Climate change is transforming how we evaluate and interact with companies. As technological advancements in business and finance continue to grow exponentially, so does their potential impact on our environment. Society is recognizing a growing need for more sustainable business practices, and public awareness of environmental issues related to emerging technologies such as cryptocurrency and NFTs is rising. The leading business speakers, sustainability futurists, climate change activists, and social impact entrepreneurs featured on this list discuss the current impacts of business on our environment, for better or for worse, and are paving the way for better sustainability practices in our global pursuit of reducing carbon emissions.
Engineer, Rocket Scientist & Technology Leader; Inspirational Speaker; Corporate Director at Qualcomm; Former CEO of Girl Scouts USA
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Founder, Conspiracy of Love, B Corp Consultancy Advising Fortune 500 Companies on Sustainable and Inclusive Growth, Employee Engagement & Impact Innovation; Bestselling Author; Inspiring International AAPI Speaker
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Artificial Intelligence & Technology Futurist; Economist; First Chief Market Intelligence Officer for the US Government
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Founder & CEO at Goodr Co.
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Founder & Executive Chairman of the XPRIZE Foundation; Author; Named One of The World's 50 Greatest Leaders
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Founder of S'well, Advisor, Investor & Advocate
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Top-Ranked Economist, Bestselling Author, President of Prestige Economics & Chairman of The Futurist Institute
E-commerce Expert; Artificial Intelligence in Business; Former Director of Global Key Accounts at the Alibaba Group
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Atmospheric Scientist, Professor of Political Science & Director of Climate Science Center at Texas Tech, Lead Scientist with The Nature Conservancy
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Climate Displacement, Migration & Refugee Expert; Founder of Climate Refugees
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Founder & President of Environmental Progress; Expert on Energy, Climate, Security, Human Development and Politics
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Sustainability & Business Transformation Expert; Former CSO of Ingka Group (IKEA)
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Director of NYU's Center for Sustainable Business; Former President of the Rainforest Alliance
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World Leading Climate Scientist & Executive Director of Project Drawdown
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Actress; Entrepreneur; Founder & CEO of The Honest Company
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Business Leader; Climate & Equality Campaigner; Co-Author of “Net Positive”
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Leading Expert on Global Energy Policy & Sustainability
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Expert in Sustainable Business, Clean Technology, and the Green Marketplace; Founder of GreenBiz.com
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Sustainability Expert; Author of "Green to Gold" & Co-author of “Net Positive"
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Author, Sustainability & Global Cleantech Expert
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Director of Product Design at Tesla
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Actor, Screenwriter & Producer; Co-Founder of Water.org; Expert Advocate on Global Water & Sanitation Crisis
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Founder of Living Lands & Waters, CNN's Hero of the Year for 2013, Environmental Speaker & Bestselling Author
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Co-Founder & CEO, Whole Foods Market
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Founder & CEO of UsedCardboardBoxes and UCBZeroWaste
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Environmentalist, Mountaineer, Expedition Author, Former VP of Environmental Initiatives & Special Projects at Patagonia
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Co-Host of the Electric Ladies Podcast, ESG Consultant, Business Sustainability & Leadership Expert
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Founder, Original Chairman and CEO of Tesla
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Chief Decarbonization Officer at Persefoni; Internationally Recognized Expert in Sustainability, ESG & Human Capital
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Transportation Entrepreneur, Founder & Former CEO of Zipcar; Author of "Peers Inc: How People and Platforms Are Inventing the Collaborative Economy and Reinventing Capitalism"
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Award-Winning Author of "The Trillion Dollar Shift;" Global Thought Leader on Sustainability
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Host, Keynote Speaker, Author of "Launching Financial Grownups," and Former Global Business News Anchor
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ESG Investor & Advisor; Founder & CEO of Enzo Advisors
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Executive Chef, Founder & Owner of Chez Panisse; Sustainable Agriculture Advocate
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Futurist, Co-Author of "SustainAgility," and Founder & Chairman of Global Change
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Forbes 30 under 30, United Nations Human Rights Champion, National Geographic Young Explorer & Founder-President of Green Hope Foundation
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Founder of the Freeing Energy Project; Partner at Tech Square Ventures & Engage
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Communications, ESG & CSR Executive; Non-Profit CEO; Impact Advisor; Board Member
