Meet the DEAL Community

London

London based business owner and lover of Doughnut Econ, ethical finance and cool sustainable ideas. Founder of a supply chain business called Do It Properly (doitproperly.co), GHG Protocol qualified, working to become a member of the IEMA

Mesa, Arizona, United States of America

Hello, I am fortunate to be able to serve in the capacity of Business Development Manager for ASU LightWorks®. ASU LightWorks®, an initiative which spans the entirety of Arizona State University, is deeply focused on advancing sustainable development in clean energy and economy wide decarbonization. Done by cultivating dynamic relationships and leveraging research assets across the university ecosystem, creating transdisciplinary teams to take on some of the world's grandest challenges. I am also a proud graduate of ASU School of Sustainability, earning a BA in Sustainability focused on sustainable urban dynamics. Prior to earning my degree I had a 20+ year career in the commercial and residential building trades sector, where I experienced many roles from laborer, to tradesman and eventually senior leadership. This combination of experiences (among others) have enabled me to develop a unique lens from which to observe sustainability challenges, often offering new perspectives.

Östersund, Jämtlands län, Sverige

My interest for economy begun once I realised how extremely important it is in the quest for environmental and social sustainability who are my two biggest passions. Now I study a master in environmental science at Mid Sweden University where my focus is on conflicts of aims within sustainability. Besides that I work as a youth coach with asylum-seekers that have come without parents to Sweden. I am soon finished with my degree and I am looking for what I should take on after that. All I know for sure is that I want to work to promote positive change in the world. I find the Doughnut economy insipiring and all the initiatives that are taken gives me hope for the future!

Kingston, Ontario, Canada

I am the Founder of Unstitution - known to some as an Inspiration Strategist. I help individuals and organizations reframe their ‘why’ and thrive on regenerative ways of navigating, working and living. Balancing hard science with messy humanness and always learning, I draw from multidisciplinary and transcontextual lenses and integrative systems thinking to navigate through complexity and uncertainty. When it’s time to shape a new story, rethink strategy and reach out collaboratively, 25+ years of experience is a shared resource to illuminate the way. Unstitution is a legally governed commons with a shared mission - to reboot society’s operating system through citizen-empowered impact. This is inherently human systems commons work.  It builds bridges across business, government and civil society sectors and disciplines, cultures and generations – all the societal divides and walks-of-life. It catalyzes, curates, convenes and helps galvanize collaborative impact learning, communities, initiatives and coalitions - addressing challenging social systemic issues. From readiness through to mission-critical regenerative outcomes, it helps build the common ground toward dual return on impact and investment. Unstitution functions as a fluid, flexible work structure based on the needs of the initiatives that it helps to (co)catalyze. It draws resources from a wide ecosystem of capable practitioners, service providers and organizations with the skills, methodologies and tools that best suit contextual needs.  Regenerative, evolutionary and strategic navigation principles, ecosystem relationship development and widening accessible pathways underlie everything that Unstitution undertakes. 

Cartagena, Bolívar, Colombia

I'm a singer, producer, and sustainable marketer from Canada and Colombia looking for optimal happiness and optimal ecological footprint for my family, the World, and me.

New York, United States of America

Working to democratize money itself. I'm interested in alternative and community currencies, mutual credit, UBI, inclusive & decentralized tech and governance systems. The monetary systems we use are a powerful force shaping our economy. We need to reexamine and rebuild our basic monetary infrastructure to create a fair and sustainable economy.

Germany

Circular Economy strategist tapping the power of circular economy business models

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

I have been working in tourism for more than 20 years and I believe that when planned and managed taking in account the principles of sustainable and regenerative development, it can be a powerful agent for positive change. I recently founded Good To Great Tourism, a company that has been created to work in collaboration with the host communities, the local businesses, tourist destinations and governments. Its mission is to promote the development of sustainable and regenerative tourism with the purpose of improving the quality of life of local communities and the environment through education and the promotion of participatory development.

