Meet the DEAL Community

Woodstock, Vermont, United States of America

Founding Director of the Center for Sustainable Organizations, creator and world's leading practitioner of Context-Based Sustainability (CBS), and co-creator of the MultiCapital Scorecard.

City of London, England, United Kingdom

As an applied anthropologist, I study cultural shifts and illuminate the changing ways in which people live and work in cities. As DIrector of Human City, I conduct mixed methods research to help property investors, development and asset management teams, and other stakeholders to report and measure social value at a time of economic, technological and social transformation. By understanding local needs and strengthening local partnerships, I enables clients to attract diverse audiences, capture new markets, and achieve long-term operational returns.

Norfolk United Kingdom

PhD in Economics, enthusiastic about alternative economic models in which planetary boundaries, human well-being and biodiversity are prioritized over economic growth. 

Skipton, England, United Kingdom

I was born in the most biodiverse country in the world yet a country with lack of social and economic stability. This instability forced me from a very young age to become an immigrant in the promise land of opportunities, the United States of America. I was very fortunate gained a professional education as an Industrial Designer as one of my main passions is art. Industrial design seemed to open an opportunity to keep my biggest passion of art while being able to create enough money to sustain myself. After 9 years of working in the field, I made a drastic decision to change my career path towards sustainability. So in 2019, I quit my job at Samsonite and moved across the pond to pursue my MSc in Sustainability, Entrepreneurship and Design at Brunel University. I recently submitted my dissertation and at the moment I am looking at the horizon seeking to set my future goals and start taking my next steps towards a career in sustainability and the circular economy.

Paris 13e Arrondissement, Paris, Île-de-France, France

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

I am a Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Head of Knowledge Platform and Partnerships in URBANICE MALAYSIA: Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Cities and Urban Wellbeing under Ministry of Housing and Local Government. I am holding Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Development Science (Urban Economic) focus on The Efficient Urban Governance to Enhance Economy Competitiveness in Kuala Lumpur City-Region. I have more than 25 years experiences in urban and regional planning with major involvement in: Malaysia SDG Cities Roadmap, Implementation of New Urban Agenda, Malaysia Cities Preparedness for 4th Industrial Revolution (Malaysia Cities 4.0), Malaysia Society 5.0, Landuse Planning, City Development Planning, Sustainability Assessment for Projects and Programmes, Sustainable City and Healthy City Programme.

St Ives (Cornwall)

Director of St Ives Workstation CIC and Bayspace Co-Working, with interests in the field of social, cultural and economic development across public, community, voluntary and social enterprise sectors. Concerned to conserve qualities of people and place that are precious, and give urgency to some of the most deep-rooted problems for the community, economy and the environment. Mother in a large family, lover of the sea, wild spaces, applied arts, crafts and design.

Amsterdam (The Netherlands) & Udine (Italy)

I am Italian, living in the Netherlands. My ambition is to contribute to develop a truly sustainable society by connecting people and projects within an international and interdisciplinary context. My background is in chemistry (master in Chemistry at the University of Trieste (IT), PhD in Chemistry and Postdoc in Chemical Engineering at the University of Groningen (NL) and next to my work as R&D Project Manager I like to engage myself in volunteering activities where I can use both my scientific background as well as my social skills in projects focused on sustainability. Therefore, with a group of people from the italian region Friuli Venezia Giulia, we recently founded a non-profit organisation "ReGeneration Hub Friuli" with the aim of connecting people who want to become the Generation of ReThinking, ReDesigning, ReCycling, ReDistributing, ReGenerating. In this context, we organise a yearly annual festival “NanoValbruna” (www.nanovalbruna.com), which brings together scientists, entrepreneurs, teachers, professionals and young people in a small mountain community of the Julian Alps, where they engage themselves in activities focused on ecosystem protection, sustainability, and circular economy.

Firenze, Toscana, Italia

Sustainability facilitator, specific areas include circular economy, diversity & inclusion, soft skills, marketing communications event and campaign development, internal communications and employee engagement, identity (vision, mission, values - developing purpose), stakeholder engagement, sustainable cities & communities, health & wellbeing, corporate social responsibility.

Purmerend, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands

Hey, I'm a German-English bilingual conversion copywriter for sustainable businesses. In 2017, I simply could no longer ignore the fact that people and planet will soon go to **** if we don’t get our act together. If we want to make sustainability the norm, we need more sustainable communication. If we want people to take more responsibility, we need more responsible communication. If we want to break down the barriers that keep us from working together, we need communication that connects us. That’s why I started From Scratch — my copy agency. Because to stop climate change, save species from dying and make society more humane, we need a radical rethink. We need a culture change. Which means, we need to harness the best that the humanities have to offer — from design thinking and UX practices to ecolinguistics, from psychology to socio-political studies.

