Meet the DEAL Community

San José, Provincia San José, Costa Rica

Interesada en dejar un mundo mejor. Quisiera fomentar la economía circular en mi país.

Los Angeles, CA, US / Bilbao, Euskadi, ES

Aitor is a behavioral-ecological economist investigating demand-side solutions for climate change mitigation. His research interests lie in how citizens, both as economic agents and political subjects, interact with climate solutions. Aitor obtained his PhD in 2023 from the University of the Basque Country, where he focused on the limitations of information and economic incentives for promoting sustainable consumption. As a postdoctoral researcher at the USC Wrigley Institute for Environment & Sustainability, he is developing a research agenda at the intersection of decision science, consumer research, and ecological economics. Specifically, he plans to use experimental economics and quantitative social science methods to examine how demand-side solutions for climate change mitigation influence the norms, beliefs, preferences, and structural factors that shape resource and energy demand. By focusing on the demand side of the equation, his research revolves around the following solutions: Reducing, shifting, or making consumption patterns more efficient; divesting from fossil fuels and investing to accelerate the energy transition; adopting low-carbon lifestyles; and building political support for pathways to a net-zero economy.

Athens, Greece

Adult educator, founder of VIOSIMI KINOTITA community, with a purpose to cultivate transformative ways for the environmental literature of citizens, locally, nationally and globally.

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Hello! I am an independent consultant In the Tech industry currently supporting the Federal Government on a business transformation project. I am delighted support Island Women in Science and Technology as Board Chair with a focus on building a trusted community of women in STEM. I am an avid paddler, love photography, the outdoors, reading, coaching and learning from others. My areas of expertise include, Business Analysis, Performance Measurement, Policy, Strategic Planning and Project Management.

Auckland, New Zealand

I'm a business journalist, contributing weekly to Newsroom, Nine to Noon, and Newstalk ZB; a public speaker on deep sustainability, business, economics, and innovation; a member of the Edmund Hillary Fellowship, which brings together people from here and abroad who seek to contribute to global change from Aotearoa; and I was a founding trustee of the Ākina Foundation, which helps social enterprises develop their business models in areas of sustainability.

Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland

I am the author of the book, "The Science Of Expectation: Happiness As Anticipation", in which, through a logical analysis of the phenomenon of anticipation, I have tried to answer the age-old question of the meaning of happines. I studied philosophy at the Pontifical Urbaniana Univeristy, Rome. The question of what happiness exactly means is of fundamental importance because, since it answers the question of what actually constitutes the good life or wellbeing, it has the role of driving a social and economic system – because every social or economic system is driven by an idea of what constitues wellbeing. Now, because the analysis shows happiness to mean inner peace, and because it shows inner peace to be something that is achieved by having few desires, or better put, by a modest lifestyle, the work is showing that the same measure that creates our happiness is the same measure that is needed for a sustainable planet. Herein lies the intersection with the Doughnut framework

Lisbon, Área Metropolitana de Lisboa, Portugal

I am passionate about teaching and learning and that’s why I am Associate Professor at Iscte-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa where I teach sustainability at the Dpt. of Architecture and Urbanism. My interests are materials environmental impact and multi-criteria selection of materials for a sustainable architecture. I am an architect with further academic education on civil engineering and business sustainability. I am global leader of QualEnv - Change the Climate, an EU Erasmus+ funded project about environmental management and educational strategies with 11 partners in Latin America an three partners in Europe. I had the opportunity of coordinating a wonderful team, as former Iscte’s Director of Sustainability, implementing an environmental management system at the university that is certified under ISO 14001. I am now part of the Sustainability Executive Group at Iscte.

Haarlemmermeer, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands

it all started with a chicken and from there I would like to help make this world a better place.

Vreeland, Stichtse Vecht, Utrecht, Nederland

I am founder and strategic connector of The Hague Center for Global Governance, Innovation and Emergence, (THC) that catalyses and facilitates transformative social change processes to support the current human and planetary evolution from separation and polarization towards coherence and unity. We co-­‐design processes using powerful social and spiritual technologies for collaboration and co-­‐creation that unite diverse stakeholders into an integrated community with resilient capacities.

São Paulo, Brasil

Incomodada desde 2015 com a questão da gestão de resíduos sólidos, me deparei na minha Pós-graduação com a filosofia Cradle to Cradle (berço ao berço) que permite que a gente transforme o nosso modo de fazer as coisas, para termo um sistema produtivo que promova uma visão de futuro positiva e de abundância da nossa relação com o planeta. Sigo nos meus estudos no Mestrado em Gestão e Tecnologia em Sistemas Produtivos para aprofundar sobre Economia Circular, Ecologia Industrial, Simbiose Industrial, Cradle to Cradle. Também tenho curso superior em Processos Gerenciais e Pós- Graduação em Gestão de Projetos onde desenvolvi meu trabalho sobre Gestão de resíduos no design de interiores baseado no Cradle to Cradle e no LEED.

