Inspiring
personalities
for a better
world.

The bolds & the braves.

Launched in 2018 with the ACT Advisory Board, the Champions of Good Tributes have been created in a bid to inspire the community with the journey of inspiring personalities.

Herve de Clerck

Dreamleader, Adforum & ACT Responsible, and
Global Vice President, Sustainability
, IAA Global

« ACT Champions of Good, is an homage to communicators who have made an impact in the social and environmental areas and helped improve the world through their personal contributions and their campaigns. The goal is simply to acknowledge those champions behind their clever and creative programs and inspire others »

Who are the Champions of Good?​

Champions of Good are brave & bold personalities who have made the world a better place.

The goal of this initiative is to acknowledge those champions highlight their actions share best practices and inspire the advertising community.

Anyone can nominate a champion using the online nomination form accessible below. You should simply answer three short questions :

  1. Why do you think this person deserves to be recognised as a Champion of Good? 
  2. What is the outcome of this person’s contribution to the sustainable cause.
  3. How has this person’s work impacted its community or the broader world? 

The Process

1.

Nominate a Champion?

Champions can be nominated in 5 categories

  1. Public Movement
  2. Brand
  3. Non Profit Organisation
  4. Institution
  5. Advertising Industry
2.

Who is part of the Jury?

ACT Community members

Our community of ACT’ive people sits on the jury composed of:

  1. Strategic Partners
  2. Members
  3. Main Sponsors
3.

When and where are the results?

The Champions are revealed @ Cannes Lions

Tributes to Champions will happen at the Cannes Lions festival. 

  Cannes 22 june 23 @5pm

Previous Champions of Good

MALALA YOUSAFZAI

Pakistani activist for female education and 2014 Nobel Peace Prize laureate
MOVEMENT MAKER 2022

JODI HARRIS

Global Vice President, Marketing Culture & Capabilities at Anheuser-Busch InBev
BRAND 2022

MAHER NASSER

Director of the Outreach Division in the United Nations Department of Global Communications
NON-PROFIT 2022

LAURA MANESS

CEO, Havas NY, Co-Chair 50/50 Women On Boards, Founding Member Kindred, Chief & ForbesWomen Forum
INDUSTRY 2022

BOYAN SLAT

Founder & CEO The Ocean Cleanup
MOVEMENT MAKER 2019

PAUL POLMAN

Chief Brand Officer Unilever
BRAND 2019

KATE ROBERTSON & DAVID JONES

Co-founders One Young World
INDUSTRY 2019

KUMI NAIDOO

Secretary General Amnesty International
NON-PROFIT 2019

TARANA BURKE

#METOO
MOVEMENT MAKER 2018

MARK PRITCHARD

Chief Brand Officer at Procter & Gamble
BRAND 2018

MARCO LAMBERTINI

Director General, WWF International
NON-PROFIT 2018

MICHAEL ROTH

Chairman and Chief Executive, Interpublic Group
INDUSTRY 2018