2023 Global Impact Awards

Shadi Bakour is on a journey to bring the plastic crisis to the forefront and as the Co-Founder and CEO…

Many brilliant people with promising ideas are never discovered or given a chance to succeed. Through the generosity of Eric…

The smile in the middle of the O in O-Bank’s logo says it all. Like any bank, O-Bank wants happy…

Education. Connection. Empowerment.    These are the pillars of Alejandría Corp, Luis Javier Castro’s latest investment company, which he describes as…

Daniel Epstein believes that businesses can drive lasting, scalable change. And capitalism? For him, it’s a tool that can be…

Social entrepreneur Renat Heuberger, a Founding Partner and CEO of South Pole, is a self-described game lover.    Right now, he’s…

A small change, repeated every day, will lead to a big change.    This is the ethos that Jonathan Huy Tran,…

For Greg Murray, the priorities are utility, autonomy and adventure.  “We all want to look back when we’re old and…

In 2013​, Nicholas Reichenbach was leaving Burning Man when he saw a mountain of discarded plastic water bottles from the…

David Reiling has a simple but powerful life philosophy: “You can do well by doing good.” He lives that philosophy…

India faces significant environmental challenges and human safety issues associated with sewer cleaning. Blockages in the sewer lines result in…

 As Country Manager of ENGIE in Brazil, Maurício Bähr’s commitment to improve the quality of life and health of the…

With consumers ranking sustainability as a top priority, Antonio Battaglia, Director of the Leather Business Unit at Silvateam, knew it…

On a visit to her childhood nanny’s rural village in India, Preeyam Budhia, President Business Development of Patton Group, witness…

A two-time world champion runner-up in his category at the Ironman 70.3 World Championships, as well as a three-time finisher…

 “Our streets cannot be the waiting room. The longer people are on the streets, trauma takes a serious toll, making…

In Kenya, agriculture accounts for 70% of employment, yet the country suffers from lack of irrigation as most farmers have…

Every year, the world gets a little trashier.   According to a World Bank report, the planet produces 2.01 billion tons…

True environmental impact requires buy-in from everyone who currently calls the Earth home. So why not make sustainability trendy?    At…

“You can’t be what you can’t see.” Is an adage that Ebru Özdemir, Chairwoman of Limak Holdings and Limak Foundation…

Russell Pullan, CEO of eLeapPower, has big plans for electric vehicles (EV).   Faster charging. Cheaper manufacturing. And completely green —…

With his company, Origin Materials, Inc., (NASDAQ: ORGN), Rich Riley is starting a revolution — a revolution for sustainable materials.  …

David Rosenberg’s mission is simple: Grow the best plants possible for the world to enjoy. In founding AeroFarms, however, the…

To get to work every day, 65% of Latin Americans depend on public transportation — which is often unreliable and…

One in six children under the age of 17 suffers from a mental health disorder; 36% of college students show…