The Meaningful Business 100 2020

The second edition of the MB100 received over 500 nominations from 70 countries and uncovered an inspiring set of leaders including corporate CEOs, entrepreneurs, sustainability leaders and impact investors. Curated by an expert panel of 16 judges, the winner were scored across five key areas: Impact, Leadership, Innovation, Durability and Scope.

 
MB100 2020
President, PowerGen Renewable Energy
North America
MB100 2020
Founder & CEO, Colourful Giggles Nutrition
Africa
MB100 2020
Co-Founder and CEO, Nilus
South America
2020-forum, MB100 2020
Founder & CEO, Patapia
Africa
MB100 2020
Co-Founder & CEO, Wazi
Africa
Alex Stephany
Ambassadors, MB100 2019, MB100 2020
Founder & CEO, Beam
Europe
Ambassadors, MB100 2019, MB100 2020
Founder & CEO, Babylon Health
Europe
2020-forum, Ambassadors, JUDGES 2021, MB100 2020
CEO, Guardian Media Group
Europe
MB100 2020
Global Manager, H&M Foundation
Europe
Ambassadors, MB100 2020
Co-Founder, The SHIFT
Europe
MB100 2020
Co-Founder, EcoTrash
South America
MB100 2020
CEO, Kara Technologies
Oceania
MB100 2020
Founder & CEO, Spout
North America
MB100 2020
Co-Founder & CEO, BanQu
North America
MB100 2020
Co-Founder & CTO, Zap-Map
Europe
MB100 2020
Founder & MD, Eshkol Agro Solutions
Asia
MB100 2020
SVP, Cognitive Applications, Blockchain & Ecosystems, IBM
North America
MB100 2020
Co-Founder & CEO, Ampd Energy
Asia
MB100 2020
Founder, Guiaderodas
South America
2020-forum, MB100 2020
Founder, Akamae
Europe
MB100 2020
VP, Environmental Responsibility, Patagonia
North America
2020-forum, MB100 2020
Founder, CEO & President, SimpliPhi Power
North America
Ambassadors, MB100 2020, mission-possible-event
Founder & CEO, Change Please
Europe
2020-forum, MB100 2020
MD, Radix Group
Asia
MB100 2020
Co-Founder & Director, Cheeky Panda
Europe
MB100 2020
Co-Founder & CEO, M-Shule
Africa
MB100 2020
Co-Founder & CEO, TIPA
Middle East
Ambassadors, MB100 2020
Founder & CEO, Maanch
Europe
MB100 2020
Head of Sustainability, SEABU, The Coca-Cola Company
Africa
Ambassadors, MB100 2019, MB100 2020
Founder & CEO, Plastic Bank
North America
2020-forum, MB100 2020
Managing Partner, VictoriaLens
Africa
MB100 2019, MB100 2020, mission-possible-event, paysend-event-1
Founder, Wizenoze
Europe
MB100 2020
SVP, Head of UK, Orsted
Europe
MB100 2020
Founder & CEO, Impact Investment Exchange
Asia
Ambassadors, MB100 2020
Founder and Brand Director, Deliciously Ella
Europe
MB100 2020
Founder and CEO, Beyond Meat
North America
MB100 2020
Founder and CEO, Treedom
Europe
MB100 2020
Founder & CEO, SALUBATA
Africa
MB100 2020
Co-Founder, KIMS Crowd /Kim's Microfinance
Africa
MB100 2020
CEO, Ti.Saúde
South America
MB100 2020
CEO, Platzi
South America
MB100 2020
Co-Founder and MD, Maïa Africa
Africa
Ambassadors, MB100 2019, MB100 2020
Founder and CEO, Chobani
North America
MB100 2020
Co-Founder and CEO, CoSchool
South America
2020-forum, Ambassadors, MB100 2020
Founder, Solar Ear
South America
2020-forum, MB100 2020
Founder and CEO, Eco Wave Power
Middle East
MB100 2020
Co-Founder and CEO, UBQ Materials
Asia
MB100 2020
Founder and Director, XiliNat
South America
MB100 2020
Founder and Chairman, Phenix
Europe
MB100 2020
Founder and CEO, Safe & The City
Europe
MB100 2020
Founder and CEO, Upcycle Africa
Africa
MB100 2020
Co-Founder, Safi Organics
Africa
2020-forum, Ambassadors, MB100 2019, MB100 2020, mission-possible-event
Founder and former CEO, Good Energy
Europe
Ambassadors, MB100 2019, MB100 2020, MB100 2021
Chief Sustainability Officer, Google
North America
MB100 2020
North America Sustainability Officer, Lush
North America
MB100 2020
Co-Founder and Director, M-SCAN
Africa
MB100 2020
Co-Founder and CEO, Clever Play Education & Training
Asia
MB100 2020
Co-Founder and CEO, Duolingo
North America
MB100 2020
Vice President Sustainability & Group Affairs, Natura&Co
South America
MB100 2020
Chief Product Officer, Gympass
South America
MB100 2020
Founder, Drone Labs
North America
MB100 2020
Co-Founder, Rebel Green
North America
MB100 2020
CEO, Solo Group
North America
MB100 2020
Founder and CEO, Cherehani Africa
Africa
MB100 2020
Founder & CEO, Coldhubs
Africa
MB100 2020
Co-Founder and CEO, MamaOpe
Africa
MB100 2020
Founder and CEO, MoooFarm
Asia
MB100 2020
CEO, Renovatio/VerBem
South America
MB100 2020
Co-Founder, WOOP (Women of Opinion)
Asia
MB100 2020
Co-Founder and CEO, Lumitics
Asia
2020-forum, JUDGES 2021, MB100 2019, MB100 2020
Founder & CEO, Globalance Bank
Europe
Ambassadors, MB100 2020
Chief Toaster, Toast Ale
Europe
2020-forum, MB100 2020
Founder, SEP Jordan
Asia
MB100 2020
CEO, umgrauemeio
South America
2020-forum, MB100 2020
Co-Founder, Nabta Health
Europe
ait-winners-2022, MB100 2020
Founder and CEO, Bare Necessities Zero Waste Solutions
Asia
2020-forum, MB100 2020
Co-Founder and CEO, Yunus Social Business
Europe
2020-forum, MB100 2020
Founder and CEO, iKure Techsoft
Asia
MB100 2020
Chief Impact Officer, Salesforce
North America
MB100 2020
General Manager, Microsoft Brazil
South America
MB100 2020
Co-Founder & CTO, Saathi
Asia
2020-forum, 2021-Forum, Ambassadors, MB100 2020, MB100 2021, scaling-impact
Founder and CEO, TerraCycle
North America
MB100 2020
CEO, Gigawatt Global
Middle East
MB100 2020
Co-Founder and CEO, Vera Solutions
Europe

