Real Leaders® has released
its latest list of the world's most impactful companies that are leading
purposeful change, and two Philippine-based companies, Generation HOPE and
Plastic Credit Exchange (PCX), have been recognized for their exceptional
contributions to social and environmental impact. These companies have been
ranked at 232nd and 257th place, respectively, joining the ranks of other
winners such as Tesla, Ben & Jerry's, and Crocs.
"This is our fifth
annual ranking, and the number of award winners has tripled. It's encouraging
to see how this movement is going mainstream with businesses all over the
world," said Mark Van Ness, Founder of Real Leaders. "We are excited
to welcome new and past company winners to the impact movement, and into the
Real Leaders Impact Awards community."
Founded in 2010, Real
Leaders® is a membership community for impact leaders with a global media
platform dedicated to driving positive change.
In its fifth year, the
magazine reveals its Impact Awards which ranks 300 Impact Companies solving
existential problems through innovative and sustainable market-based solutions.
Calculated by the Real Leaders 'Force for Good' score, it takes into account
the company's 5-year sales growth, revenue, and B Impact Assessment to
objectively rank the companies.
Respected brands from a
variety of industries globally, such as Toms, Vita Coco, Tetra Pak, and Lego
Group also made it to this year's list.
"We are thrilled to be
recognized by Real Leaders among many other values-aligned companies,"
said Nanette Medved-Po, Founder and Executive Chairperson at HOPE and PCX.
"We aspire to continue to build out effective market-based solutions to
address important environmental and social issues in the Philippines and beyond."
Generation Hope has made a
significant impact since its establishment in 2012, with 122 public school
classrooms built in areas where it’s needed the most. Additionally, the
organization's agricultural interventions have benefited over 21,000 smallholder
coconut farmers in Mindanao, resulting in the planting of more than a million
coconut trees in the region last year. Generation Hope is also actively
contributing to environmental conservation by diverting plastic away from
nature and collecting approximately 551 kilograms of plastic in 2022 alone.
Plastic Credit Exchange’s
(PCX) mission is to accelerate the transition to a circular economy and to
build a future where no plastic ends up in nature. PCX is addressing the
plastic waste problem by collecting, tracking, monetizing and repurposing
plastic with the power of blockchain technology while supporting communities on
the ground. It is the only fully transparent global marketplace for audited
plastic waste reduction.
To date, PCX and its partners
have diverted more than 42 Million kilograms of plastic waste from nature,
invested over $3 Million into the historically underfunded circular plastic
economy, and its waste-to-energy programs have driven more than 70K tons of
carbon reduction from coal replacement.
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About HOPE
HOPE is an impact
organization that has been recognized as Best for the World™ B Corp for the
fourth consecutive year. Established in 2012, HOPE's mission began with its
flagship product HOPE in a Bottle which commits 100% of profits to build public
school classrooms. In 2014, the organization expanded to agricultural
initiatives that aim to improve the livelihoods of smallholder coconut farmers
in Mindanao. HOPE also addressed its environmental impact by becoming the first
Net Zero Plastic Waste certified PH brand in 2018. Much recently, the
organization took this a step further by engaging with women
micro-entrepreneurs who manage plastic waste-to-cash sites that provide them
and their communities with additional incremental income.
To learn more, visit www.generationhope.ph
For more
information, please contact:
Nanette
Medved-Po,
Founder,
Generation HOPE
Email:
nanette@generationhope.ph
Julie Van
Ness
CEO, Real
Leaders
Email: Julie@Real-Leaders.com
About PCX
Plastic Credit Exchange is
the world's first global full-service plastic offset platform that provides
seamless and traceable solutions to take responsibility for post-consumer
plastics.
PCX was founded by Nanette
Medved Po in the Philippines in 2019, one of the epicenters of the plastic
pollution crisis, to divert plastics away from nature and into the circular
economy.
By activating an ecosystem of
partners, plastic waste is responsibly recovered, processed, or recycled
through projects that improve livelihood, scale up social impact, and reduce
the flow of plastic pollution into nature.
PCX was also the first to
introduce the Plastic Pollution Reduction Standard (PPRS) to certify project
partners through a 3rd party auditing process.
Learn more about PCX at
www.plasticcreditexchange.com
Check out the official list
of awardees here.
