Vision: To use entertainment to inform, inspire, spark and accelerate positive social change. Action: Uses film, television and digital entertainment to tell high quality, socially relevant and commercially viable stories. Invests in content distribution platforms that allow them to expand their reach. Creates social action campaigns to move content off- screen and into the community. www.ParticipantMedia.com
Vision: Imagine a world in which our economy works for all people – this generation and the next. Action: Reframing the conversation about sustainability – from one of responsibility, cost savings and risk mitigation to one of revenue growth and opportunity for innovation. www.SustainableBrands.com
Vision: A world engaged in the advancement of climate justice. Action: Climate justice is informed by science, responds to science and acknowledges the need for equitable stewardship of the world’s resources. Robinson, a former Irish President, strives to participate in decision- making processes around the world that are fair, accountable, open and corruption-free. www.MRFCJ.org
Vision: A new founding document to evolve our governing systems based on a crowd-sourced Declaration of Interdependance. Action: While the U.S. was founded with a Declaration of Independence, leaders throughout history have affirmed that they are dependent on one another and should enjoy equal rights. She wants equal representation of men and women in government. www.TheFoundingFamily.com
Vision: Celebrities using their public image and power to draw attention to social issues. Action: Used most of the money he earned from the Nespresso commercials to fund a satellite surveillance program over Sudan to monitor war crimes. Clooney actively uses his celebrity status to care about something more than just “celebrity.” www.TakePart.com
Vision: A world where every individual has the courage and compassion to act and make a difference in their community. Action: Created an apparel brand to fund his vision, then established the Academy of Agents of Change – combining adventure learning and social entrepreneurship. Courage + Compassion = Agent of Change. www.LonesomeGeorge.net
Vision: Be an optimist. Focus on a few big goals that can help every person have a healthy, productive life. Action: Some of the projects the foundation funds will fail. Bill and Melinda Gates not only accept that, they expect it—because they think their essential role is to make bets on promising solutions that governments and businesses can’t afford to make. They adjust strategies and share the results so everyone can benefit. www.GatesFoundation.org
Vision: To show the impossible can be done. Action: Losing both legs at age five has not stopped West from reaching the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro and inspiring millions of people to overcome their challenges. He has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for Free The Children – creating clean water programs in Kenya. He is the author of Standing Tall: My Journey. www.MeToWe.com
Vision: A more conscious way of doing business. Action: Mackey has devoted his career to helping shoppers satisfy their lifestyle needs with high- quality natural and organic foods. He cofounded the Conscious Capitalism Movement to challenge business leaders to rethink why their organizations exist, and to acknowledge their roles in the interdependent global marketplace. www.WholeFoodsMarket.com
Vision: Invest in childhood – every day, in times of crisis and for our future. Action: As a member of the board of Save The Children, Garner has deepened her commitment to issues affecting children, especially the fact that a child in poverty will be 18 months behind privileged kids by the age of four. It doesn’t take money to be a good mother, but is does take someone showing you what to do. www.SaveTheChildren.org
