Meet the Top 100 Sustainability Leaders: the people proving that change can start anywhere. From independent founders making a difference on a small scale and showing the power of individual action, to influential voices and established leaders bringing sustainability into the spotlight, this list celebrates those moving things forward.
There’s no single path to leadership or one-size-fits-all approach to impact. What matters is the courage to act, the progress made and the determination to keep going, even when change isn’t easy. Explore the leaders below, listed alphabetically.
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Aaron Moore (opens in a new tab)
Co-Founder and CEO, Medly Wine Co.; Sustainable Wine Packaging Innovator
Adam Webb (opens in a new tab)
Founder & CEO, Lifelong Deo; Plastic-Free Personal Care Innovator
Alannah Acaq Hurley (opens in a new tab)
Executive Director, United Tribes of Bristol Bay, 2026 Goldman Environmental Prize
Allison McNamara (opens in a new tab)
Founder, MARA Beauty; Award-Winning Sustainable Skincare Innovator
Anna Brightman (opens in a new tab)
Founder, UpCircle; Award-Winning Pioneer in Circular Beauty
Annabel Kalmar (opens in a new tab)
Founder, Tea Rebellion; Award-Winning Regenerative Tea Entrepreneur
Anthony Newman (opens in a new tab)
Co-Founder, Ape2o; Innovator in Reusable Water Packaging
April Berg (opens in a new tab)
Co-Founder, Aruna Project; Ethical Fashion Leader Empowering Women Through Employment
Bailey Stanworth (opens in a new tab)
Founder, Quickies; Reinventing the Modern Press-On Nail
Bee Shapiro (opens in a new tab)
Founder, Ellis Brooklyn; Building Conscious Modern Fragrance
Bill McKibben (opens in a new tab)
Environmentalist, Author, and Co-founder of 350.org
Billie Eilish (opens in a new tab)
Grammy-Winning Singer-Songwriter and Climate Advocate
Brook Harvey-Taylor (opens in a new tab)
Founder, Pacifica Beauty; Pioneer in Vegan, Cruelty-Free Beauty
Brooke Buckman (opens in a new tab)
Founder & CEO, Deep Blue; Ocean-Conscious Sustainable Fashion Entrepreneur
Casey Camp-Horinek (opens in a new tab)
Indigenous Environmental Ambassador and Rights of Nature Advocate
Cecylia Ferrandon (opens in a new tab)
Co-Founder & CEO, Fleurgrain; Innovator in Traceable Luxury Accessories
Charlie Razook (opens in a new tab)
Founder, Jackfir; Pioneer in Organic Men’s Skincare
Chris Coburn (opens in a new tab)
CEO, Daring; Advancing Lower-Impact Plant-Based Eating
Chris Kanik (opens in a new tab)
Founder, Smart Cups; Pioneering Printed Beverage Technology
Chris Packham (opens in a new tab)
Naturalist, Conservationist, Author, and Co-Founder of Wild Justice
Christina Kuklinski (opens in a new tab)
Founder & CEO, KOOK; Ocean-First Reef-Safer Personal Care Innovation
Christine Riediger (opens in a new tab)
Founder, Bush Berry Inc.; Champion of Compostable Packaging
Clair Barnes (opens in a new tab)
Research Associate in Extreme Weather, Imperial College London
Cleo Escarez (opens in a new tab)
Founder, Redyoos and Earthshot Prize Nominee
Clover Hogan (opens in a new tab)
Climate Activist, Founder of Force of Nature; 2026 Climate Communicator of the Year
Dale Vince (opens in a new tab)
Renewable Energy Pioneer and Green Industrialist; Founder of Ecotricity, Skydiamond & Devil’s Kitchen
Damien Mander (opens in a new tab)
Conservationist, Founder of Akashinga, and Wildlife Protection Advocate
Danny Walsh (opens in a new tab)
Founder, Peak State Coffee; Regenerative Coffee Entrepreneur
David E. Sands (opens in a new tab)
Founder, Architect & CEO, Bamboo Living; Champion of Sustainable Bamboo Housing
David Wesch (opens in a new tab)
Co-Founder, Doggy Do Good; Champion of Innovation in Sustainable Pet Care
Dennis Paphitis (opens in a new tab)
