Meet the DEAL Community

Bucharest, Romania

Building sustainability through strategic EU funding for businesses and NGOs, I an SME entrepreneur working in the social economy space for years and profoundly interested in the connection between sustainability, leveling the field for underprivileged areas, mental health and what is the step needed for humans from a psychological point-of-view to reach the next stage as a thriving society. 

Lyon, France

I am project manager at Métropole de Lyon, in France, working on issues related to resilience and ecological transition, with a special focus on indicators and evaluation. 

Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil

I am a PhD Candidate at NTNU, in Norway on a research stay in Joinville. My research is about material and carbon footprint (nexus) in urban systems. Our goal is not only to reinforce that most European countries have to reduce consumption, but we also aim to point out how can we make this work. Therefore, we use Environmentally Extended Input Output (EEIO) analysis to study household consumption behavior, environmental impacts and rebound effects. My research is at the  institute, and I believe that the is the approach that makes most sense for me.

Horwich, Lancashire, UK

An ecologist by instinct and training, macro-economics has always alienated me because of the unchallenged hegemony of growth. Throughout my adult life, I’ve been acutely aware of degradation of the environment being driven by the economy, but the universal advocacy for economic growth led me to think that there must be a fundamental requirement for it that I just hadn’t grasped. But in the summer of 2022 a friend gifted me a copy of Jason Hickel’s book Less is More. It made me realise that the reason economic growth seems so fundamental to our way of life is that our social and economic structures have, for centuries, been deliberately structured around it to provide opportunities for a limited number of people to accumulate wealth. It vividly described now nature is commodified and enclosed to facilitate growth and the accumulation of wealth into the hands of these few. The book changed my outlook: where previously I had viewed the future – especially the future for my children and grandchildren – with a sort of resigned hopelessness, Less is More showed me that there is an alternative way forward. Of course it wasn't long before I found and read Kate Raworth's Doughnut Economics and soon after, the Doughnut Economics Action Lab and this community. I work for UKCEH as a web programmer, but I have also developed open source digital tools for ecologists in my own time. I am currently working on a new doughnut visualisation tool which I would like to make available to this community when complete.

Aachen, Germany

I‘m a Social Worker and want to see the bigger picture. How all is connected …

Isle of Wight

I have been against the UK’s policy of “more economic growth” for decades. As it only results in benefiting a handful of people rather than everyone in the community.

Karlstad, Sweden

Hi, I´m a consultant in sustainable development and I have been working with sustainability issues for more than 30 years. I hope to be able to share my knowledge, get new knowledge an insights, new contacts and networks. Comming from natural science and technology, the last 15 years I´ve learned more and more about the connections between ecology, energy, economics and social aspects of sustainability. Since I´m also a Rebirther I´m interested in inner development. During the last two years I´ve tried to start a national peoples education programme here in Sweden. My input to the programme is a number of "elephants in the room", which I believe stop us from creating a sustainable development. The biggest "elephant" is probably the strong correlation between energy use, production/consumption/(GDP) and climate- and environmental impact. We do not want to see this correlation since we do not want to reduce our production/consumption, which would be the case if we reduced the production/use of fossil fuels. Here is a video where I present twelve "elephants in the room", in Swedish. Pleace contact me if you want me to give you a short summary in English. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsXO0ECKRmI I see an urgent need for regenerating our ecosystems: forests, agricultural land and coastal areas. I´ve met Kate Raworth at least once, in Stockholm, in the research project www.bortombnptillvaxt.se (Beyond GDP growth) in 2014-2018. I think The Doughnut is a brilliant concept and I´ve suggested that Kate should have the Nobel Prize in Economics. 

Ensenada, Mexico

My passion lies in the sustainable development, research, and technological progress across industries. I thrive on engaging in processes, assuring they're considering their effects on people and environment. 

London

Academic researching #behaviourchange for population and planetary health.      

Reading, England, United Kingdom

Having worked for over 20 years in commercial organisations delivering digital innovation projects to drive commercial growth, I'm now seeking a new purpose in my life and would like to pursue a climate career. I recently graduated from the Terra.do Climate Change: Learning for Action Fellowship and I am currently studying sustainability consulting at the OnePointFive Academy. I am particularly attracted to finding solutions to help for businesses adopt more regenerative ways of working.

Utrecht, The Netherlands

Amsterdam, Netherlands

I am a second year Economics and Business Economics student at the University of Amsterdam. What brings me to DEAL is my search for a place where all people are considered in policy making, where the world is changed step by step using smart economics techniques. I am particularly interested in behavioral economics, policy making and macroeconomics. I am looking to work with or be an intern for DEAL, because I feel like this is a perfect space for me to contribute to what I believe in and what I have been studying to do. 

