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NEXTERA ENERGYARAB BANKSVENSKA
HANDELSBANKENADOBE, AIRBNB,
ATHLETA, CHECKR,
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PAYPAL, THREDUPHEADQUARTERS OF THIS YEAR’S CHANGE THE WORLD COMPANIESPRUDENTIAL UKFORTUNE OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2021 143But the EU’s preferred
alternative, of voluntarily
getting other manufactur-
ers on board, is gaining
traction. Africa’s largest
pharmaceutical company,
Aspen Pharmacare, has a
contract to “fill and fin-
ish” J&J vaccine doses in
South Africa. Pfizer and
BioNTech have similar
pacts with the Biovac Insti-
tute—also based in South
Africa—and with Eurofarma
Laboratórios in Brazil.
South Africa’s Numolux
Group has also signed a
Sinovac fill-and-finish pact.
None of these deals
yet takes the extra step
of allowing a licensee to
produce the active vaccine
substance itself. The model
for that kind of cooperation
was set by AstraZeneca and
the Serum Institute of India.
That contract held great
promise for global supply
until a terrible pandemic
wave in India forced SII
to divert exports to its
domestic market. Still, the
pact could prove vital in the
future. SII has also signed
up to make Russia’s Sput-
nik V vaccine, as have firms
in countries from Brazil to
Belarus, though that vac-
cine’s inclusion in COVAX
remains uncertain.
Step by step, we’re
getting to worldwide im-
munization. And get there
we must. In our globalized
context, this pandemic de-
mands change around the
world for any part of it to
become truly safe again.
- MEASURABLE
SOCIAL IMPACT
We consider the
reach, nature, and
durability of the
company’s impact on
one or more specific
societal problems.
2. BUSINESS
RESULTS
We consider the
benefit the socially
impactful work brings
to the company. Prof-
itability and contribu-
tion to shareholder
value outweigh ben-
efits to the company’s
reputation.
3. DEGREE OF
INNOVATION
We consider how
innovative the
company’s effort is
relative to that of
others in its industry
and whether other
companies have fol-
lowed its example or
partnered with it.
HOW WE CHOOSE
THE COMPANIES
The Change the World list
recognizes companies that
have had a positive social
impact through activities
that are part of their core
business strategy. As we
assess nominees, among
the factors that matter
most are:3.3% of people in the world’s lowest-income countries have received at least one dose