Meet the DEAL Community

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.

Lisboa, Área Metropolitana de Lisboa, Portugal

Managing Director and Partner at Impact Hub Lisbon Co-funder of E' pr'amanha - a documentary serie about sustainability in Portugal

Teningen, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland

Vorstand von Ideen³ e.V. Gründer der Ideenwerkstatt und der Karte von morgen https://wechange.de/user/630/

Lima, Peru

Frank Braun is the founder of the Nuremberg Transition Town Initiative Bluepingu e.V., a member of the co-leading committee of Transition Germany and was active for many years as a One World promoter in Germany. He has been working as a self-employed consultant, moderator and motivator for many years on the question of how we can effectively implement solution strategies for a sustainable society. His focus is on change management in organizations, social permaculture, participation and cultural change in individuals and organizations as a basis for eco-social change.

Helsinki, Etelä-Suomi, Suomi

Programme Manager, development cooperation at Fairtrade Finland

Wien, Österreich

Who suffers in this world and why is this happening? has been my leading question from childhood on. To be part of the solution, I went through lots of educations and experiences - using my empathic condition as well as my analytic skills and hands, able to treat, repair and hug. I'm tired of talking-groups now, looking for grounded action. Let's cooperate and make ends meet!

Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland

Game changer: My vision is an economy that has a clear focus on the future. My contribution to this is working with companies on their future viability: the result is organizations that are capable of change, have intrinsically motivated employees, who organize themselves and have a clear focus on customers, the market and the environment. Success takes place on the levels of cooperation, positioning and of course in the financial area. Only those who are successful can carry change into the world.

Innsbruck, Tirol, Österreich

Holding 2 university degrees in design and engineering my motivation since then is to create balance between nature and technology. The technology itself is neutral, it's the approach of humans can be used in a healing or destroying way. Nature stands for its own while humans try to "escape" into an artificial environment for various reasons. Studying kybernetics intensively and knowing about feedback effects that occur within every system my understanding right now is that there exist no action that doesn't cause a reaction later on. Every interference with nature will cause new challenges for humans, mostly time-delayed. To change things for good I founded several companies with partners and friends to create real impact and realize futureous visions, that show sustainable solutions for a further living in harmony. We've been focussing a lot on emission free mobility, but expanded our vision now on nature education, plant-based nutrition, farming, physical training in nature ...

Full Sutton, England, United Kingdom

Hello! Olá! I am a firm believer in the Doughnut Economics - as a good rogue economist!! I have two children and I really do want Economic thinking and acting to change, to see a clean, fair, just and sustainable World for them to grow and thrive in! Utopia? I am interested in rural food poverty in "rich countries" and how we can wiggle out of it using the Doughnut! I also believe that children are our future, and we should strive to include "doughnuts" in our children's education, as early and as often as possible. So, if you can, please HELP!

Lisbon, Portugal

Looking to learn from the laboratory of members, how to become more connected and commune more clearly and effectively. I want to enable capacity for a regenerative future. I am here to use my passion and experience in service of collaborative initiatives building resilience and increase diversity. 

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

An educator working to connect young people with their impact, community and the world to empower them to become active citizens and change makers.