7 Super CEOs Who are Saving the World

7 Super CEOs Who are Saving the World CEOs most of them are the faces of their respective companies so they have an image to upkeep. However, there are seven CEOs from large companies who are  creating green projects not to just look good but to save the world too. This study (by Buddy Loans) has a rundown of them all. 1) Jeff Bezos: Jeff Bezos   CEO of Amazon is working on General Fusion, a nuclear fusion company aiming to provide  cheap, clean and abundant power for everyone. General Fusion raises $27m, construction on large-scale prototype 2 yrs away @RethinkFusion https://t.co/uWXT8cE8l3 pic.twitter.com/3zHvK14LOX Business In Vancouver (@BIVnews) May 19, 2015 In turn, they will aid the cleaning up of air and environment, as well as benefiting the poor parts of the world. 2) George Soros: George Soros  Chairman of Soros Fund Management is running  Open Society Foundations, which deals with human rights and politics.  The foundation provides legal aid to people unlawfully detained or imprisoned around the world: [WATCH] The most overlooked human rights crisis of our time: https://t.co/OqvbnmhO0R pic.twitter.com/84qm6EfuAT Open Society Foundations (@OpenSociety) January 13, 2016 The organisation began by providing scholarships to black students in Apartheid-era south Africa, and also by supporting political dissidents in the Eastern Bloc. 3) Elon Musk: Elon Musk CEO of Tesla Motors and SpaceX is using his project Open AI to look into potential threats to mankind by artificial intelligence. Hello, world: https://t.co/XrT0zxMBCD OpenAI (@OpenAI) December 11, 2015 Even Professor Stephen Hawking has called AI a huge threat to mankind in the future. Musk is hoping that the information he provides  will improve technology and problem-solving. 4) Lauren Bush: Lauren Bush  the granddaughter of George H. W. Bush   is  the CEO of Feed, a social enterprise that is aimed at creating ethical products that help feed the world. Color the world with good. Each #FEED Friendship Pouch gives 10 school meals. Shop: https://t.co/PNWbaupepT pic.twitter.com/zJcnWQcKR2 FEED Projects (@FEEDprojects) January 25, 2016 When a Feed project purchase is made, they donate to specifically target hunger and food shortage issues through the United Nations World Food Programme. 5) Manoj Bhargava: Manoj Bhargava  is  founder and CEO of 5 Hour Energy. 5 Hour Energy is an energy drink, and by 2011 the company had generated $1bn  in sales. In 2015 Manoj pledged 99% of his net worth “to improving the well-being of the world’s less fortunate.” Over the river through the woods to Grandmas for Thanksgiving? Weve got the fuel for the drive. #my5hour pic.twitter.com/uMsNKeMCFh 5-hour ENERGY ® (@5hourenergy) November 23, 2015 Mr. Bhargava project is the  Free Electric bike, which  provides an electric bike to villages in the world which  may not have access to electricity. As the villagers pedal the bikes, electricity is generated to power the lights (and other electrical devices). Bhargava  plans to give away 10,000 bikes next year to India. 6) Vicki Escarra: Vicki  Escarra is CEO of her project Opportunity International. OI  looks at ending global poverty, by providing small business loans, and savings, and insurance, along with training, to help people in the developing world get out of poverty. Patricks small sugarcane plantation is now a thriving business. read his story http://t.co/1LutkWV9tS pic.twitter.com/1adfIrwP3N Opportunity UK (@OI_Opportunity) May 28, 2015 By providing these tools and the training needed for someone to begin a business and be successful,  jobs and financial security will also be created. 7) Glen Tullman: Glen Tullman is CEO of Livongo Health, a company taking a bold step to change how we manage chronic conditions, starting with diabetes. They  use modern day technology, such as cloud technology, to help people manage chronic medical conditions: We recognize the importance of access to supplies, education, care, meds for ppl with #diabetes! #insulin4all #WDD pic.twitter.com/HPkg9if63b Livongo (@Livongo) November 14, 2015 Their main goal is to improve the health and well being of those with chronic illnesses, so they can have a more productive and better life. RELATED: Do You Have What It Takes to Be a CEO?