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🌎 Fortune’s #ChangetheWorld list 2022 is here.

Here’s what we’ve learned and which companies caught our attention 🧵

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2) ➡️ The endemic planetary problems that Change the World companies are taking on require the strengths of big and small companies alike.
3) On the one hand, nothing can replace the scale of a big company.

On the other, by baking in social problem-solving from the get-go, smaller companies can bring a laser focus to finding solutions. bit.ly/3ehleJS Image
4) 🛒 @Walmart can use its more than 4,700 stores in the U.S. to help diabetes patients obtain less-expensive insulin. bit.ly/3ehleJS COURTESY OF WALMART
@Walmart 5) While a startup like @altopharmacy can focus on automating outdated prescription systems so that fewer patients skip their medications entirely. bit.ly/3ehleJS COURTESY OF ALTO PHARMACY
@Walmart @altopharmacy 6) 🌮@ChipotleTweets, the $8-billion-in-revenue fast-casual dining darling, can incentivize its suppliers to farm sustainably. bit.ly/3ehleJS COURTESY OF CHIPOTLE
@Walmart @altopharmacy @ChipotleTweets 7) Vertical-agriculture startups like @INFARM_Global and @AeroFarms can blaze a trail for A.I.-driven growing that slashes the carbon footprint of the typical crop. bit.ly/3ehleJS COURTESY OF CHIPOTLE
@Walmart @altopharmacy @ChipotleTweets @INFARM_Global @AeroFarms 8) One other lesson, and perhaps the most important one: The companies that have the biggest positive impact are the ones that integrate solving problems with generating revenue.

See the full #ChangetheWorld list. ⬇️
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