Vision: Raising the number of women on boards to 20 percent by 2020. Action: Sonnabend believes her campaign will redefine good corporate governance and gender diversity standards, and create corporate action. The best boards harvest diverse experience, skills and perspective. www.2020WOB.com
Vision: To serve society’s most pressing needs by unlocking the potential of the world’s greatest entrepreneurs – the poor. Action: With a mission to interact, incubate and create, Yunus created the world’s first bank for the poor, with a focus on rural women. The bank now has revenue of US$178 million and employs more than 22,000 people. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006. www.GrameenCreativeLab.com
Vision: A world where no one is powerless and creating change is part of everyday life. Action: The world’s first online platform for change has provided a petition tool for more than 87 million users since 2007. Rattray’s mission is to empower people everywhere to create the change they want to see. Twenty-five million people across 50 countries have already participated in at least one winning campaign. www.Change.org
Vision: Change everywhere requires everyone to be a changemaker. Action: The role of the social entrepreneur is to advance change for the common good and to conceive new patterns that grow and spread. The best way is to get local people to see this vision, to want it and to organize to make it happen. In 1980 he launched Ashoka with a vision of “Everyone a Changemaker.” www.Ashoka.org
Vision: We must expand life beyond this green and blue ball or go extinct. Action: Musk says his ideas can change history. At his car company, employees believe they are saving the planet, and at the rocket company, they believe in giving the inhabitants of this world a second chance on another planet – if this one gets messed up. His open software approach to propriety information is also revolutionary. www.TeslaMotors.com
Vision: An era that will put unprecedented value on talent as the main driver of business success. Action: ManpowerGroup is leading governments and business leaders to re-examine how they leverage human potential in an increasingly volatile world. They don’t pretend they have a social conscience, because the core of their business is already that. www.ManpowerGroup.com
Vision: To change existing cancer research techniques to one of collaboration, not competition. Action: The medical research model has long been built upon a system of competition – funding (grants) and accolades. Diagnosed with multiple myeloma (cancer of the blood), Giusti created an organization that is now the world’s number one multiple myeloma research funder. This has changed the way research is done. www.TheMMRF.com
Vision: Inspire the next generation of content creators to focus on gender equality and reduce stereotyping in children’s media. Action: The Institute has amassed the largest body of research on gender prevalence in entertainment. A biennial symposium convenes decision makers, content creators and thought leaders to share how best to establish a gender- balanced media landscape. www.SeeJane.org
Vision: Performance with purpose. Action: Delivering sustainable growth by investing in a healthier future for people and planet. By tackling obesity and improving the nutritional value of PepsiCo products she has made the globally recognized company more environmentally sustainable and found innovative ways to reduce energy and water use. www.Pepsico.com
Vision: An accident-free workplace. Action: Dedicated to protecting your most valuable asset – your employees – Copeland collaborates, brainstorms and actively provides safety advice to more than 300,000 workers. She knows that legislation alone is not adequate to provide safety in the workplace and has trademarked a four-stage advantage plan to keep employees safe. The Arbill University offers thought leadership. www.Arbill.com
