Meet 2025’s Top 100 Corporate Impact Leaders: The Changemakers Redefining Business for Good

The top 100 corporate impact leaders redefining business through sustainability, inclusion and purpose-driven innovation have been revealed, and together, they’re reshaping what leadership looks like in 2025.

Across boardrooms and breakrooms worldwide, a quiet revolution is gathering pace. The old story of business – once measured purely in profit margins and shareholder returns – is being rewritten by a generation of leaders who see success through a wider lens: one that values sustainability, equity, and long-term social impact.

ChangeLeaders 2025 are 100 trailblazing figures recognised by We Make Change, in partnership with the Blue Earth Summit, for redefining what it means to lead with purpose. From carbon-cutting CEOs to inclusion champions and circular economy innovators, they’re proving that business can be a force not just for growth, but for good — and that the future of enterprise lies in responsibility, not rhetoric.

REDEFINING IMPACT ACROSS INDUSTRIES

The list spans continents and sectors, highlighting leaders who are turning principles into practice. Abby Chicken, Head of Sustainability at Openreach, is driving the UK’s digital infrastructure toward net-zero emissions. At Google, Adam Elman is embedding sustainability into EMEA’s tech landscape, while Ana Lucia Marquez at Coca-Cola Latin America is championing water stewardship and social impact in one of the world’s most resource-sensitive industries.

For others, the focus is on people. Asif Sadiq, Chief Inclusion Officer at Warner Bros. Discovery, is pushing global standards for workplace equity. Lauren von Stackelberg at LEGO is shaping inclusion and wellbeing across a global workforce, and Justina Nixon-Saintil, IBM’s Global Chief Impact Officer, is linking climate action to community empowerment, demonstrating that technology can tackle systemic inequality.

PURPOSE AND PROFIT

What unites these 100 leaders is a shared conviction: purpose and profit are not opposing forces but complementary ones. Carine Kraus, Chief Impact Officer at Carrefour, explains: “Impact leadership isn’t about charity, it’s about long-term resilience. Companies that put people and planet first are the ones that will endure.”

These leaders represent companies employing millions – from United Airlines to Visa, Wipro, EY and Amazon – showing that scale can amplify impact when guided by values.

BEYOND BUZZWORDS

Terms such as sustainability, inclusion and ESG have become corporate catchwords and buzzwords, but for the 2025 cohort, they are strategic imperatives. At Nationwide Building Society, Amy Thomson is linking member-led finance to climate action. Luana Garcia Ozemela, Chief Sustainability Officer at iFood, is reshaping Brazil’s tech sector around regenerative principles. And Saskia van Gendt at Blue Yonder is driving decarbonisation across global supply chains.

Meanwhile, Neeti Mehta Shukla, Co-Founder and Chief Social Impact Officer at Automation Anywhere, exemplifies a growing trend: bridging entrepreneurship and enterprise to deliver transformative social impact at scale.

POWER OF PARTNERSHIP

The ChangeLeaders initiative is more than a list – it’s a movement. Each honouree gains access to We Make Change’s ecosystem of purpose-driven startups and partners, helping them embed innovation into corporate DNA. No organisation can tackle the world’s challenges alone, and collaboration is at the heart of this approach.

James Sankey, Co-Founder of We Make Change, says: “These leaders prove what happens when purpose meets action. They’re driving not just sustainability, but systemic change across industries.”

LOOKING AHEAD

If 2024 was a year of reflection on corporate climate promises, 2025 is the year of delivery. From finance to fashion, logistics to law, impact leaders are embedding purpose into business models themselves.

As Lauren Riley, Chief Sustainability Officer at United Airlines, notes: “We can’t offset our way out of crisis. We have to reinvent the system.”

And that’s exactly what ChangeLeaders 2025 are doing — reinventing the system from within. Business as usual is no longer an option. The next era of leadership isn’t just about changing profits; it’s about changing the world.

2025’S LEADERS DRIVING CHANGE

ChangeLeaders 2025 celebrates 100 global corporate leaders driving measurable social and environmental change across large organisations. Selected by We Make Change in partnership with Blue Earth Summit, the list recognises executives and teams redefining the role of business in building a better world.

