In 2013, Tania and Jordyn started a conversation about plastic… how it was overflowing landfills, floating in the oceans, strangling marine life and causing all sorts of trouble. So what could they do about it? The answer stared them in the face. From the one million plastic bags being used every…
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Founder, Plastic Whale Amsterdam, The Netherlands www.plasticwhale.com Marius Smit is a man with a special story, a unique profession and a challenging mission. He is the founder of Plastic Whale ; the first professional plastic fishing company in the world. A social enterprise with a mission: make…
Founder, Fab Little Bag London, UK www.fablittlebag.com/ Martha Silcott is founder of FabLittleBag, a biodegradable bag as an alternative for flushing tampons and pads. “ Frustration inspired me – I hated the fact that used tampons, pads, applicators etc found their way onto our beaches, I also…
Co-Founder, The Bear Kitchen London, UK www.thebearkitchen.co/ Jens is the Co-Founder of The Bear Kitchen, founded on a simple philosophy: eat like a bear. Favouring local produce and well-balanced food choices, The Bear Kitchen focuses on celebrating the joy of food. Jens’ (sometimes) crazy dreams…
Founder and Director, Profit Through Ethics London, UK www.responsible100.com/ Michael Solomon is the founder and director of Profit Through Ethics Ltd , the London based social business that devised and developed the Responsible 100 concept and platform. Since 2002 he has been working to solve a…
www.vegannation.io/ Rena Thomas is the Chief Development Officer and the blockchain software engineer, as well as, smart-contract developer at VeganNation . A former JP Morgan Chase professional, Rena quit the banking industry to work alongside her vegan brother, Isaac – founder and CEO of…
www.treespond.com/ Lasha Kvantalian is the founder of New York-based startup Treespond , a company that is working hard to recover national forests of California, aiming to plant one million trees in order to aid the recovery of the national forests of California. Lasha has a number of projects…
Hertfordshire, UK www.jadeadvisory.com/ Carolina Karlstrom is the founder and director of Jade Advisory Ltd ., a small sustainability consultancy creating space for change in organisations and communities, through strategic interventions and people engagement. Carolina’s broad knowledge of…
www.littledifference.org Sophie is a Geology graduate and outdoor sports talent model, Pete is a professional freeride skier and photographer. Together they started a business that they thought could make a positive impact on the world – Little Difference. 1 Card = 1 Tree. Creative stuff with an…
Chief Creative Officer , The Great Bubble Barrier Amsterdam, The Netherlands www.thegreatbubblebarrier.com/en/ Saskia Studer is the Chief Creative Officer at The Great Bubble Barrier. With a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Graphic Design and Autonomous Practice (Willem de Kooning Academy Rotterdam),…
Chief Creative Officer , The Great Bubble Barrier Amsterdam, The Netherlands www.thegreatbubblebarrier.com/en/ Francis Zoet is Chief Technology Officer at The Great Bubble Barrier . She has an M.Sc. in Sustainable energy and materials. Francis is working on product development of the Bubble Barrier…
COO, The Great Bubble Barrier Amsterdam, The Netherlands www.thegreatbubblebarrier.com/en/ Anne Marieke Eveleens is COO at The Great Bubble Barrier. She has an M.Sc. in Neurobiology and experience in the corporate environment. Anne Marieke focuses on company strategy and the research The Great…
Emiliano Vettore is the co-founder of iGreengo , along with Diego Pellizzaro. Emiliano is an expert in developing measures to tackle climate change. iGreengo is the first sharing community (market place) of outdoor places. Cities, as well as countries, are natural hosts to plenty of places of…
CEO, Ran Marine Technologies Amsterdam, The Netherlands www.ranmarine.io Richard is CEO of RanMarine Technology BV, incorporated in The Netherlands and based in Rotterdam, is an environmental technology company specifically focused on using Unmanned Autonomous Vessels (UAV’s, aka drones) in ports,…
David and Stephanie Miles are the founders of Bushel & Peck Books , a revolutionary children’s book company with a Book-for-Book Promise: for every book they sell, they donate one to a child in need to fight illiteracy. David is an award-winning and bestselling author and illustrator of over 40…
www.marcskid.com Daniel Barry, founder of Marc Skid, LLC , a cheeky, eco-friendly underwear brand owner with a passion for giving back. Made with the finest cotton, Organic Pima, and with a recycled water bottle in each waistband, Marc Skid underwear is dedicated to the betterment of the world and…
daisyozim.co Daisy Ozim is the founder of Resilient Wellness, a public health startup designed to reestablish cultural medicine access for marginalized communities. As a commissioner for Alameda County Public Health Commission, she works towards health equity and decentralization of power for…
CEO, Ogunte London, UK www.ogunte.com/ Servane Mouzan’s mission is to help women in social innovation to be more influential and better connected. She is a social entrepreneur and has founded Oguntê and the Impact Women Network, to prove that women can solve pressing social & environmental issues…
CEO and Founder, Startup Societies Foundation Salt Lake City, USA www.startupsocieties.com Joseph McKinney is the CEO and co-founder of Startup Societies Foundation. He quit his career in electoral politics after learning that entrepreneurship and technology are the best ways to instigate social…
London, UK Olivia Rosane is a freelance writer with an interest in ecological and social justice. She writes regularly for EcoWatch , and her work has also appeared in Real Life Magazine , YES! Magazine , and Lady Science . She has a Master’s in Art and Politics from Goldsmiths, University of…
