Meet the DEAL Community

Wigan, England, United Kingdom

A passionate professional weirdo & a motivated mostly hairless monkey, with an appetite for all kinds of end to end project work, development of people & improving society.

Leeds, England, United Kingdom

I am Comms & Engagement Lead at Climate Action Leeds, working for a 'zero carbon, nature friendly, socially just Leeds by the 2030s'. This is an ambitious, Lottery-funded project linking up local and city-wide communities to act, plan and build a movement of action and change. We are using Doughnut methodologies to help us do this, we have set up the Leeds Doughnut Coalition and are working with the University of Leeds on our first sketch city portrait.

Vallendar, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

I am a final-year business student at WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management. I am currently writing my Bachelor's Thesis about Circular Economy.

Geelong, Victoria, Australia

I am a veterinarian and Founder of Cherished Pets, the world's first certified BCorporation veterinary service. I am passionate about the role companion pets play in human health and wellbeing and seek multi-disciplinary care solutions to ensure that the benefits of healthy pets are accessible to all people regardless of their status.

Bargteheide, Schleswig-Holstein, Deutschland

Tomelilla kommun, Skåne län, Sverige

Organisational Development Manager at the municipality of Tomelilla. Background in philosophy & public sector innovation. Involved in integrating DE in the municipality as the first municipality in Sweden.

Singapore, Singapore

I work is an independent consultant on projects related to just transition. I post reports, article data tools for sustainable cities. My recent work in the past few years on topics in Singapore include urban farming and climate change mitigation policy. I have collaborated on projects with local grassroot climate action groups in Singapore in 2019-2020. My current work under Singapore Green New Deal is research on social dynamics in self-organizing systems and movement building for just transition implementation in local communities. Skills: Research, Data Science, Education, Energy systems, AgriTech, Chemical Engineering, Systems and design thinking, community organizing, stakeholder relationships, Workshops and webinars

Fribourg, Switzerland

lecturer in social work and researcher interested in sustainability, degrowth and how to address at the same time social inequalities and ecological limits.

San Sebastián, Euskadi, España

I am a researcher at Orkestra-Basque Institute of Competitiveness, I hold a Ph.D. in Business and Territorial Competitiveness, Innovation, and Sustainability from the University of Deusto (Spain). I am an early-career innovation researcher with a focus on firm innovation in emerging economies (Doing, Using, and Interacting with little Research and Development capabilities). After reading Doughnut Economics I want to get involved in this community and use my platform to convey its ideas to my peers at Orkestra and to the regional economic agents, changemakers, and policymakers in the Basque Country.

Auckland, New Zealand

Chair - Doughnut Economics Advocates New Zealand (DEANZ). We are a New Zealand based Doughnut Economics advocacy group for people wanting to be involved in the fight against climate change, environmental degradation, and social imbalance. DEANZ members are committed to working towards a sustainable ecological and cultural future by putting the concept of Doughnut Economics into action. DEANZ holds regular Meetups with inspiring speakers on Doughnut Economics topics. The projects our members are involved with are continually expanding: revitalising the Repair Café movement in New Zealand; establishing Urban Composting and Community Gardens; building a free online healthy eating recipes database.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Greetings from Toronto.

Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines

I co-founded the Society of Sustainability Practitioners with a vision of sustainability at the heart of each and every organization, decision-maker, and citizen. I graduated MS in Sustainability Management in the Ateneo de Manila University, where I teach systems thinking, sustainability and environmental management. My interests center on systems analysis, social entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial ecosystems.

Portland, Oregon, United States of America

Long career in Engineering and High Performance Computing. Running a startup that is using technology to facilitate civic engagement, deliver services and share resources to build vibrant communities.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Hello, I'm really interested in supporting action to reverse global environmental degradation. I’ve always been concerned about the environmental degradation I am very much a part of. My efforts have been inadequate and commitment insufficient to what I believe is the most important issue of my lifetime. Deep down, I was feebly hoping that there were smart people who were working on this task and that I could leave it to them. Of course, there are, but I would like to be involved in whatever way I can to “take out the trash” or do whatever other menial tasks I can to support such leaders.

Takoma Park, Maryland, United States of America

Writer/editor for nonprofits

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

I work on the ecological transition and I am passionate about it.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

I'm a teacher of The Global Impacts of Fashion Merchandise at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia. A course that seeks to find solutions to the social and environmental damage caused by the fashion industry.

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands

Be kind & make things better

Villaviciosa, Asturias / Asturies, España

I am a retired airline pilot with a high level picture of the planet and their living creatures. 

Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

I am an entrepreneur that is tired of the race for building unicorns and believes that there is a better way of doing business.

City of London, England, United Kingdom

I'm a Sustainability researcher and writer. Previously launched 2x Sustainability start-ups incl. MyResonance. For my sins Ex-BlackRock, Deutsche Bank. Economics Bsc (it was narrow and terribly taught).

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

I am an intersectional environmentalist with a background in marketing and wellness. Also a bestselling author.

Seeheim-Jugenheim, Hessen, Deutschland

I work as a project manager and IT consultant and see myself as a navigator and explorer in the world of collaboration, the design of new working environments and the use of digital tools. I am a forest dweller, a nature, music and sports lover with an open and curious mindset. Since I worked with "system dynamics" in my student years, I have a systemic and holistic view of the world. I think the doughnut can be a helpful model to tackle some of the significant challenges of the 21st-century.

Woking, England, United Kingdom

I trained as an economist and a chartered accountant, worked in business and then built my career in the charity sector. I hate to see valuable resources (inc natural, human energy, money) wasted and am deeply troubled by the big social and environmental problems we have in the world. We need to think differently about how we tackle these problems - through innovation and collaboration. I strongly believe in business as being a force for good and want to help businesses integrate social and environmental impact into their business models in a totally genuine way.