Geneva, Genève, Switzerland

I try to foster human interactions that deliver prosperity for all. This means that social and economic systems improve livelihoods, strengthen resilience, and ensure just transitions to a more sustainable future. To this end, we seek to build visions and effective action in an even-handed manner.

Roma, Lazio, Italia

Bulgarian Mountains

I has a deep interest in the intersection of nature, energy efficiency, architecture and sustainability. With years of experience gained from both academia and industry, within the fields of sustainable development, sustainable architecture, energy efficiency, biomimicry and engineering. I am now trying to figure out how to bring real circular & regenerative economy models in practice in my corner of the world (CEE & SEE) Co-founder of Institute for Circular Economy (BG), working there @ Za Zemiata / Friends of the Earth Bulgaria and CEE Bankwatch Network

München, Bayern, Deutschland

Original trained and partially still /again working as a lawyer for over 10 years now. Personally I was for quite a while thinking about sustainability and also trying to improve my own lifestyle in this regard. After getting out of my first startup (an app for women in menopause), I wanted my next venture to have some impact with regard to sustainability. I came to write a concept about a reusable deposit system for primary packaging (e.g. food but also consumer goods). Since then I am trying to build a network and realize a pilot for such a system.

Pasig, Metro Manila, Philippines

I'm Jen Horn, a sustainability communicator, content creator and learning facilitator. I founded MUNI, an organization that exists to create the space and community for reflections and conversations on creating a more mindful, more livable world through content (like our MUNI on This Podcast), research and events. I am also a part-time faculty member of Ateneo de Manila University, where I currently run a course on corporate sustainability. I am also a food gardener. Learn more about me via jen-horn.com.

Stockholm, Sweden

Founding Member & Lead Developer of https://greenheart.coop Experienced fullstack developer, curious about how tech, systems thinking and business (re)design can be combined to create a positive impact. Since 2015, I've worked with early stage startups and non-profits to create a future where both humanity and the living planet thrive together. I'm passionate about how free and open source software and co-operatives can help create an economy that is regenerative and distributive by design. I want to create digital experiences and solutions that empower people and civil society. Technology is exciting, but never the end goal. This desire to take a holistic approach helps me contribute more than just code to help the team succeed.    

New Delhi, Delhi, India

I have worked in the development sector in India for over 3 decades. Over the past few years I have been keen on working with regenerative paradigms in the space of education, leadership and organisation design and development, particularly in the development sector. I am now at Rashtram School of Public Leadership, Rishihood University, exploring the synergy and integration of Indic knowledge systems and regenerative paradigms.

Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

Gaurav has experience of working both in private sector as well as in the social development space (microfinance, health & nutrition, impact investment, education (School, Pre-School and Higher Education) largely as a management consultant and now as Co-Founder of the Indian School of Development Management (ISDM). Before ISDM, Gaurav was heading Expansion and Sustainability for Hippocampus Learning Centres, one of the largest affordable rural pre-school chains in the country where he led the effort to start 100+ pre-schools over a single summer. At the Azim Premji Foundation, Gaurav was instrumental in co-evolving the strategy around School Leadership and creating a common field connect around the same. Before the Foundation, Gaurav was with Lok Capital which is a socio-commercial venture capital fund with a huge focus on the broader financial inclusion space. Prior to this, he has been associated with other organizations like Procter and Gamble, American Express, Hay Group etc.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Economist in deconstruction. Specialist in Energy & Environment. Consultant, educator and communicator. Co-founder of Ahora Qué. TEDx Speaker. Passionate about the Energy Transition challenge and how can we redesign new economies. Link to my open lesson on old-economies meeting the Doughnut.

Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America

Managing Partner of Heartland P5 Holdings, a Public Benefit Corporation aggregating, strengthening and deploying regenerative strategies and technologies for carbon drawdown and community equity in the Midwest. The primary driver is StudioLab, an R&D driven design firm aggregating regenerative capabilities into a sharable guidance and operating system for local regenerative economies.

Amersfoort, Utrecht, Nederland

I've been working over 40 years in the organic food sector and IT.

St. Paul, Minnesota, United States of America

Retired from a career that included corporate financial, operations and strategy analysis. Looking to take what I have learned and use it to help my community develop a doughnut economy.

São Paulo, Brasil

Lucas Ferreira Lima Graduated in Economic Sciences (UFU - Brazil), Master in Economic Development (UNICAMP - Brazil) and PhD student in Economic Development (UNICAMP- Brazil). Professor at Faculdades PHORTE and FMU in São Paulo. Researcher in the following areas: Contemporary Brazilian Economy, Economic Development and Ecological Economics.

Mataró, Catalunya, España

Hello and thanks all of you to give the opportunity to participate and be informed in this space. I teach Economics in a high school and we develop an interesting project in relation to ethical finances and sustainable business plans The aim is to imagine and boost a resilience territory for our students in their own city, in order to be able a dignified life in a near future. They are between 16 and 20 years old.