…
Poonam Bir Kasturi is the Founder of Daily Dump, which is focused on the design, manufacture, distribution and servicing of…
Raj is the Co-Founder and CEO of AquaConnect, a pioneering deep learning/AI startup that works with shrimp and fish aquaculture…
Rose Marcario was the President and CEO of outdoor clothing company and private benefit corporation Patagonia. Prior to joining the…
Sarah Kaeck is the Founder and CEO of Bee’s Wrap, which grew out of a need in Sarah’s own family…
Stephen Boobyer is Co-Founder and Deputy Chair of the World of Books Group. He was Managing Director from 2008 to…
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…
Theresa Millard runs Sustainability, Stewardship and the Kohler WasteLAB at Kohler Company. Millard joined Kohler Co. in 1988 and has…
Toni Petersson has been the CEO of oat milk producer, Oatly, for almost six years. He believes Oatly can contribute…
Ami Komoda is the Founder of LeapCog Consulting, a support service helping purpose-driven and female-led SMEs to achieve sustainable growth…
Arancha Cordero is currently the Chief Growth Officer at Danone Waters, where she encourages people to have healthier drinking habits…
Christian Cadeo is currently the Managing Partner, Asia for Big Idea Ventures. Big Idea Ventures is a venture capital fund…
Ivonne Gamboa is the Co-Founder, CEO and President of GOAT, a social enterprise offering a sustainable solution for food waste…
Mittal Kothari currently leads Environmental and Sustainability Strategy at Cambridge University Press and Assessments. She was recently sustainability lead at…
Alina Bassi is a Google for Startups Female Founder alumni and more recently, she joined the Forbes 30 under 30…
Andrew D. Ive, Founder & Managing General Partner, created Big Idea Ventures to solve the world’s biggest challenges by supporting…
Fiona has over 15 years’ experience in leading global campaigns. Starting her career at IMG in Florida working for tennis…
Anna is the Co-Founder of Real Food Bar, a company that manufactures nutrient-dense bars that tackle food waste through partnerships…
Tom Szaky is Founder and CEO of TerraCycle, a global leader in the collection and repurposing of complex waste streams….
Having resigned as a business analyst, Fela started out as the Founder and Creative Director at SALUBATA. He has won…
Ady is the Co-Founder and CEO of Nilus, an impact-driven company that develops technology to fight against food insecurity. Nilus…
Marcelo Behar is a sociologist and a lawyer graduated at University of São Paulo, in Brazil. He has worked in…
Sahar is the Founder and CEO of Bare Necessities, a social enterprise rooted in the philosophy of zero-waste, circular economy…
Anna Gedda was appointed Global Manager of H&M Foundation in March 2023, having previously been Head of Sustainability at H&M…
Bob is Senior Vice President, Cognitive Applications, Blockchain, and Ecosystems at IBM, where he is responsible for infusing emerging and…
Jean Moreau is the Co-Founder of Phenix, a socially conscious company providing citizens and companies with easy ways to take…
David Drew trained as a Chemical Engineer at the University of Natal and started his career in the FMCG space…
Daphna Nissenbaum is the Co-Founder and CEO of TIPA®, a leading developer and manufacturer of compostable packaging founded in Israel…
Kimberley is the Founder and CEO of Vested, a company with a mission to ‘redefine millionaire to be a person…
May Al-Karooni is the Founder and CEO of Globechain –the world’s largest reuse marketplace that connects corporates to charities and…
Having learnt about what some are calling the Global Food Waste Scandal, Rayner founded Lumitics, a technology startup with a…
As Co-Founder and Co-CEO of UBQ Materials, Tato Bigio is redefining the concept and value of everything we discard. By…
Melina Marcus Co-Founded Rebel Green with Ali Florsheim because they know that style has the power to change consumer habits…
Katrina Shum leads Lush Cosmetics’ sustainability program across five manufacturing facilities, two distribution centres and 250 retail shops in North…
Co-Founder of The Cheeky Panda along with his partner Julie Chen, Cheeky Panda is ranked 6th in the UK’s top…
Adebowale (Debo) Onafowora is a social entrepreneur with expertise in Agribusiness and Value Chain Development spanning 17 years. He is…
Alice Yung is Co-Founder and CEO of Micro PC – a social enterprise that aims to clean up the ocean…
Arnolda Shiundu is the Sustainability Lead Africa at Diageo playing a critical role in supporting the development and delivery of…
Celia Pool is the Co-Founder at DAME, which makes sustainable period products with the belief that women and the planet…
Chioma Ukonu is an award-winning social entrepreneur and social development professional with over a decade of hands-on experience and international…
Corine was born in 1973, Dutch by birth, married, and a mum of four. She graduated from Amsterdam University with a…
Dominik Campanella is the Co-Founder of restado and Concular. restado is the largest marketplace for reclaimed construction materials in Europe….
