Meet the DEAL Community

Budapest, Hungary

I work in tackling climate change and biodiversity loss through various businesses which I have been involved in setting up, including Vertis Environmental Finance, Planet Super League, Wild Power, Bird-friendly Farming Group, and Zsamboki Biokert.

Brighton, England, United Kingdom

Sustainability professional with over 25 years expereince in both public and private sector. Strong professional skills in Sustainable Development, Waste, Environmental Awareness, Business Strategy, and Climate Change.

SE England

My background is as a physicist, but I have a keen interest in ecology and biodiversity. I am founder of Nature-Connected Neighbourhoods CIC, a community organisation, bringing people together to create habitats and corridors for wildlife through wildlife gardening. 

København, Region Hovedstaden, Danmark

My passion lies at the intersection of tech and business, which permeates through my entire background, from hobbies (tech gadgets) to education (MSc Business Administration and Information Systems), and career (4.5 years in Deloitte Digital working with Robotic Process Automation and CRM). My current occupation is no exception to this. In Mindpool, we work to solve two issues; enable a future of combined human intelligence and computers for proactive, inclusive, and smarter decision-making. We help organizations bridge critical decision-making, forecasting, and problem-solving with the collective intelligence of their very own people - a resource too often lost in hierarchies and silos.

Bad Abbach, Bayern, Deutschland

Environmental Verifyer, Engineer, Entrepreneur, Member of the German EMAS Advisory Board. On a mission to Using business as a force for good. Hence our certification company OmniCert is a BCorp.

São Paulo

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

Re-emerging as a Regenerative Economist after some years in the wilderness, co-founder of CIVIC SQUARE and fan of cycling, coffee and the outdoors.

Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada

I like to explore what it means to be human living in in our complex planet of diversity and wonder! I work as an assistant professor at the Rowe School of business, Dalhousie University, where I co-inspire and co-create desired futures with students and faculty. Our aim is to be a positive force for good in the social-ecological system here on Earth.

Montréal, Québec, Canada

I am a Mexican/Canadian/French designer, and I recently finished a regenerative economics masters at Schumacher. I have 15 years of experience communication and in business.  I have experience working wtih companies that are transforming themselves to become more regenerative, and I work with companies that are trying to solve issues related to the polycrisis we are facing. 

Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands

Co-founder of 4MYCITY Urban Consulting. PhD Candidate on Urban Development and Governance at Erasmus University Rotterdam (my research focuses on inter-municipal governance and integrated sustainable waste management). Lecturer of International Public Management at The Hague University of Applied Sciences. Former Vice-minister of Science and Technology, and Climate Change and Sustainable Development Advisor to the Government of Paraguay.

Finland

I develop tools and processes for more inclusive and enlightened policymaking. Working for central government organisations in Finland, I create data visualisations, policymaking tools, phenomena mappings and economic models.  Currently I'm building and piloting an AI-enabled knowledge management tool to analyse observations from front-line social workers and combine it with quantitative indicators. I'm a little bit obsessed with national accounts statistics.

Berlín, Berlin, Alemania

I am the founder of Zero Waste Berlin Festival, the firs international event in Berlin focused on Zero Waste, Circularity and Sustainability.

Nantes, Pays-de-la-Loire, France

I believe that we need to change how we do business and that businesses purpose trumps the sole profit generation objective. Completing the Innovation, Enterprise and Circular Economy MBA from Bradford university reinforced my commitment to be an actor of positive change. I help private and public economic actors transition to fairer, effective Circular Economy business models that work long-term for all stakeholders within our planetary boundaries. I am particularly focused on service dominated industries untapped Circular Economy value creation potential. I help stakeholders identify and implement Circular Economy value creation opportunities in their value chain through Circular Economy trainings, Circular Supply and value chain mapping, Circular strategic review and deployment.

The Hague, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands

I am an environmental consultant, and I want to contribute my experience and passion for a sustainable future. I have specialized in the Plastic recycling industry, addressing the issue of plastic waste. However, this is not my only interest. My interest in plastic waste was not just a matter of pollution, but deep down it the exploitation of pristine forests, the destruction of habitat needed for the extraction of oil. What about the oil spills inland and at sea? The carbon emission of oil tankers? All that energy used; all those CO2 emitted unaccounted for. No extrinsic value considers its intrinsic value and the impact it has on our ecosystem. I believe Circular economics is an opportunity to change, how about you? Shall we talk about it?

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

I'm a medical student with a strong interest in global public health and health inequality, and I want to re-write our societies and economies to prioritise the health of our communities. In particular, I work on climate change and health, health systems, refugee rights and access to medicines.

Barcelona / Amsterdam

Trainer, social enterpreneur in the commons collaborative economy on truely user centred design, sustainability models with shared knowledge and governance, with participatory technologies and methodologies.

Passionate environmental economics student, always looking for new ideas and inspiration

Gent, Vlaanderen, België

My job: Make Your Mark. Skills: Communication expert (+ 20 years), art director, brand activist. Mission: Make brands change the world. Companies: Cojak / Brand Lieutenants. Mantra: Happy people, better world. My Method: 5 strategic steps to make your brand matter.

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

Futurist, Sustainability Engineer, Sociel Entrepreneur, Changemaster

Sandpoint, Idaho, United States of America

I am a novice activist for Sustainability in rural North Idaho.

Portland, Oregon, United States of America

Ital-Oregonion. Entre-performer. Art-ivist.

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Nirali Oza is an aspiring Healthcare systems designer who completed her Med School from India and attended the Shillington School of Design at NYC. She is currently pursuing her MA in Health Design at the Design Institute for Health at UT Austin. Being the progeny of a pediatrician and an artist, scientific temperament, and artistic eloquence has always been a part of her personality. She is passionate about utilizing data and technology to design social innovations. Prior to joining the master's program, she worked at Texas HHSC as a Program specialist intern in the Medicaid division and as a digital communication specialist intern at UMass Medical School . She spends her free time creating medical clay models and watching documentaries on world history and politics. Her long term interest is in utilizing Transition Design and Systems Thinking to solve systemic issues within the global healthcare ecosystem and address social determinants of health.

Αθήνα, Αττική, Ελλάδα

Hello everyone. My name is Vassilis and I am a member of a dynamic R&D Department of a private school on Athens, Greece, currently promoting sustainability integration within the school’s whole ecosystem, encouraging environmentally responsible behavior and forming a value foundation for social sustainability. I am a "doughnut" and circular economy aficionado! Since 2021 I been actively participating in the co-designing process of the “Education for Climate Coalition”, a participatory bottom-up education community helping Europe reach the Green Deal’s climate neutrality goals. I hold an LLB, an LLM, a Diploma in Management and an MSc in Sustainability and Environmental Management. I enjoy running and hiking in nature, jumping rope, reading, and spending time with my family!

Heredia, Provincia Heredia, Costa Rica

Enthusiast learner of all new paradigms of economics, regenerative design, ecovillage life, crypto money and more