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Entrepreneur, Venture Capitalist & Author
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CEO & Co-Founder of UNLESS Collective; Former Adidas CMO
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Founder & CEO of Kindle Coffee & 1 for 1 Foundation; Actress & Journalist Known for "Riverdale"
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Lead for Sustainability at Google & Former Chief Sustainability Officer for the Obama Administration
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Managing Director & Partner at Boston Consulting Group (BCG); Center for Illinois’ Future Board Member & DEI Advocate
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Professor of Finance at London Business School & Academic Director of the Centre for Corporate Governance
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Marine Biologist, Conservation Strategist, Founder & CEO of Ocean Collectiv
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Entrepreneur & Author; Founder & Chief Investment Officer at Global Delta Capital
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Columbia Business School Professor; Former CEO of EcoSecurities Group
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Award-Winning Journalist, Broadcaster, Author; Resident Financial Expert on BBC Morning Live
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Keynote Speaker on Sustainability, Fashion, Environment & Social Justice
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Founder & CEO at Maxius Advisory ESG; Former CEO of The Body Shop & Former Marketing Director of Coca Cola
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Environmental + Social Impact Leader, Australian Top Innovator & Australia’s Top ‘Green’ Voice
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Vice Chairwoman of Carbon Direct; Senior Advisor at BCG; Chairwoman of the Investment Committees of the David Rockefeller Fund & the Synergos Institute
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Senior Vice President of Food & Markets at WWF
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CEO & Co-Founder of WaterEquity & Water.org with Matt Damon
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Co-Founder, Global Citizen; Author of “From Ideas to Impact: A Playbook for Influencing and Implementing Change in a Divided World”
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Renowned Architectural Designer, Advisor & Co-Author of "Cradle to Cradle + The Upcycle"
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Executive Director of FoodLab Detroit, Food Justice, Community Representation & Sustainability Advocate
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Harvard University Professor of Entrepreneurship & Innovation; Future of Work Strategist & Writer
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Sustainability Futurist, Social Change Advocate & Expert on Climate Policy in the Middle East; Founder of Arab Youth Climate Movement Qatar
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Chairman & Founder of TBLI Group; ESG & Impact Investing Expert
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Wildlife & Nature Conservationist, Photographer, Author, and TV Personality; Son of Steve Irwin, Owner of Australia Zoo
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Director of the Atmosphere/Energy Program & Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Stanford University
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Chairman & CEO of Liebreich Associates
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Former Washington State Senator Focused on Environmental Justice
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Founder of Right To Play, FairSport & Fire A; Former Olympic Speedskater
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Founder & CEO of Sustainable Ocean Alliance
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Purpose Strategy Expert & Former Head of Global Purpose Strategy at Adidas
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Founder & CEO of ImpactVest, Nasdaq ESG Expert Contributor & External ESG Expert at EU Commission
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Chief Scientist at Carbon Direct & Non-Resident Fellow at the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA
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Independent Climate Consultant
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President & Chief Operating Officer of the Skoll Foundation
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Global Sustainability Officer at Kyndryl
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Former Executive Director of Greenpeace USA
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CEO & Founder of Aptamind Partners & Advocate for Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion; Travel, Tourism & Hospitality Leader
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Co-Founder & CEO of Muse; Founder of Ethos Water
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Climate Justice Activist; Founding Director of the Center for Rural Enterprise and Environmental Justice
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CEO & Author of "Strategy Sprints;" B2B Sales & Marketing Expert; TEDx Speaker
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Managing Director at World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
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Specialist in Climate Change Investing, Corporate Valuation, Financial Options & Behavioral Biases in Investing, Published Author & Former Morningstar Market Strategist
Organizer of the First Earth Day; CEO of The Bullitt Foundation
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Climate Change Solutioneer; Founder of Climate Advisory Firm Valence Solutions & Rethinking Removals
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President and CEO of HP; Business Sustainability Advocate
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Chief Financial & Growth Officer at Levi Strauss & Co.