Meet the DEAL Community

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.

Royal Tunbridge Wells, England, United Kingdom

I am a health economist interested in designing health care experiences that enable people to thrive in a sustainable economy

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

University Road, Leeds, England, United Kingdom

Seb is a PhD researcher at the University of Leeds looking at ways that environmental valuation might be carried out differently, focusing particularly on how we live with flooding. Seb looks to develop ways of bringing the multiple values that exist between people and nature into local decision-making.

Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland

PhD researcher in Energy governance Horizon 2020 MSC project SMART-BEEJs. Research focusing on Positive Energy Districts, policies and incentives that form citizens attitudes and trends of consumption behavior, energy poverty, energy justice, evaluation of the impact of Positive Energy Districts, sustainability. My current research is based at the Sustainability research group, Basel University and I am passionate about creating a BETTER future for us all.

Whitley Bay, England, United Kingdom

Working for an NGO to support people and organisations develop their supply chains to make them more inclusive, sustainable, and equitable.

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

I am a web developer, technical project manager and photographer. I help organisations deliver web projects from inception to completion.

Leslie, Scotland, United Kingdom

PhD Researcher in Climate Change Law. Master of Laws LLM (Dist) Environmental Law. BSc (Hon) Environmental Management & Technology. Environmental Services Coordinator - Fife College. SSN Steering Group Vice Chair.

City of London, England, United Kingdom

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ecological economist working at NatureScot in Scotland. I have a particular interest in the Capitals approach, particularly Natural Capital and demonstrating the multiple benefits and values we derive from nature. Member of the Demystifying Decoupling advisory group

Los Angeles, California, United States of America

My background is in public policy and data science, though I love economics. I have been thinking about the issues with GDP for a long time, and a book called Sacred Economics that I read a year or so ago had a profound impact on me. I work in government consulting, and would like to make as much of an impact as I can towards the future we want to see. I also get a bit obsessed with trash and recycling and plastic. Currently, I have an app idea to help build waste literacy and ultimately reduce our consumption and waste if anyone is interested in collaborating!

Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

My name is Pedro Maciel and I'm from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. I am graduated in Industrial Engineer and currently taking a Masters Degree on Sustainability Science. I have a Start Up that produces contents and events where we use the power of sports as a channel to communicate the importance of Ecological Literacy. I have a deep relationship with oceans as an avid surfer, I've traveled across 5 continents in search of waves, and these experiences made me realize what my purpose in the world is. I've been teaming up with several engaged professionals in Brazil with the intention to collaborate in search of solutions and business models that will help our society in the much need transition towards a more sustainable, fair and thriving society. Today, the focal area of my activities has been the coastal zone, due to Rio de Janeiro intrinsic relationship to beach lifestyle.

Auchterarder, Scotland, United Kingdom

Specialist with SEPA and Programme Manager for an ambitious multi partnership programme in Mid Fife www.theleven.org

Pune, Maharashtra, India

I am working as an sustainability researcher on urban sustainability and climate change for a project in Pune titled making Pune a Sustainably Smart city by 2030. Here we are exploring the various tools to make the city not only smart through the use of technological innovations but also looking at the social and environmental aspects of the city along with climate change impacts.

City of London, England, United Kingdom/Bangalore

Rob is an art curator, writer and artist specialising in art and new mobilities. He has recently organised two major conferences, ‘Earth Lab’ at Westminster University in 2017 and ‘Art After The Collapse’ for the Dartington Trust in 2019. He undertook a HIAP/FRAME curatorial residency in 2018 and in 2019 was a Fellow at the Saari Residence., Turku, Finland, funded by the Kone Foundation. After rethinking his artistic trajectory at these two residencies he is now taking part in artistic collaborations as well as curating and writing. In August 2020 he led and mentored undergraduate students in the Srishti Apprenticeships in a 3 week course online, for Srishti School of Art, Media and Design, and Art In Transit, Bangalore. Website: www.roblafrenais.info

Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

My passion is education. I am currently activ with bildung. In The Netherlands and with European Bildung.

Oxford, England, United Kingdom

I have worked in the environmental sector for over 25 years with campaign groups, social enterprises and as a consultant. I’m Director of Community Environment Associates, specialising in work linking global and local issues, and in training and facilitation. I am campaigns officer for Oxford Friends of the Earth, and last year led our work on Fast Forward Oxfordshire which looks at a zero carbon 2040 and how we get there. I was a founder of Community Energy England in 2012 and I’m a director of community interest company Mapping for Change, based at University College London. I’m also a parish councillor in Botley, just west of Oxford.

Japan

I'm based in Tokyo and Maebashi city is my hometown. Currently I'm working for international company and organization - how we should and are able to help local governments implement Smart City. On the other hand, I'm now keen on Doughnut and City Circularity for cities in Japan like Amsterdam as I strongly believe that Cities definitely will need to consider implement circularity with high priority, especially against recent COVID19. However unfortunately no cities in Japan have implemented such a strategy/policy like Amsterdam and other Circular City in the world. I have strong passion and motivation to introduce, spread Doughnut to Japanese local governments and to get some cities to declare and implement as Circular City in a couple of years !