5 Social Capitalists Who Will Change the World in 2010

Post date: Feb 02, 2010 12:22:28 AM

Which companies are doing amazing things in the world of socially-conscious business?

From Food to Education, these ethonomical firms are changing their industries.

FOOD

Jeff Froikin Gordon and Giulia Stellari

AgSquared

After getting their biology PhDs at Cornell in May, Gordon and Stellari headed not for a research lab but a tech startup. Their product: the first-ever enterprise software system made for farmers. Yes, farmers, especially the small farmers who make up 90% of the nation's 2 million farms, and who are increasingly interested in going organic.

MEDIA

Ravi GhateSMS ONE Media

Pune, India

TECHNOLOGY

Catherine Laine AIDG

Cap Haiten, Haiti

EDUCATION

<Jacques Murinda Open Learning Exchange Rwanda

Kigali, Rwanda

ENERGY

Bob King Pacific Biodiesel

Kahului, Haw

RUNNER UP: EDUCATION

Kushal Chakrabarti Vittana Foundation

Seattle, Washington

source: fastcompany.com