Here are this year’s 100 trailblazing corporate change leaders who are redefining the role of business in building a better world (in alphabetical order by first name):

• Abby Chicken, Head of Sustainability, Openreach
• Adam Elman, Director of Sustainability – EMEA, Google
• Adam Savitz, Senior Partner Sustainability – Wipro Consulting, Wipro
• Alia McCants, Senior Director of Global Inclusion and Impact, Social Impact Lead, Peloton
• Amy Thomson, Head of Sustainability, Nationwide Building Society
• Ana Lucia Marquez, Sustainability Director, Water and Social Impact, Coca-Cola Latin America
• Andrew Walton, Chief Sustainability Officer & Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Lloyds Banking Group
• Anna Krotova, Head of Sustainability, Picnic Technologies
• Anthony Virapinm Worldwide Leader, Microsoft Entrepreneurship for Positive Impact, Microsoft
• Åsa Skogström Feldt, Managing Director, IKEA Social Entrepreneurship
• Asif Sadiq, Chief Inclusion Officer, Warner Bros. Discovery
• Aurelia Rochelle Figueroa, Chief Sustainability Officer, Breitling
• Begüm Kürkçü, Global Senior Director of Sustainability, ON
• Beth Knight, Sustainability Director, Lloyds Banking Group
• Camilla Goldbeck-Löwe, VP Sustainability, Epiroc AB
• Carine Kraus, Chief Impact Officer, Group EXCOM member, Carrefour
• Caroline Corbett-Thompson, ESG Manager, Wise
• Caroline Creven Fourrier, Chief Inclusion and Belonging Officer, Roche
• Carrie Harris, Director of Sustainability, British Airways
• Chiara Varesio, Social Impact Lead, NTT Data
• Christina Dahl, Head of Sustainability and Public Affairs, LEO Pharma
• Claudine Blamey, Chief Sustainability Officer, Aviva
• Cristiane Lourenço, Global Director, Regenerative Agriculture and Smallholder Farmers, Bayer
• Damion Wright, Global D&I Talent Programs Leader, Intuit
• Dana Haidan, Chief Sustainability Officer, Virgin Media O2
• Darshana Myronidis, Global Director of Sustainability, Virgin
• Dr. Zaheer Ahmad MBE, Head of Unifying Culture, BDO
• Elena Breda, Chief Technology and Sustainability Officer, Electrolux Group
• Elisa Moscolin, Executive Vice President Sustainability & Foundation, Sage
• Elisabeth Rochford, ESG Lead, Diageo GB
• Emily Will, EY Global Impact Entrepreneurship Leader, EY
• Eric Campos, Chief Sustainability and Impact Officer, Crédit Agricole SA
• Eugenie Teasley, Head of Impact, Amazon
• Faith Taylor, Senior Vice President, Global Citizenship and Sustainability, Kyndryl
• Fernando Salinas, Chief Talent & Inclusion Officer, Bristol Myers Squibb
• Hamzah Sarwar, Global Head of Social Impact and Innovation, Reckitt
• Helen Longfils, Group Director of Social Value, Mitie Group plc
• Hilary Tam, Sustainability Leader, EMEA, Amazon Web Services
• Jack McMahon, Global Head of Communities and The PA Foundation, PA Consulting
• Jaclyn Kaminski, Head of Sustainability, International Workplace Group
• Jenn Barnett, ED&I and ESG Leader, Grant Thornton
• Jenny Davis-Peccoud, Partner, Bain & Company
• Jessie Soohyun Park, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility, Samsung Electronics UK
• Josefina Aguayo, Director of Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging, eBay, Inc.
• Josette Gbemudu, Associate Vice President, Patient Health Innovation, Merck & Co
• Jui Gangan, Head of CSR & Sustainability, Sodexo
• Justina Nixon-Saintil, Vice President and Global Chief Impact Officer, IBM
• Kanishk Negi, Sustainable Procurement Director, Schneider Electric
• Karin Reiter, SVP Sustainability & ESG, Adecco Group
• Karla Lira Hernandez, People & Culture Senior Director – Latin America OU, The Coca-Cola Company
• Katherine A. Brown, Vice President – Social Impact & Sustainability, Europe, Visa Inc.