Chidozie Igweilo is a hardware enthusiast passionate about electronic products, specifically solar powered. He is the founder of Quadloop, an…
Emily Ewell is the Co-Founder and CEO of Pantys, the leading menstrual underwear brand in sustainability and women’s healthy intimates….
Fran Beer founded The Beeswax Wrap Co. in 2017 in a bid to live more sustainably and plastic-free. Now the…
Gihan Amarasiriwardena is the Co-Founder and President at Ministry of Supply – a retail company innovating materials and design to…
James Reinhart is Founder and CEO at ThredUP – the world’s largest fashion resale platform, promoting the switch to secondhand…
Juliet Namujju is a female changemaker, entrepreneur, fashion designer, wastepreneur, environmentalist and innovator. She is also the founder of Kimuli…
Lena Pripp-Kovac is the Chief Sustainability Officer at Inter IKEA Group – covering the IKEA product and food range, supply,…
Michael is one of the two Co-Founders of AgFunder, one of the most active foodtech and agtech VCs globally. He…
Michael Maggio is the Founder and President at iWrc (Inclusive Waste Recycling Consortium), a digitally enabled collaborative platform that builds…
Olcay Silahlı is the Co-Founder and CEO of Fazla Gıda (Whole Surplus). He was born in 1988 and spent his…
Richardos Lebbos is thte Founder and CEO of Startchy. Startchy is a US based a research and development house, developed…
Sarah Paiji Yoo is Co-Founder and CEO at Blueland. She is on a mission to change conventional cleaning and personal…
Sean Molloy is a Co-Founder of Avertana, and was its CEO until 2020 before taking the post of Founding Director….
Tülin Akın, Founder of TABIT Agricultural Information and Communication Technologies, was brought in to action Turkey’s first communication, e-learning and…
S4S Technologies is the food preservation company that invents new food processing machines. S4S sells these machines to farmers to…
Alejandra is the Head of Sustainability at C&A Mexico, where she leads the implementation of C&A’s global sustainability strategy in…
Gizem is the Founding Partner and Chief Impact Officer of Toyi, an İstanbul-based social enterprise that aims to transform the…
Obi is the Founder and CEO of Kaltani, a recycling company positioned to solve the growing plastic waste and unemployment…
From a young age Julia was drawn to all things material and design which led her to a career in…
Kevin is the Co-Founder of Avani, an eco-technology company in Bali, Indonesia, that has become a global purveyor of sustainable…
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…
Deepak is the CEO and Managing Director of Ciel & Terre India, where he is instrumental in developing the solar…
Solitaire is a renowned sustainability expert and solutionist. From Google to the United Nations, Ikea to WWF, Solitaire works with…
Giulio has dedicated his career to evolving Aquafil S.p.A. into a leading player in the global carpet and textile materials…
Edwin is the Co-Founder of Evoware, aiming to create a world without plastic waste by providing and innovating solutions for…
Luna is the CEO of Genecis Bioindustries. She completed her Bachelors and Masters in Environmental Science at the age of…
Jackie is Senior Director of Sustainability and Social Impact at DECIEM. She leads the overarching company initiatives towards doing good…
Robert is Founder and CEO of Mi Terro and a three-time entrepreneur with two exits. He has many years of…
Jean-Baptiste leads Capgemini Invent’s impact initiatives and business in both social and environmental territories: Invent for Society, delivering more than…
Shashwat is the Founder of InfinityBox, a startup in the food-delivery industry designed to do away with single-use plastic containers…
Sanket is the Founder of Nutrifresh Farm Tech, an agritech startup focused on helping Indian farmers leverage modern technology to…
With over three decades of experience at Procter & Gamble in Brand Management and Innovation, Virginie has a broad experience…
