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Acknowledgements
The Schwab Foundation recognizes our
incredible community of social innovators, as
well as their teams, for their pioneering work
to build a better world, their support for each
other and their dedication in the service of
others and the planet. We equally honour the
commitment of our ecosystem community,
whose active role helps build bridges between
sectors, enabling collective action to address
today’s challenges.
We would like to particularly thank the Schwab
Foundation Board, which has steered the
organization over the years: Hilde Schwab,
Tasso Azevedo, Pascale Bruderer-Wyss, Mirai
Chatterjee, Ernest Darkoh, Johanna Mair, Nicole
Schwab, Helle Thorning-Schmidt and Honorary
Board Member, H.M. Mathilde of Belgium.
Our appreciation also goes to the partners
who support our vision and efforts: the
Bayer Foundation, Center for Social Value
Enhancement Studies (SK Group), Deloitte, EY, Frey Charitable Foundation, GHR
Foundation, Goldman Sachs Foundation,
Hyundai Motor Company, Motsepe
Foundation, Microsoft and SAP .
With gratitude to the Schwab Foundation team,
whose commitment, care and thoughtful work
continues to shine a light on the impact of our
community and ecosystem. Their dedication
supports and is integrated into a larger collective
effort: Mara Airoldi, François Bonnici, Lia-Marie
Fillies, Adam Gavin, Danson Gichini, Katerina
Hoskova, Steffi Mahery, María Inés Martín,
Ignacio Moreno, Daniel Nowack, Christa
Odinga-Svanteson, Adedoyin Omidiran, Sophia
Otoo, Sophia Simmons, Trang Vergari and
Anushree Warrie.
Last but not least! Thank you to all the social
innovators and their teams who provided their
valuable input through our comprehensive
annual survey and who helped inform the stories
of resilience profiled in this report:
Australia
Sarah-Jane Saltmarsh
BRAC
Bangladesh
Iftekhar Enayetullah
Waste Concern
Abu Hasnat Md. Maqsood Sinha
Waste Concern
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Zoran Puljic
Mozaik Foundation
Brazil
Vera R. Cordeiro
The Dara Institute
Roberta Faria
MOL ImpactoDener J. Giovanini
Renctas
Valmir Ortega
Belterra Agroflorestas
Claudio Padua
IPE ‑ Instituto de Pesquisas Ecológicas
Suzana Padua
IPE ‑ Instituto de Pesquisas Ecológicas
Natalia Tsuyama Cócolo
Global Shaper, Belo Horizonte Hub, Brazil
Claudio Sassaki
Entrepreneur in Residence at Stanford University
Cambodia
Sébastien Marot
Friends‑International
Pierre Tami
Shift360
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