Vision: Consumers can guide the success of corporations by what they choose to purchase. By creating this demand, the consumer controls the marketplace. Action: Working with Toyota, Levin helped position the hybrid Prius as the coolest car in Hollywood – by getting celebrities to endorse sustainable options. www.EMA-Online.org
Vision: To be a catalyst for bringing about positive change to people, society and the planet. Action: The Arison Group operates two channels, business and philanthropy, as complementary platforms for doing good. Arison’s wide circle of businesses and organizations have created a large footprint to inspire change. www.ShariArison.com
Vision: A fairer world where we would work towards both growing the cake and sharing it more equitably. Action: Dedicates his business to values that have been in place for 50 years: Doing good is good business; consumer sovereignty; business efficiency. The company gives seven percent net profit annually to various projects, charities and their foundations. www.PicknPay.co.za
Vision: A world where everyone, even the most vulnerable, can live with dignity through access to health care and education. Action: Inspired by serving those in greatest need and training them to build self-reliance. She has witnessed the dramatic impact IMC has when they harness the power of people’s potential to help themselves. www.InternationalMedicalCorps.org
Vision: A world where investors ask themselves a different question: not “What is the risk and return?”, but “What is the risk, return and impact?” Action: Created the world’s first social investment financial institution. They established a unique organization with a new way of investing – seeking both a social impact and financial return. www.BigSocietyCapital.com
Vision: All people should have the possibility to meet their own needs and given the chance to contribute. Action: Responsibility is a core value incorporated in all business decisions. Diversity is fundamental and staff reflect the mix in society: disabled, refugees and immigrants. A carbon offset program covers the complete supply chain and their menu is carbon labeled to help customers make conscious choices. www.Max.se
Vision: Being more honest about failure in the nonprofit sector. Action: One of the largest organizations for young people and social change, their 3.4 million members create campaigns that tackle poverty, violence and the environment. Any cause, anytime, anywhere. www.DoSomething.org
Vision: To lead the high-impact entrepreneurship movement around the world. Action: Created the first global organization focusing on the “scale- up” phase of entrepreneurship. Endeavor identifies, mentors and co- invests in high-impact entrepreneurs — business innovators demonstrating the greatest potential for growth. But don’t bet the farm, bet a few chickens instead. www.Endeavor.org
Vision: To level the playing field globally for marginalized communities, starting with the disabled. Action: A virtual employment ecosystem with people working from the comfort, safety and convenience of their homes in more than 20 locations across eight countries. The disabled make up 80 percent of staff. www.Genashtim.org
Vision: A world of abundance, where the basic needs are met for every child, woman and man. Action: Awards prizes to solve humanity’s grand challenges: energy, water, learning and health. The creation of Singularity University, which attracts, educates and incubates exponential entrepreneurs who build companies to positively impact the lives of one billion people. Author of Abundance. www.Xprize.com
