Meaningful Business

We’re proud to introduce the 2024 Meaningful Business 100 👏 https://lnkd.in/epVATyai Selected by an expert panel of judges from over 850 global nominations, the MB100 winners powerfully demonstrate how combining profit and purpose can tackle complex social and environmental issues. These outstanding individuals will participate in a year-round programme and gain access to investment opportunities, capacity-building resources, and pro-bono services. They will also join the global Meaningful Business community—a diverse, interdisciplinary group of purpose-driven leaders. Please join us in congratulating this year’s winners. We can't wait to welcome you to the network and help scale your work to support the United Nations Global Goals. Thank you to our partners and collaborators who help make the programme possible - EY, Hogan Lovells, Babson College, Green Frontier Capital, Kenya Climate Ventures (KCV) and innovision. #MeaningfulBusiness #2024MB100 #MB100 #SDGs #GlobalGoals #MeetTheMB100

We're so proud of Meaningful Business Community Manager Elikem Vorgbe, who will be speaking at TEDx ALU Rwanda this weekend! 👏 Elikem will be focusing on Africa's data scarcity crisis - understanding the depth of the problem and exploring innovative ways to address it. Find out more 👇

Can socks make a difference? Yes! 🧦 There’s just one week until the International Day of People with Disabilities, and we hope you’ll join us and our partners at Parallel Lifestyle and BAM Clothing in purchasing and wearing a pair of sustainable purple socks on December 3rd 👇 https://lnkd.in/ecmm5Fbd By purchasing a pair of unbelievably soft, bamboo, purple socks you’ll be supporting disabled entrepreneurs and raising positive awareness for disability inclusion 💜 #MeaningfulBusiness #DisabilityInclusion #ReducedInequalities #SDG10 #SDGs #GlobalGoals

Fantastic to see coverage of the Kenyan #2024MB100 winners in Business Today: "The Kenyan honourees, through their work in healthcare innovation, environmental conservation, and equitable resource management, are tackling some of Kenya’s most urgent social and environmental challenges. Their recognition underscores Kenya’s commitment to sustainable growth and highlights the role Kenyan business leaders are playing in redefining the future of impact-driven enterprise in Africa." Biju Mohandas, Partner & Global Head of Healthcare, LeapFrog Investments Camille Rebelo, Co-Founder & COO, EcoPlanet Bamboo Lucy Wanjiku Mutinda, Founder & CEO, ECOCYCLE LTD Paul Russo, CEO, KCB Bank Group Selected by an expert panel of judges, this year's winners powerfully demonstrate how combining profit and purpose can tackle complex social and environmental issues. These outstanding individuals participate in a year-round programme and join the MB community—a diverse, interdisciplinary network of purpose-driven leaders. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/e_MfaBsi #MeaningfulBusiness #MB100 #SDGs #GlobalGoals #MeetTheMB100

From upcycling farm surplus to solar-powered animal deterrents, the Meaningful Business 100 are combining profit and purpose to tackle complex social and environmental issues. Meet five of this year's cohort: Ankur Gopal is the Founder & CEO of Interapt, which provides technology services and community workforce development to industry-leading clients 🖱️ Anna Hammond is the Founder & CEO of Matriark Foods, a circular economy business that upcycles farm surplus from vegetable manufacturers into delicious, healthy food 🥕 Antoine Heuty, a social entrepreneur and economist, is the Senior Vice President of Human Rights at EcoVadis, a leading global sustainability intelligence platform 🌳 Avishek Gupta is the Managing Director & CEO of Caspian Debt, a catalytic debt provider to Indian social enterprises, high-impact start-ups, and financial institutions 🌱 Ayan S.R. SR is the Founder of , which builds technological solutions to reduce crop losses due to wild animal attacks in the agriculture sector 🐾 The MB100 winners gain access to investment opportunities, capacity-building resources, and pro-bono services from our partners, as well as joining the global Meaningful Business community. Find out more about the 2024 MB100: https://lnkd.in/epVATyai #MeaningfulBusiness #2024MB100 #MB100 #SDGs #GlobalGoals #MeetTheMB100

Congratulations to 2022 MB100 Winner Manu Chopra, whose company Karya has been awarded a $1 million grant by Google. Google's support will enable Karya to design an AI digital skilling pathway that allows workers to complete complex digital tasks, making high-paying digital work more accessible to low-income communities globally 💡 Karya is an ethical data company that identifies and trains workers in remote, low-network areas, paying them twenty times the minimum wage. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/gVWxXJ4i. #MeaningfulBusiness #MBCommunity #SDG1 #SDGs #GlobalGoals #CommunityNews