Home / Change Makers / Danny Alexander, Simon Griffiths and Jehan Ratnatunga Danny, Simon and Jehan started Who Gives A Crap when they learnt that 2.3 billion people across the world don’t have access to a toilet. That’s roughly 40% of the global population which that around 289,000 children under…
Home / Change Makers / Nigel Linacre www.wellboring.org Nigel Linacre is co-Founder and Chair of WellBoring which gets clean water to East African rural primary schools. It is most of the way to reaching 100 schools, when it will have transformed some 100,000 lives and successfully addressed 1% of…
www.helpbristolshomeless.co.uk Jasper (full name Hubert Thompson) was born in Jamaica but has lived in the UK for most of his adult life. He has always tried to help those less fortunate than himself but, in the last couple of years, has become more and more aware of the increasing number of…
www.boroume.gr Alexander is one of the co-founders of Boroume (”We Can”), a leading food saving organization of Greece. A former advisor to the Prime Minister in Greece, Alex has devoted his life into disrupting the “classical” food saving model by directly linking all kind of food donors -and all…
Home / Change Makers / Mursal Hedayat wearechatterbox.org/ Mursal Hedayat is co-founder and CEO of Chatterbox, a language learning service powered by refugees talent. If you're looking for us, we've moved to @chatterbox Retweet on Twitter 1116020719274606593 Like on Twitter 1116020719274606593 2…
www.thechattycafescheme.co.uk/ Alex is Founder of the Chatty Cafe Scheme which supports cafes to designate a ‘Chatter & Natter’ table where customers can sit if they are happy to talk to other customers. Alex took a simple idea and ran with it. The scheme has spread beyond small coffee shops with…
Aussie Couple Danielle & Micheal founded Opportunities for Life in 2013 with a focus on giving people clean drinking water. With a grass-roots approach, it all started in Clapham Common Park where they began fundraising in their spare time on weekends. Since then, they have become a tax-deductible…
Jeroen van Overbeek is the Founder of Social Impakt , an Indonesian based Social Enterprise whose mission is to improve access to clean water in rural and remote areas in Indonesia by providing a simple, affordable and eco-friendly water filtration technology. More than one billion individuals – one…
Founder and CEO, Ministry of Waste www.ministryofwaste.org/ Samanta Skrivere is the founder of Ministry of Waste which tackles ocean-bound and beach plastics in Indonesia and connects local disadvantaged communities to global leaders of sustainability and waste industry innovators to turn waste into…
London, UK www.redemptionroasters.com/ Max is one of of the founders of Redemption Roasters , founded in 2016. They support young offenders to successfully reintegrate into society through professional-level barista training and job opportunities. Redemption Roasters achieved a coffee world first:…
London, UK sanctus.io/ James Routledge is the one of the founder of Sanctus, aiming to put the world’s first mental health Gym on the high street and make mental fitness as mainstream physical fitness. They aim to be the Nike of mental fitness. James set up Sanctus to create the brand that he wished…
London, UK sanctus.io/ George Bettany is the co-founder of Sanctus, aiming to put the world’s first mental health Gym on the high street and make mental fitness as mainstream physical fitness. They aim to be the Nike of mental fitness. George set up Sanctus to create the brand that he wished had…
Programme Manager, You Make It London, UK www.you-make-it.org/ Roxi Jahanshahi is programme manager at You Make It, a London based employability programme with a creative and inspiring approach enabling young women to access tools, networks, experiences and the confidence to transform their lives…
Programme Coordinator, You Make It London, UK www.you-make-it.org Manon is Programme Coordinator at You Make It, a London based employability programme with a creative and inspiring approach enabling young women to access tools, networks, experiences and the confidence to transform their lives…
Founder and CEO, You Make It London, UK www.you-make-it.org/ Asma is founder and CEO of You Make It, a London based employability programme with a creative and inspiring approach enabling young women to access tools, networks, experiences and the confidence to transform their lives through personal…
Home / Change Makers / Tami Warriner Trustee, Homes 4 All Oxfordshire Oxford, UK Tami Warriner is one of the four trustees of Homes4All Oxfordshire. She is also a qualified social worker who specialised in adults with learning disabilities. She has worked within the criminal justice system, child…
Home / Change Makers / Liz Edwards Trustee, Homes 4 All Oxfordshire Oxford, UK Liz Edwards is one of the trustees of Homes4All Oxfordshire. She is a degree qualified youth and community worker, who has held a number of positions, both as an employee and volunteer, working on the frontline with…
Home / Change Makers / Deborah Robson-Grey Founder, Homes4All, Oxfordshire Oxford, UK Deborah is the founder of Homes4All Oxfordshire. Deborah says: “I’m the founder and having gone through being homeless although only in a hotel for ten months. I am an amputee in a wheelchair and was moved around…
Home / Change Makers / Donna Harris Trustee, Homes 4 All Oxfordshire Oxford, UK Donna Harris is one of the trustees of Homes4All Oxfordshire. She is a Behavioural and Experimental Economist, drawing insights from psychology, economics, and neuroscience. Her current research examines how social…
Founder and director, Washed Ashore Oregon, USA washedashore.org/ Angela Haseltine Pozzi is founder of Washed Ashore , a travelling exhibit of artworks made from recycled plastics. She is the Executive Director at Artula Institute for Arts and Environmental Education. In 2010, Angela found her…
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