Nina Smith is the founding Chief Executive Officer of GoodWeave International, the leading NGO working to stop child labor in global supply chains. The GoodWeave® certification offers the best assurance that select products are made without child or forced labor and that childhoods and rights are restored. Under Nina's leadership, GoodWeave has pioneered a system that has changed business practices and community beliefs and ensured freedom and education for hundreds of thousands of children across South Asia.
Nina is winner of the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship; the Schwab Foundation Award for Social Entrepreneurs; the Tufts University Alumni Award for Active Citizenship and Public Service; the Center for Nonprofit Advancement’s EXCEL Award for excellence in chief executive leadership; and the Elluminate Award for Jewish women social entrepreneurs. Nina sits on the boards of the Fair Labor Association and the Better Buying Institute. She is a graduate of Tufts University.
Early Childhood to Primary EducationEconomic OpportunityEducationHuman RightsInternational JusticeLivelihoodsResponsible Supply ChainsSmallholder ProductivityStandardsSustainable MarketsWomen's and Girls' Education
Central and Southern Asia, Europe, North America
