2025 Innovator Awards
2025 Innovator Awards
The Innovator Awards recognize companies who are at the forefront of social innovation in business.
The awards celebrate companies across three categories of innovation: social impact, environmental stewardship, and marrying purpose and profit.
Meet our 2025 Award Winners
Nourishing Hope
This year's Social Impact Award winner is one of the largest and longest-operating hunger relief organizations in Chicago, providing the equivalent of more than 4.5 million meals each year.
Evergreen Climate Innovations聽
This year's Environmental Stewardship Award winner supports entrepreneurs and startups that are bringing impactful climate technologies to market. Award co-presented with Loyola's School of Environmental Sustainability.
The Vistria Group
The 2025 winner of the Parkinson Award for Purpose and Profit is a next generation private investment firm that partners with growing businesses in healthcare, education, and financial services.
2025 Judges
Erin Amico
President and CEO, Chicago Academy of Sciences
Matt Knott
President and COO, Builders Vision
Rob Parkinson
Sr. Partner, Investor Relations, The Vistria Group
Michelle Rivas Notestine
Associate Director, Internal Communications, Global Commercial, Amgen
Jimmy Samartzis
CEO, LanzaJet
Kathleen St. Louis Caliento
President and CEO, Cara Collective
Nancy Tuchman
Founding Dean, Loyola's School of Environmental Sustainability