The B Team
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Sir Richard Branson and Jochen Zeitz[1] | |
Key people | Jesper Brodin (Chair)
Ester Baiget (Vice-Chair) Leah Seligmann (Interim CEO) |
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Website | www |
The B Team is a global
History
In 2013, a group of leaders came together following a series of workshops that included civil society leaders, systems experts, sustainability pioneers, economists and entrepreneurs. Inspired by the work of
The B Team was incubated by
Leah Seligmann was appointed Chief Change Catalyst and Interim CEO in March 2024, after Halla Tomasdottir, who led the organization since August 2018, took a leave of absence to run in the 2024 Icelandic Presidential Election.
Leaders
The founding B Team leaders include:
In 2015,
In July, 2016 Oliver Bäte, CEO of Allianz Group, Andrew Liveris, Chairman and CEO of Dow Chemical Company and Arif Naqvi, Founder and Group CEO of Abraaj Group joined as B Team Leaders.[10]
In 2018, Emmanuel Faber, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Danone, Indra Nooyi, Chairman and Former CEO of PepsiCo, Isabelle Kocher, CEO of Engie, and Hamdi Ulukaya, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Chobani joined The B Team.[11][12][13]
In 2020, The B Team welcomed Hiro Mizuno, CIO of Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), Torben Möger Pedersen, CEO of PensionDanmark, Jesper Brodin, CEO of Ingka Group, and Jean Oelwang, Founding CEO and President of Virgin Unite to the group.[14][15][16]
In 2021, Ester Baiget, President and CEO of
In 2023, Jacqueline Novogratz, founder and CEO of Acumen, and Juan Carlos Mora, CEO of Bancolombia joined as B Team Leaders.[19]
Work and Collective Action
In 2015 The B Team leaders advocated for a climate agreement at the
In 2014 The B Team, along with
In 2015 The B Team launched the 100% Human at Work initiative and network as they believed it was "time for businesses to stop looking at people as resources and to start seeing them as human beings".[27] The B Team have built the People Innovation Network, to bring companies together to share and learn from one another about how to help their employees thrive at work.[28]
Working as part of the Natural Capital Coalition The B Team supported the development of the first global, standard Natural Capital Protocol - a set of tools for companies to measure their impacts and dependencies on nature. The protocol was launched July 2016, following pilots by more than 40 companies, including
In 2016, as part of their work for The B Team
In 2017 The B Team launched The B Team Africa, its first regional B Team. Its initial leadership included Bob Collymore, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Dr. Mo Ibrahim, and Jochen Zeitz.[32] Subsequently, it added The B Team Australia Network as a regional team.[33]
In 2018, The B Team partnered with Ceres to launch 'Getting Climate Smart - A Primer for Corporate Directors in a Changing Environment'. The project sought to make corporate directors aware that climate change is a board-relevant issue and teach them how to manage the risks and opportunities related to climate. Sponsoring the project was the Ikea Foundation and the We Mean Business Coalition.[34]
In 2021, The B Team launched The New Leadership Playbook, a collection of stories, insights and resources on 21st-century business leadership.[35] This included 10x Bolder, a conversation-based podcast series exploring how leaders align values with influence.[36]
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