Meet the DEAL Community

Ledbury, Forest of Dean, South West England, United Kingdom

I have been in financial services for over 35 years. In the last two years I have committed myself to understanding and advising exclusively on sustainable investments. I see my role as not just travelling with clients on their financial journey but guiding them on how to invest their savings and pensions into companies that support the UN sustainable goals.

Wien, Österreich

Hi all, I'm a social-ecological economist, sustainability researcher and activist in the Viennese Degrowth community.

Hanover, Niedersachsen, Germany

Hi, I am Elizabeth. I am very passionate about my involvement in a start up that seeks to be the change I want to see. Every day I learn a great deal about building a sustainable way of life. I currently live with my family in Germany but my heart and body is working in Africa for Africa. I have made it my mission to promote Africa's agri-business products. Africa is the continent I spent the most time in besides Europe, and in many ways, I wants to connect my home to the rest of the world by promoting value added export that contribute to eradicating poverty at the grassroot of high cash crops. I am energised by working directly with small-scale farmers in Africa, living with them on the farms, processing harvests together and so on. This priceless community activity that brings back memories from my childhood. reminding me of how little has changed across Africa when it comes to value added export of Agricultural products.

Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sverige

Growing up in a extractive economy, I always laid my own worth in how much I produced and contributed to my peers. Connecting self-worth to something external and disconnected from the emotional and spiritual side of life, I've always felt as if there was something missing with the world I was brought up in. I thought I did all the right things, were on time to class, kind to others and had goals and ambitions, but as I realised, this was not nurturing to my human needs. In starting my meditation practice, studying public health, and how all things are connected and integrated, I've realised that this is the path I want to to walk. Hi, I'm Felix and I'm a builder who wants to engage with others who value, health, connection and understanding in order to build a healthier and fairer world for everyone now and for the generations to come.

Tokyo, Japan

Adult graduate student at Rikkyo University in Tokyo under research of community centric sustainable and circular city development and the implication to local community.

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

I am Mechanical Engineer working in Mumbai.

Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Deutschland

Agile Psychologist and Social Entrepreneurship Startup Coach

Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Deutschland

Freelance Sustainable Action Support and Part of Frankfurt Doughnut Coalition

Bethnal Green, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, England, United Kingdom

Enthusiastic explorer and promoter of innovative ideas. Passionate about sustainability, circular economy, and philosophy for children.

München, Bayern, Deutschland

For years now I have been in the field of social-ecological transition and alternative economic systems. I like to get in touch with think tanks or active groups to exchange thoughts and realize local projects.

San Salvador, Departamento de San Salvador, El Salvador

Lisbon, Área Metropolitana de Lisboa, Portugal

Currently I am a visiting professor at ISEG, Universidade de Lisboa, teaching Environmental Sustainability for Business and Sustainability Science at different lic. and PhD programs. I am also a researcher at CSG-SOCIUS, ISEG. Now I am coordinating the Portuguese team of the Sustinafrica EU project. I hold a Ph.D. from the University of Amsterdam, with a thesis titled Towards Strategic Sustainability Performance Evaluation. A study of Portuguese companies, an Environmental Eng. Master from the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland, and a Dr. in Geology from the Universidade de Lisboa. Before my PhD I was an environmental consultant in Mozambique, Niger and Portugal.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Lanark Highlands, Ontario, Canada

Broad-spectrum Civil engineer, with a focus in the last 15 years on Water Resources. Have been studying Sustainability Engineering since 1996.

Lucerne, Luzern, Switzerland

Global nomad, Dutch national, Swiss home base, multilingual & multicultural background. 30 years international business, focus on responsible leadership, sustainability, strategy, design for change. Director & co-founder of Lifetreeglobal.com, oceanregenlab.com and other projects.

Maia, Norte, Portugal

The aspiration to be part of a paradigm shift towards a flourishing, just, and regenerative society, with no one left behind, is what moves me. Co-founder & CEO of SEEDS for Sustainability, originally from Brazil, lived in Sweden for 9 years where I got the Masters in Strategic Leadership towards Sustainability (BTH). Based in Porto, Portugal since Aug 2019. Worked twenty+ years in large multinational corporations, and also in public administration as the Secretariat of Institutional Relations in Brazil.

Walthamstow, England, United Kingdom

Artist emerging from a collaborative Bank Job (www.bankjob.pictures) to take on POWER - in a project bring community, solar and cultural energy production together to enact a green new deal now in our home place.

Lisbon, Área Metropolitana de Lisboa, Portugal

I am a social researcher existing betwixt disciplines - Geography and Sociology. I focus on work in society and young people’s futures and sense of place. I consider both, the decisions people make regarding employment in contentious industries in their local contexts as well as resistance against the same. I explore people's sense of labour and association with place, including any contradictions or conflict they may experience. I work across the contexts of Lisbon (Portugal) and Goa (India).

Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland

I'm an active part of the change that I want to take place. My city Heidelberg should become more sustainable, provide better living conditions for all citizens and take more responsibility to stabilize climate. Does anyone have any experience in measuring ecological impact of city politics? what activity and program has which impact? what can be the measure of ecological achivements?

Porto, Norte, Portugal

Sofia believes that life only makes sense if we have a purpose. If each of us practices this purpose we can inspire others to do the same. It is urgent to take care of our planet and to secure a future for future generations. She wants to contribute to a world more in tune with the environment and each other, setting an example for her children. Has a degree in business administration, with specialization in Marketing and Tourism. In the past years worked in project management, developing activities related to the participation of Portuguese SME at fairs, showrooms and events in Portugal and abroad. Coordinates the Porto Delegation of Movimento Claro - https://movimentoclaro.org/profile/sofia-vale/, an ONG with the mission of contribute for a clearer ocean by reducing the use and increasing awareness of the damage that disposable plastic causes to the environment!

Wien, Österreich

I am involved in serveral organisations in Austria in the field of sustainability (Permaculture, Ecovillage, etc. / peramkultur.at, visipedia.at, gen-austria.at)

The Hague, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands

Hello, I'm Danny. I'm a young professional who is passionate about helping to solve the climate crisis. I recently moved to the Netherlands from Boston in the United States, and I'm actively seeking new opportunities in environmental sustainability.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

We facilitate emergent co-design experiences that steward purpose, transformation and new ways of working. We work with our clients, their teams and their customers to build brands and organisations that lead from the heart.