Meet the DEAL Community

Tokyo, Japan

Program Coordinator and Strategic Communications lead for the More Jobs Better Lives Foundation, located in Japan. I am thrilled for the opportunity to connect with others who are looking to implement the Doughnut, whether it be on a small are large scale.

Oslo, Norway

Excited about how the Doughnut model can transform what it means to be a successful city. Looking forward to learning, networking & contributing with people also passionate about this mission. My background is a blend of capital projects (arch,eng,constr), smart cities and data science/ visualization. I'm currently the Founder of FutureDistributed.org. Future Distributed is the global knowledge-sharing platform on a mission to transition the Built Environment sector, so that it supports thriving citizens and a thriving planet.

London Borough of Barnet and South West France

Composer, pianist and founder of ClimateKeys; an initiative to increase climate engagement via conversations with concert audiences - now transforming to a post-COVID model. Culture needs to be at the forefront of social change. I'm investigating using the ClimateKeys platform to engage local councils in Doughnut Economics as a device to transform away from locally-based carbon-intensive, harmful projects and replace them with projects in which the community can "thrive".

Kildare, Leinster, Ireland

A committed sustainability advocate, Ali is passionate about driving the transition towards a zero-carbon world and is dedicated to supporting business and society in their roles as change agents. She has worked in sustainability for over 13 years across the private, public and NGO sectors in Ireland as well as the UK and Netherlands. Her professional work has seen her design and deliver leading sustainability strategies, inform policy, and drive innovation across a range of sectors in Ireland and internationally. In 2020, Ali embarked on a PhD to research interests the preparedness of business leaders for the sustainability transition.

Kopenhagen, Region Hovedstaden, Dänemark

I am a master student in social entrepreneurship and interested in a transition to a resilient, green and social economy.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Advising on ecosystem intent, flow & collaboration for a regenerative economy.

I am an associatie professor of European Private Law and Sustainability, based at Maastricht University, The Netherlands. My research focuses on sustainable land ownership and land use and investigates the reframing and revaluing of our current law of property.

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Omar is the Chief Executive Officer of the Cropper Foundation, a nonprofit organization working towards sustainability in the Caribbean. I'm driven by the ways in which we can all work together to bring our histories, experiences and lives to bear in making our future sustainable. Fascinated by tech, natural capital financing and collaboration theory. Currently researching millennial civil society climate leadership at Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (MSt).

Amman, Jordan

An experienced professional in environment and sustainability advisory, with diverse leadership experience in public and private contexts within Jordan and MENA. Passionate about building partnerships for impact and sustainable development.

Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland

Managing Director at ZOE-Institute for future-fit economies. Engaged with translating the Doughnut into EU Policy. Previous engagements with rethinking economics Germany. Member of the Think Tank 30 of the Club of Rome Germany and the scientific working group on sustainable money.

I'm an Associate Professor in Sustainability, Economics and Low Carbon Transitions at the Sustainability Research Institute, University of Leeds. My work focuses on sustainable welfare, which is closely related to ideas of 'doughnut economics'. In May we published '10 Principles for Building Back Better' post Covid-19 with the Wellbeing Economy Alliance which was also strongly inspired by the 'doughnut' https://wellbeingeconomy.org/ten-principles-for-building-back-better-to-create-wellbeing-economies-post-covid

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

Researcher in socio-economics, I investigate local development and sustainability issues. In particular, I studied the role of complementary currencies in fostering local development and social cohesion.

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Hi! My name is Ryan Punamiya and I am studying the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme at Oberoi International School, Mumbai, India. I love to play the piano and am passionate about math, physics, computer science and economics. 

Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland

I’m Pauline Westendorp, representing the energy community movement in Amsterdam. (Just like you, in Amsterdam or in your own region?) Today, we turn shared energy goals developed by politicians, big industry, academics and the disruptive ideas from communities into practical solutions. They appeal to anyone who seeks change. Energy collectives aren’t new. We’ve been active since 1980’s. But they are gaining public awareness now because of three developments - and one big mistake.......(Please read more in my linkedin ....)