Henfield

I'm interested in Regenerative Design which led me to read the Doughnut Economics book several years ago. I have a background in Industrial Design and Human-Centred Design and am interested in how Design Thinking could combine with the principles of Doughnut Economics to create change.   

Bali

I am a Dutch entrepreneur living in Bali. The past 2 decades I have built 2 consultancies in the IT space. The past 2 years I became involved in sustainability as a partner in BIC (Bali Investment Club) and Addon Ventures (a venture studio building health and sustainability startups). 

Kuala Lumpur

Hong Kong

a) 19 years of progressive international experience with 'Product Environmental Compliance', 'Sustainable Production', Food Traceability, and Technical Due-Diligence for "Impact/Green Finance" across 15 countries while living in India, Japan, Hong Kong, Germany, UAE.  b) Leading a multidisciplinary & multi-cultural team spread across 11 timezones for Sustainability Campaigns.  c) Qualified for ESG planning and disclosure framework (GRI, IFRS SASB, and TCFD).  d) Mentor at HKSTP - Incubation and Acceleration Programmes.  e) Executed multiyear Sustainability improvement projects with international development agencies and donors including GIZ (German government's International Development Agency) and WWF with multiple stakeholders (Factories, Universities, NGO, Brands, Government)  

Arkansas

After spending over 20 years in the design, branding and packaging world, I've spent the last several years focused on bringing true sustainability and regeneration to the industry— from a holistic, big-picture perspective. Currently very focused on connecting dots in the packaging value chain to enable some of these needed shifts, enabling innovation and large scale change. I launched my independent consultancy, Parker Brands, in March of 2023, helping brands, agencies, NGOs, and many others start making unexpected connections to fuel change.      

Bradford

  I am passionate about creating more sustainable communities and residential developments and supporting the live music industry to achieve net-zero targets. I have developed engagement and low-carbon strategies, sustainable design solutions, and carbon reporting frameworks for various clients and stakeholders. I am skilled in project coordination, communication, and collaboration and aim to facilitate and empower positive environmental and social change.

Lisbon, Portugal

After a long career as an invited professor in Portuguese Catholic University and business consultant and trainer, for the last 5 years he has been Knowledgebiz CEO, an IT innovation company. He  has a PhD and MSc  in philosophy, a MBA,  and a degree in economics.

Utrecht, Netherlands

I am a researcher and writer focused on what moves us and the ways we move. I have been working to develop a philosophy of mind that is based in issues of mobility--of how we make our way (and have our ways made). With degrees in philosophy and neuroscience, and further studies in history and technology (I'm currently completing a 2nd Master in heritage and techno-science), I work across disciplines towards developing a general cognitive framework--part of the ecological orientation--that connect us across disciplines, scales and species. I post my research conversations relative to this at Love & Philosophy Beyond Dichotomy (https://www.youtube.com/@waymaking23). I also work in sustainable mobility and have discussions relative to that for the Ecological Motoring Initiative (https://www.ecologicalmotoring.com) at Forever Motoring.  I am especially interested in how our definition and modes of motoring connect to our economic potentials for change, and how this be shifted towards the DEAL standards.  We are all involved with and even dependent upon transportation systems of various kinds. How might we meet the motoring needs of all within the means of the living planet? This is the question I work with towards orienting transportation systems ecologically.

Porto, Portugal

With a background education in classical literature, neurolinguistics and cinema, for more than a decade I have been connecting the dots between creativity, data analysis, and business growth strategy. Having led the brand strategy for some of the biggest brands in the European market, always ready to question the status quo, I have made it my purpose to steer away from the toxic cultures and high-stress environments that marketing, branding, and advertising agencies still encourage upon creatives, clients and businesses. I believe in “delaying intuition” - questioning everything and trying to eliminate bias. This means i am at my happiest when leading a team hungry for innovative ways to embed ethics, respect, and kindness to the most outrageous, forward-moving, and intentional creative ideas.       

Guelph, Ontario, Canada

I have spent my career as a marketer for the consumer packaged goods industry. I have always struggled to understand the corporate pursuit of continual growth with no regard for the wellbeing of the planet and its living inhabitants. I have spent the last year exploring my passion for the wellbeing of people and the health of the planet, with the intention of changing my career path. This journey led me to Kate Raworth's incredible Ted Talk. Learning about the doughnut economy made everything click. I want to pivot my career to an organization/system where I can work to implement the doughnut economy. I am curious to learn about the amazing work that is happening within the DEAL community. 

Indonesia

Bolivia

I am passionate to serve