Wolverhampton, England, United Kingdom

Deputy chief executive of voluntary sector infrastructure organisation -Wolverhampton Voluntary and Community Action and coordinator of participation platform and social lab - Wolverhampton for Everyone. Host for Wolverhampton Neighbourhood Doughnut Economics Learning Journey stewarded by Civic Square. Particular lens on life around working together with others in communities and neighbourhoods to design systems and social infrastructure that support us to think long-term in our creating and doing and be better ancestors. Designing life and work around natural rhythms and seasons to connect more deeply with all beings.

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

I am a Public Administration's student.

Milan, Lombardia, Italie

I’m an independent product, UX designer & illustrator (with experience in International cooperation & development) focused on limited edition handcrafted unique objects. My main preoccupation and passion is conceive original functional pieces manufactured by local communities around the world (Africa, Asia & Europe), using natural materials. I transform and preserve abandoned pieces carrying a rich history and story, living through a new function and life once restored and re-worked. I create products inspired by nature, history, literature, people and culture and try to apply the principles of circular economy every time I conceive an object. What is very important to me is the preservation of cultural heritage and knowhow, the poverty eradication, the economic and sustainable development of developing countries.

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

I've been Managing Director of Bristol Pound CIC since 2018, transitioning the organisation from being the UK’s largest local currency to becoming the first local payment platform to carry tokens to incentivise and measure progress towards the city’s social and environmental targets. For the last 20 years, I've held a variety of senior management and leadership roles in the non-profit sector. My early career was in accounts management and accounting system design and implementation.

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland

I consider myself as a positive activist, who strives for a more regenerative world by focusing my energy on education and agriculture/nutrition. I have a background on Life Sciences & Business, with an expertise in Food segment and a recent upskilling journey on education.

Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America

Psychologist, Climate Reality Leader, Citizens Climate Lobby, Sunrise Movement, newly minted executive and life coach interested in what can be done to guide business toward social purpose and to facilitate green entrepreneurship at the local level and to promote international collaboration. Alumni of The Work That Reconnects.

Haringey, London, United Kingdom

Political economist, currently completing a PhD at the University of Leeds on the problem of rentier power and its relationship to our growth dependence. I'm a member of the London Renters Union, and co-author of The Path to a Doughnut-Shaped Recovery and Land For The Many, for the Labour Party. Previously a member of Labour's Sustainable Economics Working Group and a fellow at the New Economics Foundation.

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Since graduating from my master's degree in Social Innovation at Glasgow Caledonian University in 2020, I am continuing my studies at the School of System Change alongside developing a social venture. Focusing on sustainable fashion in Scotland, my research involves navigating complex challenges through a systems change perspective. I am particularly interested in exploring community systems change approaches to support the social impact of Sustainable Fashion Scotland, a young social venture (of which I am a Founding Member) aiming to connect the fashion community in Scotland and facilitate positive change in the industry through collaboration and knowledge exchange.

Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

I own a couple of cafe / restaurants in Dublin city centre. 2021 is going to be the year we introduce the doughnut as our way of doing business (we already adhere to it in many ways without understanding so) and we will shout it from the rooftop to encourage our customers and peers to do the same.

Newbury, England, United Kingdom

Chris is a practising, equine veterinary surgeon and environmental scientist. He’s an enthusiastic, forward looking leader who enjoys bringing together engaged teams to tackle goals with meaningful impacts. Chris is an accomplished and inspiring public speaker whose driving values are hope and kindness.

Amman, عمان, Jordan

A licensed commercial pilot with extensive experience in logistics and operations management, sprung from various fields such as ICT, e-commerce, telecommunication and shipping. Founder of TAQYIM 9TD, MiLi Levant and SendGet. Sits on the board of My30Minutes, Nails2Go and sakebINVEST.

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England, United Kingdom

Old retired Architect & Town Planner who likes Henry George, Ruskin, Palladio & riding a bike

Boulder, Colorado, United States of America

My name is Madeline, I am an outdoor enthusiast and current graduate student at Rhein-Waal University of Applied Sciences in Kleve, Germany. Becasue my courses in Sustainable Development Management are remote due to Coronavirus, I am living in Boulder, Colorado. In addition to school, I am involved in a project that teaches coding and entrepeurship to incarcerated women and would like to use my studies to create more inclusive economic systems.

Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

I'm a strategic designer, leveraging on my creativity skill to designing new meanings through design thinking, creative strategy and empathy. My background is in Design Strategy from Politecnico di Milano, and Social Communication from Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing in Rio. I've been working with startup for 8 years, leading people to new paradigms from transportation to food and art.