Do you often find yourself asking if you could run something past, or get a new perspective from a peer? Speakers’ Corner, a Meaningful Business member event, is a peer-to-peer learning session that enables our community to showcase their work and source expert advice from other social innovators. This month, we’ll be joined by: Abigail Aruna, CEO, Clean Team Ghana 💦 Huh Dam (Adam), Co-Founder & Director, Stick 'Em 🤖 Kanishk Negi, Sustainable Procurement Director, Schneider Electric ⚡ Matthew Mims, Co-Founder & CEO, hiveonline ApS 💸 To join events like this and become a part of the network, explore our membership offering: https://lnkd.in/dEdjnwu.  #MeaningfulBusiness #MBCommunity #SDGs #GlobalGoals

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our inaugural MB100 Kenya convening at Karen Blixen Coffee Garden last week. Bringing together the country’s most innovative social entrepreneurs, impact investors and corporate sustainability specialists, the event was a powerful reminder of Kenya’s role in delivering the Global Goals. A special thanks to our speakers and facilitators, who brought so much expertise to the day: Andia Laura Chakava, Camille Rebelo, Elizabeth Mwangi, Eric Kimani, Francis Nasyomba, CFA, Gosia Brzezińska, Ikechukwu Anoke, Ivy Langat, Ivy Wanjeri, Jaine M., Josiah Mwangi, Joyce Kamande, Kate Njoroge., Lawrence Gikaru, Leah Okullo, Lucy Wanjiku Mutinda SEWAGE Recycling Engineering, Myriam Sidibé [She/Her], Patricia Ithau HSC, Peter Scott, Saima Irtiza, Sara Holloway, Susan Otieno, Valentine T. and Victor Ndiege. We also want to thank our partners and collaborators who helped make it all possible: Kenya Climate Ventures (KCV), APA Insurance Limited, EY, Hogan Lovells, Babson College, and innovision. Are you interested in joining the Meaningful Business community? Find out more about becoming a member: https://lnkd.in/dEdjnwu. #MeaningfulBusiness #MB100 #MB100Kenya #MB100GlobalTour #SDGs #GlobalGoals

Meet five of this year's Meaningful Business 100 - outstanding individuals who are combining profit and purpose to tackle complex social and environmental issues. Amit Singha is the Founder of Anuprerna, which uplifts India’s Indigenous textile communities by leveraging industries like IT, E-commerce, art, and music 🧵 Amy Blair is the Founder & CEO of Batik Boutique, an award-winning social enterprise in Malaysia which empowers artisans from marginalised communities 👚 Andrew Almack is the Founder & CEO of Plastics For Change , the world’s largest source of fair trade verified recycled plastic, which connects waste-pickers to global markets 🌊 Andrew Savage is part of the founding team at Lime, which offers short-term rentals for emissions-free e-bikes and e-scooters in nearly 30 countries 🚲 Angelique Timmer is the Chief of Impact at KoinWorks, Indonesia’s leading credit-led MSME neo bank, where she oversees impact investing and ESG strategies 💸 Winners will participate in the ongoing MB100 programme and gain access to investment opportunities, capacity-building resources, and pro-bono services from our partners, and will also join our global community. Find out more about the 2024 MB100: https://lnkd.in/epVATyai #MeaningfulBusiness #2024MB100 #MB100 #SDGs #GlobalGoals #MeetTheMB100

With just two days to go until our MB100 Kenya convening, we’re excited to introduce the speakers and facilitators who will be featuring across the programme: Thank you to Andia Laura Chakava, Camille Rebelo, Elizabeth Mwangi, Eric Kimani, Francis Nasyomba, CFA, Ikechukwu Anoke, Ivy Wanjeri, Jaine M., Josiah Mwangi, Joyce Kamande, Lawrence Gikaru, Leah Okullo, Lucy Wanjiku Mutinda, Myriam Sidibé [She/Her], Patricia Ithau HSC, Peter Scott, Saima Irtiza, Sara Holloway, Susan Otieno, Valentine T. and Victor Ndiege for your participation. With innovation showcases, peer-to-peer discussions, expert-led workshops, and 1:1 networking, the agenda has been designed around the priority challenges facing the sustainable business ecosystem in Kenya. We’re pleased to be supported by Kenya Climate Ventures (KCV) and APA Insurance Limited for this impactful gathering, alongside our global partners EY, Hogan Lovells, Babson College and innovision. #MeaningfulBusiness #MB100 #MB100Kenya #MB100GlobalTour #SDGs #GlobalGoals