Huizen, Noord-Holland, Nederland

Independent and experienced activist, board member, advisor and expert on public affairs, from local to global. Active in various movements advocating i.a.: better democracy, monetary reform, education, gender, time use and a fair and healthy economy, all from an integral perspective. At the same time involved in connecting these movements to effect system changes through concretel projects, all fitting smoothly in the values and goals of the doughnut economy. Real projects that aim for a redesign of the underlying systems, like the obsolete political and voting system, the unfair and unsafe monetary system, but also projects that are producing proper educational material, publishing position papers, promoting health and environmental measures and will scaling down the negative impact of financialization, globalization and digitalization. Always with a focus on implementing the Human, Women’s and Children’s Rights and the SDG’s.

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands

Scientist, educator, environmentalist. Circular Economy Lab Oxford. World Economic Forum Global Shaper. Doing the Doughnut in AMS Olya is a consultant at Metyis and social entrepreneur, who is passionate about climate and society and all things circular. Olya was behind the development of the Thriving Cities Methodology (Amsterdam, Philadelphia, Portland) and the Amsterdam City Portrait.

Auckland, New Zealand

Kia ora from Auckland, NZ! I am an engineer, entrepreneur, educator and business leader, who thrives at the fringes of industries, joyfully joining the dots Over the last 10 years, in Asia, North America and Europe, I have led initiatives and ventures that leverage the dynamics digital collaboration and emerging disruptive technologies to create thriving societies. I'm currently the Director of Innovation & New Business at Tata Consultancy services, a global leader in digital, IT and business services built on the pillars of people, planet and good business. With Juhi Shareef, I co-founded, Moonshot:City an exploration of what we need to do to create cities that work for us in the 21st century and beyond.

Lisboa, Área Metropolitana de Lisboa, Portugal

An industrial ecology scholar, and circular economy enthusiast, that is trying to bring the doughnut vision into the portuguese and, hoperfully, international context. Also, former Secretary of State of the Environment of Portugal.

Hayle, England, United Kingdom

I'm a mum, social entrepreneur, guest lecturer, consultant, activist, change practitioner (apparently!) and community facilitator - I guess lots of things like lots of people here!

Oxford, England, United Kingdom

Erinch is the business and enterprise lead at the Doughnut Economics Action Lab. Recently, he was the chief executive of the World Fair Trade Organization and previously spent 7 years at Oxfam leading campaign initiatives and founded Oxfam’s Future of Business Initiative. Erinch has also worked at Procter & Gamble as a market strategy manager, established a furniture business and worked for Australia's aid programme.   Erinch is a board member of the Social Enterprise World Forum and teaches sustainable value chains at Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership. He holds degrees in finance and law, and an honorary doctorate from Oxford Brookes University.

Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland

Professor Julia Steinberger researches and teaches in the interdisciplinary areas of Ecological Economics and Industrial Ecology. Her research examines the connections between resource use (energy and materials, greenhouse gas emissions) and societal performance (economic activity and human wellbeing).

Bishopbriggs, Scotland, United Kingdom

Hey everyone, I'm inspired by the capacity of people to change the world. Big interest in basic income and on developing Scotland's global connectivity. Head of RSA Scotland in my day job, looking forward to connecting.

Santiago de Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia

I´m a political scientist and urban Planner.

Barcelona, Catalunya, España

I am an assistant professor in ecological economics and political ecology at the University of Barcelona, and associate researcher at ICTA UAB. I have contributed to an ecological and cultural critique of (sustainable) development, and the search for alternatives to it. The proposal that I have explored more in depth is ‘degrowth’, the hypothesis that we can live well, with less. Degrowth is an attempt to re-politicise debates about desired socio-environmental futures. I co-edited “Degrowth: A Vocabulary for a New Era” (with G. Kallis & G. D’Alisa; translated into 10 languages) and “Pluriverse: A Post-Development Dictionary” (with A. Kothari, A. Escobar, A. Salleh & A. Acosta) an exciting volume of over 100 essays on transformative alternatives to globalized development. My last book is “The case for degrowth” (with G. Kallis, S. Paulson & G. D’Alisa) where we address the question of 'how to'. Find all my publications freely downloadable here: https://uab.academia.edu/FedericoDemaria