Gwenaelle is the Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer at Schneider Electric and member of the Executive Committee. She presides over…
Tejas is the Founder of Carbon Craft Design, which build products by upcycling Air Pollution. Its first product, Carbon Tile,…
Plastic is a very visual problem in Uganda being burnt on roadsides and dumped in waterways. Passionate about creating green…
Andrew Shakman is Co-Founder & CEO of Leanpath, a certified B-Corp with a mission to make food waste prevention and…
Austin Alexander is Vice President, Sustainability and Social Impact at Xylem, a global water technology provider. In this role, she…
Charlotte Harrington is Co-CEO of leading drinks company Belu Water, striving to change the way the world sees water. She…
Having founded Fun & Basics in 1995, a company specializing in contemporary fashion handbags and accessories, Javier grew the business…
Kate Bezar is Co-Founder of the Better Packaging Co. Since 2018, the company’s visionary leadership has transformed the industry by…
Funto Boroffice is the Founder & CEO of award-winning Chanja Datti, a waste collection and recycling social enterprise dedicated to…
Sarah Odiavbara is the Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer of Adirelounge. They create sustainable textiles using agricultural waste like banana…
Shinya Shimizu is Founder & CEO of Elephantech which has reinvented the circuit board for a sustainable world and is…
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…
Susan Hunt Stevens is the Founder & President of WeSpire, an award-winning employee experience technology platform focused on engaging people…
Jane Mosbacher Morris is the Founder & CEO of TO THE MARKET, a software platform enabling responsible vendor compliance and…
Manuel Oliva is the Founder & CEO of Oliver with an ambitious and achievable vision of impacting the food and…
Committed to circular and green economy, Mahadev Chikkanna is the Founder & CEO of Spectrus Sustainable Solutions, co-founded with his…
Wan Young Cha is the CEO of Marine Innovation, which makes 100% eco-friendly bioplastics using seaweed by-products. They use an…
Rose Hartley is the Head of Sustainability at Misfits Market, a U.S. e-grocer, where she leads the company’s mission to…
Larisa is founder & CEO of t7berlin, a multiple award-winning sustainable 3D knitwear brand. She has over 20 years professional…
Abel Teo is the Co-Founder & CEO of Castomize Technologies, on a mission to make healthcare more accessible, effective and…
Anna Hammond is the Founder & CEO of Matriark Foods, a circular economy food business launched in 2019 that upcycles…
Clare Murray is the Co-Founder of Blume Equity, a growth equity climate tech fund investing across Europe with offices in…
Denica Riadini-Flesch is an Indonesian economist turned social entrepreneur, author, keynote speaker, and advocate for women & Nature. As the…
Disney Petit is the Founder & CEO of LiquiDonate, a software company offering businesses a sustainable solution for excess inventory…
Rahul Nainani is the Co-Founder & CEO of ReCircle – a clean-tech organisation on a mission to drive the circular…
Rebecca is Unilever’s Chief Sustainability Officer, responsible for the company’s sustainability strategy and implementation globally. This includes embedding sustainability across…
Neha Jain is the Founder of Zerocircle, which is scaling its game-changing coated products in major markets, including the EU,…
Ornella Basilotta is the Co-Founder & Director of Fracking Design, a certified B company of circular economy and triple bottom…
Willie Ng is Co-Founder & MD of Global Cerah, a Malaysia-based cleantech startup that integrates organic waste management and production…
Umeeda Switlo is the Co-Founder & CEO of Naledo, a Belize-based company best known for creating the world’s first wildcrafted…
Amit Singha is the Founder of Anuprerna, on a mission to create a sustainable brand to uplift India’s indigenous textile…