Founder of Aesop; Entrepreneur and Pioneer in Design-Led Botanical Skincare
Dr. Jagvir Singh (opens in a new tab)
President & CEO, Refresh Botanicals; Scientist Advancing Sustainable Skincare Innovation
Dr. Lea Rettig (opens in a new tab)
Founder, Raconteuse Skincare; Sustainable Science-Led Beauty Innovator
Duco Bloemers (opens in a new tab)
Founder of PLAINANDSIMPLE and Advocate for Ethical, Low-Waste Clothing
Elaine Gattis (opens in a new tab)
Co-Founder, Liqueurish; Innovator in Mindful Drinking Experiences
Electra S. Ward (opens in a new tab)
Founder, Mysteek Naturals; Innovator in Inclusive Clean Beauty
Erin Brockovich (opens in a new tab)
Environmental Advocate Challenging AI Data Center Impacts on Communities
Eva Lighthiser (opens in a new tab)
Youth Climate Activist and Environmental Advocate
Eva Zabey (opens in a new tab)
CEO of Business for Nature and global nature conservation advocate; The Independent’s Climate 100 List 2026 honouree
Gaia Tonanzi (opens in a new tab)
Founder, Tootilab; Award-Winning Inclusive Curly Haircare Innovator
Gay Browne (opens in a new tab)
Founder of Greenopia; Environmentalist, Author and Sustainability Advocate
Genesis Butler (opens in a new tab)
Founder, Youth Climate Save and Genesis for Animals (USA)
Genevieve Guenther (opens in a new tab)
Founder and Executive Director, End Climate Silence, Climate Communication Expert and Author
Geoff Palmer (opens in a new tab)
CEO & Founder of Clean Machine®, Haute Science Inc., and Mycel-Pro 1, a groundbreaking sustainable whole food protein for longevity.
George Monbiot (opens in a new tab)
Environmental Journalist, Author, Guardian Columnist, and Rewilding Advocate
Gina McCarthy (opens in a new tab)
Chair, America Is All In Coalition; Recipient of the 2026 Reuters Events Global Sustainability Awards Lifetime Achievement Award
Giuliana Borzillo (opens in a new tab)
Co-Founder of ID.EIGHT; Award-Winning Sustainable Fashion Entrepreneur
Hannon Comazzetto (opens in a new tab)
Co-Founder & CEO, AirRobe; Pioneer in Circular Fashion
Helen Yang (opens in a new tab)
Founder, Clement Packaging; Award-Winning Sustainable Packaging Innovator
Isabel Pelaez (opens in a new tab)
Head of Marketing at Wholesome Story, Women’s Health Advocate
Jackie Bansal Nandhra (opens in a new tab)
Founder & Director, Amrika; Champion of Sustainable South Asian Fashion
Jade Chan (opens in a new tab)
Founder, Sunslayer; Champion of Ocean-Friendly Skincare
James Hagerty (opens in a new tab)
Founder, Presto Coffee; Award-Winning Sustainable Coffee Entrepreneur
Jeff Scult (opens in a new tab)
Founder, One Golden Thread; Regenerative Fashion Pioneer
Jennifer S. Mason Golden (opens in a new tab)
Founder & CEO, The Vreamery; Advancing Plant-Based Food Entrepreneurship
Jerome Foster II (opens in a new tab)
Co-founder of WaicUp.org, Climate Justice Activist; TIME Next Generation Leader
Joaquin Phoenix (opens in a new tab)
Academy Award–Winning Actor, Animal Rights Activist, and Environmental Advocate
John Gagliardi (opens in a new tab)
Founder, KANE Footwear; Sustainable Recovery-Footwear Innovator
Jon Stanford (opens in a new tab)
Co-Founder, Apostle Coffee; Champion of Ethical, Regenerative Coffee
Juliana Piai (opens in a new tab)
Founder, Sweet Wild Scents; Champion of Nature-Inspired Home Fragrance
Kalpana Arias (opens in a new tab)
Founder, Nowadays on Earth and Glitch; Climate 100 Honouree
Katie Quinn (opens in a new tab)
Founder & Creative Director, Downtown Betty; Pioneer in Natural-Fibre Activewear
Kerry Linacre (opens in a new tab)
Founder, Greentings; Pioneer in Reusable Greeting Cards
Kip Andersen (opens in a new tab)
Documentary Filmmaker, Environmental Advocate, and Co-Founder of A.U.M. Films
Kyle Oliviera (opens in a new tab)
Co-Founder & CEO, Luxury Leaf; Hemp-Fashion Innovator