 

OUR JUDGES

2020-forum, Ambassadors, JUDGES 2019, JUDGES 2020, JUDGES 2021, JUDGES 2022, JUDGES 2023, mission-possible-event
Venture Partner, EDT Partners
Europe
2020-forum, JUDGES 2020
Global CMO, PwC
Europe
2020-forum, JUDGES 2019, JUDGES 2020
CEO, Gurīn Energy
Asia
JUDGES 2019, JUDGES 2020, JUDGES 2021
Senior Fellow in Social Innovation, Babson College
North America
2020-forum, Ambassadors, JUDGES 2020
Director of Purpose & Impact, SailGP
Europe
2020-forum, JUDGES 2020, mission-possible-event
Managing Partner, Bamboo Capital Partners
Europe
Ambassadors, geoff-video, JUDGES 2019, JUDGES 2020, mindWorks-ttlomh, mission-possible-event
Co-Founder, Minds@Work and former Global VP, Unilever
Europe
2020-forum, JUDGES 2020, mindWorks-ttlomh, mission-possible-event
Founder & CEO, Global Citizen Capital
Asia
Ambassadors, How can a purpose-led business hold itself to account?, JUDGES 2020, mission-possible-event
Chair of The Board of Directors, The Conduit
Europe
Ambassadors, JUDGES 2020, mission-possible-event
Founder, iamtheCODE
Europe
Ambassadors, JUDGES 2020, mission-possible-event
Founder, Brands on a Mission
Africa
2020-forum, Ambassadors, JUDGES 2020, JUDGES 2021, JUDGES 2022, JUDGES 2023
Assistant Secretary-General, UN and Executive Director, UNITAR
Europe
JUDGES 2020
EVP, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Porter Novelli
North America
2020-forum, Ambassadors, JUDGES 2020, JUDGES 2021
CEO, Forum for the Future
Europe
2020-forum, Ambassadors, JUDGES 2020, JUDGES 2021, JUDGES 2022, JUDGES 2023
SVP, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights
North America
Ambassadors, JUDGES 2020, mission-possible-event
CEO, Southern African Women in Leadership
Africa

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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