Meet the DEAL Community

North Carolina

Cologne, Germany

Study Dean Sustainability Management & Leadership at Hochschule Fresenius, Cologne Campus. 

Sandhurst, Berkshire, UK

I would like to help make my borough,  Bracknell Forest in England, a Donut borough.

netherlands

Hi I am passionate in creating a more sustainable existence and am very much onboard with Doughnut Economics

Somerset

Aarhus, Denmark

India

I want to work on the root of the problems. I feel that economics is the root of the current problems of the world. I  am finding answers for how can we downscale the economy without impacting the common people so that if for environment, we want to reduce consumerism, then it should not impact the common people. I don't know if it is possible or not doughnut model but I want to understand the ideas behind doughnut 

Leeds, UK

I'm Nathan, originally from Huddersfield but I've lived in Leeds for 7 years. My background in Doughnut Economics came through my MSc in Sustainable Cities at the University of Leeds, during which I worked with the brilliant Otley 2030 climate action group on the local-social lens of their doughnut portrait. Since graduating I have started a role at Space2, an arts and social change charity in East Leeds. Here I am incorporating the principles of the doughnut into policy writing, and exploring the possibilities of incorporating the doughnut into participatory arts and community work.

Aldershot

Local Govt activist with a long list of involvements in policy directions and evolvement's at many levels  from all aspects in the UK to Europe and beyond

Oxford

Final year PPE undergrad, interested in heterodox approaches to micro and macroeconomics, and in how power affects our economies. I'd like to do work and/or research applying ideas of doughnut economics to national policymaking, particularly in public investment frameworks. 

Christchurch, New Zealand

Milton Keynes, UK

Mumbai

I am a motivated young professional with around two and a half years of experience performing evidence-based research analysis and capacity development initiatives. I have creative communication, technical, and analytical abilities. With a strong desire to learn and the goal to improve urban development though my management and engineering skills, I am looking for a position where my talents may contribute towards creating better living standards for urban spaces. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Portfolio Support Associate @ LEAP Cities (Aug 2021-Present) • Managed 9 company portfolios which are at their growth stage and are offering services to achieved corporate sustainability. • Served as a project manager on an Urban Design Project related to Experience Improvement District for Bandra Kurla Complex in Mumbai. • Curated workshops for employees holding leadership roles in an organization for ethical and thoughtful leadership, system’s thinking and team building.

Madison, WI, USA

I read Doughnut Economics last year and loved it. I would like to learn more about how I can better understand economic sustainability and begin speaking about it knowledgeably with others. I'd be very interested in shift gears professionally and trying to get involved with this field. My academic and professional career thus far have focused on genetics and genomics and I currently work in sales for a genomics technologies supplier. At the very least I'd like to consider ways I might influence the decisions of the organization I'm currently a part of. 

India

My research interests are in entrepreneurship. Professionally, I specialise in online learning and executive education / capacity development, both in the private sector and the government and social sectors.

Suffolk

Zürich

Being trained as an economist I have been working in the insurance industry (and consulting thereof) my whole career. The insurance industry has undoubtedly an important role to play to support individuals, companies and governments when it comes to the damage or loss of assets, lives and environment. The insurance industry has missed the opportunity so far to communicate their purpose and the value they are actually providing (measured typically as a %-age of overall GDP). This is by far underestimating the true value insurance is bringing to societies. With climate change now being (rightfully) on everybody's agenda, I would like to explore the implications of the concept of doughnut economics on the insurance industry, on their business model, their products and further actions they can take to sustain their critical role in societies they have globally. 

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Seattle, WA

Milton Keynes

Long time interest in environment, justice and equality Active member of Extiction Rebellion Currently studying MSc in Sustainability and Ecology

Wales

Landscape Architect

Slovakia

I work as a teacher and international projects coordinator at Secondary school in Slovakia.  I am interested in education in the field of youth, adult and school education. 

Staines upon Thames U.K.

I am a retired head of adult education and now spend most of my time working on environmental projects. I was a founding director of Talking Tree, www.talkingtree.org.uk, the second climate emergency centre set up in the u.k.  The aim was to create a community venue where we could develop practical  initiatives to address the climate emergency. We work with local authorities, universities and other community organisations to support the transition to carbon neutral and improved biodiversity.  I am now working on a project to establish a number of sustainable village communities across England.

Cape Town

I am in the development space. I have been working with communitites for over 10 years. I am currently working for Taking Care of Business( formerly known as The Clothing Bank) TCB. We empower unemployed mothers to run informal trade businesses to eradicate poverty in their lives. We receive donations of clothing from 11 top retialers in South Africa which would otherwiese go into landfills. There are 5 branches nationally. I am the branch manager of the Paarl branch ( Cape Winelands). The Enterprise Development particiapants are given access to stock at low cost, making their business learning practical. They receive business mentoring , are trained on business skills, life skills and receive life coaching over 2 year. The programm is successful in cleaning up waste, whilst empowering humans to be better versions of themselves. Previous to his I was manager of community health care workers in an organisation called Philani. With 250+ community helath care workers , nurses, social auxiliary workers and a nework of social workers: we educated pregnent woman and mothers on how to best care for thier health, for their babies and children to the age of 5. In partnership with social workers we sometimes had to facilitate the removal of children from negligent parents. With the help of the Department of Health we were able to give milk and suppliments to malnaourished children. This is all in the effort to prevent stunting and all lifeling problems caused by malnutrition during infancy and  childhood.