Social Impact

An ethical yarn and clothing business, Darn Good Yarn has achieved a social-purpose trifecta: repurposing waste, improving the livelihoods of struggling families in developing nations, and making a profit.

In today’s highly charged arena that is higher education, Sallie Mae CMO finds true purpose in helping students create the lives they imagine.

One Tree Planted founder Matt Hill aims to reforest the planet to protect the environment.

Inspired by a young man with Down syndrome, John’s Crazy Socks empowers people with differing abilities and promotes inclusion via a vast portfolio of wildly designed socks.

New York-based MPOWERD is proof that the light that allows people to see, and provides the energy that enables plants to grow, can also be a force to change the world for the better.

Patagonia’s VP of global sportswear sees a bright future for recycled fabrics and fair trade practices.

The longtime business partner of Ted Turner and CEO of Ted’s Montana Grill leads efforts to champion sustainability, from pasture to plate.

After her son Pete was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in 2012, Nancy Frates leapt into action. Her advocacy efforts have helped raise more than $230 million for ALS, fund advanced research, and provide hope for a cure.

Craig Dubitsky, founder of Hello, says the oral care products company is in the love business and lives its purpose every day.

A 1991 article in SKI magazine about a blind skier changed Houston Cowan’s life and led him to launch two nonprofits, including Challenge America, which is devoted to the needs of the military community.

For more than a quarter century at Orvis, Leigh "Perk" Perkins has championed the company's support of conservation and the protection of the last great wild places.

In this exclusive Q&A with the ANA Center for Brand Purpose, Ad Council president and CEO Lisa Sherman discusses the organization’s legacy of harnessing media to tackle important social issues and what it takes to lead an effective purpose-driven campaign.

A conversation with the VP and chief sustainability officer at Owens Corning about making the world a better place.