Lia Chavez (opens in a new tab)
Founder, Hildegaard Haute Botanica; Artist and Regenerative Botanical Skincare Pioneer
Liesbeth Swart (opens in a new tab)
Founder, Tallpine Cases; Sustainable Tech Accessories
Louise Kingsland (opens in a new tab)
Director, Ecococoon; Entrepreneur Advancing Plastic-Waste Reduction
Lynn Power (opens in a new tab)
CEO & Co-Founder, MASAMI Haircare; Award-Winning Botanical Haircare Brand Builder
Maria (Marysia) Dobrzanska Reeves (opens in a new tab)
Founder, Marysia; Award-Winning Designer and Sustainable Fashion Innovator
Marina dos Santos (opens in a new tab)
Founder, Casulo; Innovator in Biodegradable Phone Cases
Maya Simler (opens in a new tab)
Founder, PLAYin CHOC; Award-Winning Vegan Chocolate Pioneer
Michael E. Mann (opens in a new tab)
Climate Scientist, Author and Director of the Penn Center for Science, Sustainability, and the Media
Mikaela Loach (opens in a new tab)
Climate Justice Activist, Bestselling Author, and Co-Director of the AWETHU School of Organising
Natalia Guerreiro (opens in a new tab)
Co-Founder, Corkor; Ethical Fashion Entrepreneur
Natalie Patricia (opens in a new tab)
Founder, Harvest & Mill; Sustainable American Textile Pioneer
Nicholas Carter (opens in a new tab)
Environmental Scientist, Research Fellow at Project Drawdown, and Co-Founder of PlantBasedData.org
Nick Mabey (opens in a new tab)
Co-Founder and CEO of E3G; Recognized in The Independent’s Climate 100 List 2026
Nyla Jano Halcott (opens in a new tab)
Founder, TORRAIN; Sustainable Design and Upcycling Pioneer
Radhika Mayani (opens in a new tab)
Founder, Left-handesign®; Sustainable Stationery Innovator
Richard Eckersley (opens in a new tab)
Co-Founder, ReRooted Organic; Pioneer in Sustainable Plant-Based Drinks
Rohal Darda (opens in a new tab)
Founder & CEO, Balance8; Award-Winning Wellness Entrepreneur
Rohan Cannon (opens in a new tab)
Founder, CannonBalm Australia; Award-Winning Natural Wellness Product Innovator
Sam Bajaha (opens in a new tab)
Founder, We Care Sustainable; Ethical Living Advocate
Sarah Finch (opens in a new tab)
Climate Campaigner and Environmental Advocate; 2026 Goldman Environmental Prize Winner
Sasha Royce (opens in a new tab)
Founder & CEO, Smart SwimSuits; Sustainable Swimwear Innovation Leader
Sheena Brady (opens in a new tab)
Founder, Tease Tea; Award-Winning Sustainable Wellness Entrepreneur
Shirlene Streicher (opens in a new tab)
Founder, Earth’s Kitchen; Healthier Cookware Innovator
Sian Louise Colson (opens in a new tab)
Founder, Obvs Skincare; Award-Winning Organic Beauty Innovator
Silvia Acién (opens in a new tab)
Founder, Acién; Award-Winning Regenerative Knitwear Designer
Simon Mitchell (opens in a new tab)
Founder, Green Laurels; Sustainable Homecare Entrepreneur
Stella McCartney (opens in a new tab)
Founder, Stella McCartney; Globally Recognized Sustainable Fashion Pioneer
Stephan Stegeman (opens in a new tab)
Founder, Shop Like You Give A Damn; Ethical Fashion Advocate
Steven Howell (opens in a new tab)
Founder & CEO, Whatrr; Innovator in Lower-Impact Bottled Water
Stuart Davis (opens in a new tab)
Founder & CEO, The Dubs Universe; Circular Kids’ Footwear Innovator
Vicki von Holzhausen (opens in a new tab)
Founder & CEO of Von Holzhausen; Sustainable Materials Innovator
Vickie Ann El-Rayyes (opens in a new tab)
Founder & Creative Director, Dilli Grey; Ethical Fashion and Artisan Advocate
Vivek Panchakshari (opens in a new tab)
Founder, Greenigo; Australia’s First Maple Wood Gifts Innovator
Wawa Gatheru (opens in a new tab)
Founder, Black Girl Environmentalist; Award-Winning Climate Justice Advocate
Žiga Lunder (opens in a new tab)
Founder, MMORE; Innovator in Biodegradable Phone Accessories
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