Meet the DEAL Community

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Sustainability learning designer with a background in academia and sustainability communications.

Bayernstraße, Pforzheim, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland

Transformation catalyst supporting organizations/firms to become self-effective via intelligent collaboration.

Athènes, Αττική, Grèce

From Business Transformation Consultant to Sustainability Capacity Building Facilitator for organisations that need to interpret and analyse their environmental impact.  I co-founded the "Greece Doughnut Economics" network in 2021. We are a small and dynamic network that has been meeting regularly. My dream is to accomplish the translation of the book into Greek and run workshops using the Doughnut tool in Greek municipalities. 

New Delhi, Delhi, India

I am a sustainable development planner, trained as an architect and in human settlement planning issues. I lead the policy studies and development action initiatives at the Development Alternatives Group. My work over three decades has focused on sustainable housing and habitat in human settlements, community based approaches to climate and disaster resilience and support to national, sub-national and local government governments in mainstreaming integrated planning for achieving Agenda 2030 and the Paris Agreement in India. My current work in habitat planning now increasingly addresses the concern of Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) systems through resource efficiency, circular economy and equity concerns in resource access. My research interest and expertise lies in the area of resource efficient and people-nature centric development planning. Using social and ecological systems approaches for resilience building in human settlements.

Wandsworth, England, United Kingdom

Global Development Master's Student at the University of Copenhagen with a focus on degrowth and post-growth economics. BA in Social Anthropology, I also specialise in visual anthropology.

Sherborne, Dorset, United Kingdom

I'm a photographer, creative director, commissioning editor and founder of Elementum – a Journal of Nature & Story.

Arrasate / Mondragón, Euskadi, España

Lecturer and researcher at Mondragon Unibertsitatea, with a special interest in social economy, cooperatives and social innovation

San Francisco, California, United States

I teach Applied Circular Economics and Regenerative Economics at the Division of Continuing Education of Harvard University.  I lead Bionomia, a global boutique consultancy accelerating circular and regenerative economies based in Spain; I cofounded SUPER®, a Berkeley-based global nonprofit enabling organizations to eliminate single-use plastics through a tiered certification program.  

Villa Mercedes, San Luis, Argentina

Middle aged Father, Husband, Industrial Engineer, writer, drummer, art lover. Creative person. Want to invest my time in helping change the world's mindset, want a better world to live in.

Kingsley, Joondalup, Western Australia, Australia

Hi, my name is Allan aka 'Big Al' Connolly, a trusted and multi-award winning entrepreneur, growth strategist and changemaker. I have a passion for economic and community development and a personal social responsibility to end loneliness, poverty and homelessness in WA and beyond. I am also the Founder/Managing Director of Kommuniti HQ - A profit for purpose social business specialising in community wealth building, Asset-based community development and employee-owned trusts and corporations. All tied into the UN SDG Goals, in particular Goal 11. Sustainable Cities and Communities. Our Kommuniti is growing exponentially as we seek to embed these practices into every one of the 10,000+ suburbs in Australia, in turn, creating the New Economy that is needed for people and planet to sustain temselves. If you would like to join our Kommuniti Hub Mastermind Group and secure your suburb, you can put in an expression of interest here.... http://bit.ly/KommunitiWealthBuilderEOI

Boston, MA USA

COO TIE Global Artisans | #GreenSwan Alchemist | #SDG Gladiator | Blockchain for Social Impact | #HumanRights Commish | Global Board @Women4Solutions | 🏳️‍🌈

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

G'day! I'm an Architect, Biomimicry Professional and Regenerative Design Practitioner. I'm the founder of Biomimicry Australia, a collaborative network seeking to attract, connect and inspire designers interested in learning from Australia’s unique organisms, in order to inspire and develop innovative, well-adapted solutions for living in our beautiful, challenging country of drought and flooding rains.

Estocolmo, Stockholms län, Suécia

Educador e Consultor e negócios suste

Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, United States of America

I am currently pursuing a dual degree MBA in Sustainability and MS in Environmental Policy. My passion lies in finding visionary, ambitious, and pragmatic solutions to environmental challenges, and I am particularly interested in empowering the transition to a circular economy in businesses and cities. I'm excited to join the DEAL community to work together toward a better future!

Binghamton, New York, United States of America

I am a human ecologist and community engagement specialist interested in group systems analysis, the sociological role of interpersonal communications and the application of an ecological perspective to community, economy and family life. My experience is 30 years in community development, partnership building, communications, promotion, long term disaster recovery and strategic planning. In 2015, I founded WT3 Initiatives, working with partners, such as Evolutionary Biologist Dr. David Sloan Wilson, Distinguished Professor of Biological Sciences and Anthropology at Binghamton University. I apply knowledge-based framing in community practice and development. It encompasses a variety of groups and initiatives in leadership support and change management. I am a Mediator, Circle Keeper, practitioner of Nonviolent Communication (NVC) and a Prosocial Facilitator.

Guatemala

Coffee producer

Aalsmeer, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands

Interim manager and policy advisor

Winter Springs, Florida, United States of America

storyteller and advocate for better tomorrows. Working with organizations and communities to help imagine a sustainable, abundant and just future.

Tampere, Länsi-Suomi, Suomi

An adult educator and coop activist from Finland. Interested in social solidarity economy and the commons questions.

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Engineer, sustainable energy, social enterprise. I've worked in India and the UK, in a social enterprise and large business. I've focused on sustainable energy solutions and more recently transport. Long term interest in 21st century appropriate economics and how that applies to business.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Building community through sport, print and co-operatives

Glasgow, Scotland

Policy Officer - Sustainability for Glasgow City Council working in the Circular Economy.

Denver, Colorado, United States of America

Publisher of Coyote Gulch, a blog on Colorado water issues.

Portland, Maine, United States of America

Hi - I'm a fractional COO/CMO working with companies who want to build sustainable enterprises. I'm also currently getting a masters-level certificate from University of Washington in Sustainable Transportation and Livable Cities.