Meet the DEAL Community

Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil

I am a psychologist and Gaiana. My concerns started with the realization that economic growth was not leading us to a place of social equality or mental health. We are getting sicker each day and not solving the root of the problem. So today I host an online learning community that brings together people interested in changing the paradigm of leadership, management and economics for a world that takes care of people and the regeneration of the Earth. This year we organized a facilitated study group of the Doughnut Economics in Brazil with more than 200 participants.

Greenwich

Member of the Women’s Equality Party, which has decided to put Doughnut Economics at the heart of its policies.

Durham, England, United Kingdom

As a senior member of Oxford University, I contributed to establishing the Centre for Environmental Change and, following a meeting with Anita Roddick, proposed the MSc in Environmental Change & Management which is still running today. At Wolfson College I worked with social psychologist Michael Argyll who proved that "greed does not lead to joy" and introduced me to Fox's research on power & trust relations. Inspired by Fox and Roddick's "Body and Soul", I initiated Durham University's Centre for Applied Ethics and Relational Studies aimed at drawing together "Business as Unusual" concepts , e.g. "Complex Responsive Process Theory of Relating", the "Triple Bottom Line" and "After Virtue" - all in tune with Doughnut Economics. I initiated Business Ethics teaching, on which Durham Business School's current ERS strategy was founded, contributed to developing HEFCE's Sustainable Development Strategy, and now teach Corporate Responsibility to undergraduates at Durham Business School.

Nendaz, Valais/Wallis, Suisse

Coming soon

A Coruña, Galicia, Spain

So happy to be part of this community! I'm an Industrial Engineer passionate about fighting climate change and for social justice. Almost accidentally I ended up working for most of my career in change management and innovation. Currently, I'm leading the innovation efforts in a small consultancy in the NW Spain looking for more sustainable ways of using our natural resources, with a special focus on fisheries and fishing communities.

Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada

Middle school teacher teaching the Doughnut at every opportunity possible.

San Francisco Bay Area, San Francisco, California, United States of America

"If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough." ~Einstein

London Borough of Southwark, England, United Kingdom

Bellingham, Washington, United States of America

I have a calling to reduce CO2 and moderate extreme climate change to sustain species on earth.

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America

I retired early from my career in technology sales.  The culture of corporate America was no longer working for me.  Specifically the idea that there is a moral space, where as long as you are not breaking the law, your only responsibility was to shareholder value and pursuit of profit.  Full acceptance of this leaves little space to connect with your values and principles.  As I dug deeper into the concepts of Doughnut Economics the decision to retire from my professional job was a no-brainer.  It was a purposeful transition from years of accumulating, to focusing on how to thrive so that I could live the concepts.  This in turn has freed up my time and attention capacity to make sense of the current situation of the world, understand the underlying systems, and determine how I can contribute to help make positive change.  I came to DEAL to find guidance on how to take action.

Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, United States of America

Brussels, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale - Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium

22y/o Environmental Geography masters student in Amsterdam from Belgium.

Waltham Forest, Greater London, England, United Kingdom

Unlearning is both hard and liberating. My journey is only beginning, in the interconnectedness of everything and the deliberate choice to see good and beauty around me.  really should be the real revolution to that brings people together!

Whangarei District, Northland, New Zealand

I'm a ECE teacher of Māori and European heritage living and working in Whangārei. I have a passion for diverting waste and support the circular economy.

Culver City, California, United States of America

I am a filmmaker and restaurant chain partner in Colombia. I have a BA in Molecular Biology from UC Berkeley and an MFA in Filmmaking from NYFA in Los Angeles. I have owned several companies and am on the board of my family's restaurant chain which operates in my native Colombia.

Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

I am an environmental scientist working for local government in Ireland.

Falmouth, England, United Kingdom

I'm a Director at Ambos Cohousing Limited. We are looking to shift our culture of home provision, from a market to commons based economic model. I also practice Architecture in my spare time, focused on community-led development using circular economic principles.

Rode Heath, England, United Kingdom

Passionate Technologist, Speaker and Writer - Works with businesses to incorporate Circular Economics into their operations.

Rotterdam

I am a strategic business designer with 20 years of experience on a mission to help thinkers and dreamers build products and brands with a purpose. I believe businesses and organisations have the power to create a world that is sustainable, just and resilient and I work to help drive complex projects forward by offering structure and clarity; constantly making a pendulum swing between the tiny detail and the holistic view. Over the course of my career I have kickstarted more than 50 projects and startups. Prize Winning designer: DIA with Digital Safety Passport (2015). Best digital solution 2017 at DSM (ERIKS Brain). Associate at Noorderwind.

Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

I help ambitious people built the future. Innovator with a deep technology background. Catalyst, synthesist, ever curious.

Barnet, England, United Kingdom

I'm a lapsed economics student that believes the doughnut is a pragmatic and realistic way forward. Let's make it happen!

City of London, England, United Kingdom

Interested in co-creating transformative sustainable action in urban environments, for all to thrive. Specialist in housing energy use and more recently systems approaches, air quality and open data.

Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

Founding WEP Member, LE2019 Candidate for WEP.

Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland

Has been computer scientist. Sustainability professional for a looooong time. Worked with as well as in companies, manufacturers. Still do. Still wondering about the role we can play as consumers, too. Still hoping and believing that business can, is a force for good.