Shari Arison leads the Arison Group – a global business and philanthropic group that invests in ventures with added value to people, society, the economy, and the environment, operating towards the goal of bringing about positive change in the world.
Through its business arm, Arison Investments, the Arison Group invests in a wide range of fields that create positive impact, operating in compliance with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG).
Through its philanthropic arm, The Ted Arison Family Foundation, the Arison Group operates to create responses to the needs of the community, with social investments and strategic philanthropy. The foundation houses several vision ventures that were initiated by Shari Arison: Essence of Life, All One, and Goodnet. The foundation also adopted Ruach Tova (Good Spirit), a nonprofit that advances the spirit of volunteering in Israel. In this framework, Shari Arison initiated Good Deeds Day – an annual peak event of doing good deeds, celebrated internationally by millions of people in more than 100 countries across the world.
Shari Arison has also developed The Doing Good Model – a values-based model for positive creation worldwide, incorporating 13 fundamental human values in any activity. The model serves as a practical day-to-day tool for implementing values at the core of people, businesses, nonprofits, and communities, for the good of humanity at large. In 2013, Shari Arison was named Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters by George Mason University, for her contribution to the advancement of values-driven business and philanthropy.
Shari Arison is the author of seven books, which have become bestsellers in Israel and worldwide. She has been ranked by Forbes Magazine as one of The World’s Most Powerful Women, and positioned second on the magazine’s list of Green Billionaires “for her contribution to the environment in Israel and worldwide, which she translates into her business dealings.”
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