Roberto Milk helps artisans throughout the world preserve their traditions and cultures as CEO and Co-Founder of the impact marketplace NOVICA.
member impact story, Employment opportunities/growth, latin america, global impact awards
Simon Griffiths is proving how his direct-to-consumer toilet paper company is making a difference for 2.3 billion people without access to proper sanitation.
australia/new zealand, global impact awards, member impact story, preserving the planet
GV Prasad’s India-based Dr. Reddy’s is among the top 10 global generic pharmaceutical makers, providing affordable medicine to millions of people in 80 countries.
Poverty, healthcare, preserving the planet, south asia, member impact story, global impact awards
Buddy Teaster is the CEO at Soles4Souls, the largest provider of free shoes to children in need and a supporter of micro-business efforts to break the cycle of poverty.
new and small business creation, member impact story, retail, southeast us/caribbean, global impact awards, Poverty
While the textile and apparel industry is infamous for its damaging environmental impact and poor working conditions, Teresa Yang’s Esquel Group is leading the effort to prioritize the reduction of its environmental impact, while investing in its people and surrounding communities.
female members, preserving the planet, Employment opportunities/growth, business with purpose, member impact story, global impact awards, north asia
Justin Ehrenwerth’s passion for innovation and science drives him as President and CEO of the Water Institute of the Gulf — the largest environmental restoration initiative in U.S. history.
western us, member impact story, preserving the planet, innovation
As CEO of Dialogue in the Dark (China), an international organization offering sighted people the opportunity to experience blindness, YPO Member Shiyin Cai says we sometimes need to go into complete darkness in order to see with full clarity.
member impact story, business with purpose, north asia, female members
On 2 September 2019, Hurricane Dorian struck the Abaco Islands, Grand Bahama and surrounding cays in the northern section of the Bahamas. It was the most powerful hurricane on record to strike the area and the worst natural disaster in the country’s history. Four YPO members with unique resources, unparalleled determination and enlivened passions, joined the relief efforts. These are their stories.
member impact story, southeast us/caribbean
Every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood. YPO member Cliff Numark’s leadership helps ensure a healthy and robust blood supply for catastrophic events at a time when new generations of blood donors are needed.
healthcare, pacific us, health and wellness, member impact story
Mother’s Choice CEO Alia Eyres is helping the most vulnerable in Hong Kong, where one in five children live in poverty and thousands are at risk for neglect, abuse and abandonment.
Poverty, southeast asia, female members, member impact story, global impact awards
Named as a 2019 Social Innovation Thought Leader by the World Economic Forum and the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, CEO Fadi Ghandour’s innovative bussiness approach is helping to solve some of the world’s greatest challenges.
Education, Employment opportunities/growth, middle east/north africa, business with purpose
Saluting 5 YPO members on Inc.’s “Female Founders 100” list who are transforming U.S. business landscape.
female members, member impact story, business with purpose, scaling business
As CEO and Founder of Farmgirlflowers, Christina Stembel disrupted the floral industry with grit, determination and a whole lotta pivots.
business with purpose, scaling business, female members, pacific us, funding, business trends, member impact story
Room to Read’s CEO Geetha Murali is helping to pave the way for gender equality through education. The organization supports 95,000 girls resulting in a 95% advancement rate, with nearly 80% going on to tertiary education or employment.
member impact story, business with purpose, Education, female members, diversity, pacific us
Terrence Kommal, M.D., Executive Chairman of South Africa’s Medical Expert Consulting Group, knows that considering a company’s impact on people, including its employees and their families, is just as important as its impact on the environment.