The 2025 Meaningful Business 100 Program

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Applications are open for The 2025 Meaningful Business 100 Program. Nominations are now open for the seventh edition of the Meaningful Business 100 award programme, which champions leaders combining profit and purpose.

Comprising corporate CEOs, sustainability leaders, impact investors, entrepreneurs and micro-entrepreneurs, the MB100 cuts across geography, industry, role and company size to recognise outstanding work being done to solve the most pressing social and environmental issues we are facing today.

The year-long award programme consists of pro-bono services from our partners, EY, Hogan Lovells, Babson College and Innovision, and provides access to investment opportunities, potential customers, capacity building resources and a global community of peers.

We’re looking for the most impactful business leaders for the 7th edition of the Meaningful Business 100 award.

From social entrepreneurs and impact investors to corporate sustainability leaders, MB100 winners work across sectors, geographies, role types and SDGs, but share a commitment to using business to benefit people’s lives and the planet.

Meaningful Business 100 Benefits

Selected by an expert panel of judges, winners go on to take part in a year-round programme supported by industry-leading organisations, offering:

Pro-bono services and capacity-building resources.
Investment opportunities and profile-raising activities.
Access to an interdisciplinary, curated network of peers.

Meaningful Business 100 Eligibility Criteria

Each leader must have:

Created positive, direct and intended impact aligned to one or more SDGs in the last 12 months
Been the driving force behind the product, service or project that combines purpose and profit.

Selection Criteria

Judges are considering:

Originality of the idea behind the product, service or project
Longevity of the product, service or project
Intersectionality – how successful is the product in creating impact across multiple SDGs?
Localisation – is the product or service helping local communities take better control of their lives?
Scalability of the product, service or project – is it replicable?
Inclusion – is there a focus on representation of minority groups?
Collaboration – has the leader made best use of the core competencies of different stakeholders, and encouraged them to work together?
Affordability – what level of investment did the product or service require? (Low investment, high impact products or services will be favoured)
Use of innovation/technology to power the product, service or project
Is the leader a role model for, and champion of, meaningful business beyond their own company?