Meet the DEAL Community

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

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Curating contemporary art since 1992 https://iliyananedkova.wordpress.com/

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

I'm passionate about economic justice, sustainable development, and bringing everyone inside the doughnut. I've worked in Big Tech and Gaming before transitioning to the Civic Tech sector. As a founding member of the Seattle Donut Economics Coalition I am working with my community to bring the Donut to Washington State so we can create a regenerative future together.

Wanaka, Otago, New Zealand

Accounting for degrowth

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

A career ranging across the corporate sector, government and not-for-profit organisations and the personal fortune of exploring the planet along the way has led me to my natural home in environmental sustainability. I am heavily involved in the development of circular economy models for packaging and resource recovery, and the Doughnut Economics approach offers a new lens through which to examine the benefits of the circular economy.

Queensland, Australia

Permaculture education is my passion. I am the founding Director of the Permaculture Education Institute (permacultureeducationinstitute.org) and online Permaculture Educators Program teaching permaculture teachers on 6 continents. I am a global Permaculture & Global Ecovillage Network Ambassador. I love mentoring a global permayouth network led by my 14yo daughter (permayouth.org) & host the Capra Youth (youth studying systems thinking with Fritjof Capra). I host the Sense-making in the World Podcast (sense-making.buzzsprout.com), make permaculture films, have a youtube Channel & curate a blog called Our Permaculture Life (https://ourpermaculturelifecom). Through my registered permaculture charity, Ethos Foundation (ethosfoundation.org.au) I support free permaculture education in refugee settlements & the establishment of refugee permayouth clubs that connect with youth around the world. I’m also a certified Warm Data host with Nora Bateson, have taught in 22 countries, lectured in Fo

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

A passionate program manager with experience working with creative design teams. I see large multifaceted challenges as opportunities to design new systems, collaborations, and experiences. I cultivate strategic partnerships and building more compassionate, collaborative, cross-functional teams to solve messy problems.

New York, United States of America

Human-centered design methodologist, with a degree in Visual Communications from the National Institute of Design in Ahmedabad, India, and a Masters in Design Management from Pratt Institute NY. Solving for circularity.

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States of America

My name is Vid, which means “vision” in my native tongue of Serbo-Croation. Ironically enough, I have terrible eyesight. I do believe, however, this name stems from another vision—a vision for a better world. I'm currently a Venture Selection analyst at Unreasonable Group and source unreasonable ventures that bending the future of humanity in the right direction. I get my energy by supporting and scaling the impact of social entrepreneurs. Outside of helping others make a lasting impact on this world, I ground myself through movement, creativity, and pursuing my intellectual curiosity. You'll see me training for triathlons, hammocking to a good book, telling stories through my camera, and writing my musings in Notion.

Paris, Île-de-France, France

Trusted advisor in transformation strategies for companies and organisations. Lead of Advisory and Digital transformation dpt

Naas, Leinster, Ireland

I am a Chemical and Process Engineer currently working in the beverage industry. I am interested to learn about how the Doughnut model can be implemented, and to hopefully spot areas where engineering and technical research can be of assistance.

City of London, England, United Kingdom

Social Value Strategist in city planning and real estate promoting a value-led, outcome-oriented approach to drive system change. My aim is to help create the built environment that supports our sustainability goals with a particular focus on social aspects such as wellbeing, equity and cohesion.

Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, España

With international operational experience in the industry and the finance sectors, Olivier offers Governance and Investment advisory services for family business owners, corporate executives and entrepreneurs, with a focus on #sustainable and #impact investment solutions. Broad technical skills in the area of:  - Family governance (Certification in Family Wealth Advisory by FFI - the Family Firm Institute)  - Financial advisory services (wealth management strategy, tax planning), Certified Financial Advisor  - Impact investments (asset management with a focus on ESG solutions, private equity investments, real estate club deals).  Graduated Grenoble Ecole de Management and Master in Wealth and Real Estate Management (IMPI) Bordeaux.