San Francisco, California, United States of America

Multi-media designer. Tagging information to visual symbols and indulging in combinatorial play. Critical thinking and finding patterns, art and processing information is one in the same for me. I was first exposed to Doughnut Economics via Flynn Coleman’s book “A Human Algorithm”, from there I followed her on Twitter and joined the California Doughnut Economics Coalition. Learning while moving forward, as a designer partial to designing with information above all else, the type of information that is aggregated and baked into this sweet future vision that is made plausibly attainable through Doughnut Economics is to appetizing to pass on. I strive to help facilitate this crucial & wonderful undertaking.

New York, United States of America

Hello fellow circular economy nerds! I'm Casey Plasker, founder at Circularly PBC. I have 9 years of experience focusing on climate change, and 5 years working within rapid growth startups in the renewable energy sector. My experience focuses on building programs and relationships that enable triple bottom line impact. This includes creating company-wide impact strategies, achieving B Corporation Certification (B Corp), GRI Reporting, and building global giving efforts—enabling access to renewable energy for over 80,000 individuals globally in 2019. I hold a Masters Degree in Sustainability Management from Columbia University in New York City and am so excited to help bring about a circular economy.

Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

Development practitioner of over 20 years based in Southern Africa working with rural communities and urban markets.

London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, England, United Kingdom

I work for the Participatory City Foundation as part of the Collaborative Business Team.

City of London, England, United Kingdom

A chartered civil engineer more than 7 years’ experience including in the international development sector, technical design, project and stakeholder management and project implementation. I have a very keen interest in sustainability and innovation and how to combine the two to create exponential change.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

My wish to make Malaysia more sustainable

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Margie is the CEO of Thoughts In Gear, a Sustainability and Social Impact consulting firm. She works with corporations to incorporate Sustainability and ESG principles into core business; and with non-profits for strategic, systemic impact. As a public speaker in the region in these interest areas, her goal is to translate good sustainability ideas into clear strategic frameworks, roadmaps and executable action plans. Her team also works closely on reporting and measurement to global standards in ensuring that impact is well defined, tracked and reported upon.

London

Technical Design Lead

Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brasil

Being aware of the transition movement of our time, for ten years I've dedicated my professional career to dissemination and application of the benefits of the Circular Economy for the Brazilian context. I have accumulated international experience implementing projects for organizations within the global south. I have been working on initiatives with strategic potential, innovation and improvement of human and technological factors, to catalyze opportunities in the Circular Economy to build more sustainable and inclusive value networks. . Co-founder of HZNcircular, startup dedicated to the design and implementation of transition processes and organizational change. . Associated Consultant at Geocidades to the application of Circular Economy approach in initiatives for territorial development. . Co-creator and collaborator in eco-innovation design projects for materials, products and processes, in the ModaCER collective Initiative. . Senior Advisor Latin America at CEP-Americas

Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom

Passionate about being part of the solution to sustainable living and preserving the earth

Assen, Drenthe, Nederland

Economist, consultant informationmanagement, Humanist and beekeeper

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands

I’m a financial environmentalist who truly believe that we can thrive as humans within the limits of our planet without damaging and destroying one another and keeping some sort of balance with the living world and equality and respect between humans. Loving nature and its wonders but I just wish we would act and live with a little more care to start with.

Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador

Psicólogo organizacional; Especialista en desarrollo regional por la Universidad de los Andes, Maestro en estudios urbanos por El Colegio de México. He ocupado cargos públicos en la Municipalidad de Cuenca y en la Superintendencia de Ordenamiento Territorial, Uso y Gestión del Suelo, consultor con el sector público y privado en temas de planificación y análisis de información, investigador en temas como las condiciones de vida, el bienestar subjetivo y las formas de habitar la ciudad en el Grupo de Investigación LlactaLAB de la Universidad de Cuenca. Actualmente soy asesor de movilidad sostenible para la ciudad de Cuenca, contratado por la Cooperación Técnica Alemana – GIZ.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

I am a Finance and Commercial Executive and wife and mother who cares about driving a more sustainable future

Gent, Vlaanderen, België

İstanbul, Türkiye