• Kelsey Bradley, SVP, Global Responsible Business, AlixPartners
• Kevin Dunckley, Chief Sustainability Officer, HH Global
• Kirsty Green-Mann, Group Head of Sustainability, Hays plc
• Kristina Church, Group Head of Sustainability, Aberdeen Group plc
• La’Kerri Jackson, Global Director of Social Impact, UPS
• Lauren Riley, Chief Sustainability Officer, United Airlines
• Lauren von Stackelberg, Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer and Global Head of Wellbeing, The LEGO Group
• Linda Freiner, Chief Sustainability Officer, Zurich Insurance Group
• Luana Garcia Ozemela, Chief of Sustainability, iFood
• Lucia Silva, Group Chief Sustainability Officer, Assicurazioni Generali
• Luke Purdy, Director of Sustainability, Wieden+Kennedy
• Marie Georges, Global Sustainability Services Lead, Accenture
• Mary Pollard, Executive Director, Edelman
• Matt Foster, Director of Inclusion and Impact, Ogilvy UK
• Matt Jolley, Director, ClimateTech & Sustainability, HSBC Innovation Banking
• Matteo Deidda, Global Net Zero Lead, Tide
• Matthieu Sauvoy, Head of Sustainability, AXA Partners
• Maya Colombani, Chief Sustainability, Human Rights and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer for L’Oréal Canada​, L’Oréal Canada
• Meaghan Condon, Director, Communications & Impact, Urban Outfitters, Inc. (URBN)
• Melanie Kubin-Hardewig, Vice President Group Corporate Responsibility, Deutsche Telekom AG
• Mike Mattera, Global Director of Corporate Sustainability and ESG Officer, Akamai Technologies
• Monique Carswell, Director, Opportunity, Walmart & Walmart Foundation
• Myriam Lamerton, Manager, Employee Impact Councils, Salesforce
• Naseem Ahmed, Global Director Inclusion & Impact, Inizio
• Neeti Mehta Shukla, Co-Founder, Chief Social Impact Officer, Automation Anywhere
• Neil Pearson, Head of Responsible Business, Mills & Reeve LLP
• Nishy Lall, Group Head of Youth & Social Impact, Sky
• Paddy Linighan, Chief Sustainability Officer, Clyde & Co LLP
• Patrice Duckworth, Chief Inclusion Officer, Johnson & Johnson
• Paul Modley, Managing Director, Diversity Equity Inclusion & Belonging, AMS
• Paul Stepan, Head of Sustainability Consultancy, EMEA, JLL
• Payal Dalal, Executive Vice President, Global Programs, Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, Mastercard
• Peter Bragg, EMEA Director Sustainability & Government Affairs, Canon Europe
• Pranu Singh, Director – Employee Volunteering and Engagement, Standard Chartered Bank
• Qahir Dhanani, Managing Director & Partner, Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
• Raj Verma, Chief Culture I Inclusion I Experience Officer, Sanofi
• Regina Romeijn, Global Head of ESG, Monks/S4 Capital
• Salah Said, Director Sustainability and ESG, Klarna
• Saskia van Gendt, Chief Sustainability Officer, Blue Yonder
• Stephanie Bormann, Deputy Director HP Foundation and Head of Employee Giving & Volunteering, HP Inc, HP Inc.
• Stuart Poore, Chief Environment Officer, Cognizant
• Subho Mukherjee, Vice President, Global Head of Sustainability, Nokia
• Sunil Bharadwaj Veddam, Senior Director – Sustainable Futures UK, Capgemini Invent UK
• Tiina Kähö, Head of Sustainability Consulting, AFRY Management Consulting
• Victoria Jones, Global Vice President – People and Communities, AtkinsRéalis
• Wendy Rentschler, Global Head of Corporate Citizenship, ESG & Inclusion, BMC Software
• Wineke Ploos van Amstel, Chief Sustainability Officer, PwC the Netherlands
• Yasmin Kayali, CMO/ Societal Impact Leader, Deloitte
• Zhizhen Wang, Climate Action Lead, Signify

Check out the full list here.

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