Meet the DEAL Community

At earth, we are committed to Sustainable economics, Kate raworth was a game Changer for us. I am based in France, my colleague, Neil netherton is based in UK

egypt

Eng / Walled hassan AL ashwah  Egyptian national, 45 years old, environmental researcher at the Egyptian Ministry of Environment since 2005  Author of sustainable development between theory and practice book in Arabic language  was puplished at 2017  He participated in many international and local conferences such as the International Conference on Ecotourism, the Medical Waste Conference at Mansoura University, the World Conference on Sustainable Development in India, the Conference on Sustainable Management of Plastic Waste in India, the Gender Equality Conference sponsored by the Rural Development Authority, Dedan University in India, and the New Republic Youth Forum and Climate 2022 He also held many seminars in cooperation with Mansoura University, Al-Azhar, schools and companies such as GASCO, the Arab Contractors, the UNESCO Club, the International Organization for the Protection of Wildlife (CITES), the United Nations Office in Cairo, the Arab Federation for Sustainable Development and the Environment, the Agricultural Professions Syndicate and civil society organizations. He obtained many accredited certificates from international and local bodies, such as a certified trainer from the International Federation of Sustainable Development Experts in England, and one of the five best ambassadors for sustainable development from King Hussein University in Malaysia, and the environment and climate ambassador from GECCI in Nigeria for two years 2022 to 2024 and the best teacher An environmentalist from the ETC Center in Sweden, and one of the most influential figures in 2020 from the Al-Ahram International Center, a sustainability specialist and writer of the scientific material for the play The Tale of a Planet He also received the medal of an initiative researcher from the platform of scientists, researchers and experts, and a member of the International Federation for Sustainable Development, and a member of the platform of scientists, researchers and experts and the Sustainable Development Network in Malaysia

UK

I have over over 25 years of experience in marketing and brand management, with a focus on social impact and sustainability. Worked with global brands such as Ben & Jerry's, Unilever, and Pepsi Lipton, delivering growth, innovation, and purpose-driven strategies across multiple markets and geographies. I am currently Chief Executive at Pukka Herbs, a certified B Corporation.    I am passionate about creating value that is long-lasting and impact-driven. Having worked in diverse organisations, I have hands-on experience with challenges of balancing profit, people & planet.  Interested in practices to get businesses (and communities) into the doughnut.   

Los Angeles/Altadena

I  am the Vision Holder, Chief Explorer and CEO of Community 2.0, a community benefit corporation. C 2.0’s Massive Transformative Purpose is, Earth In Balance & A Sustainable Future for All.  I am an explorer in the latest frontier facing humankind characterized by the exponential pace of change and resulting in the rapid evolution of our species and society. As we step into this future that holds both the existential threat of the climate emergency, and the greatest economic opportunity in history, now more than ever the future is ours to create.  I am committed to a future that includes an environmentally restored planet, people prepared to thrive during exponential change, and resources shared more equitably.    

Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil

I'm a human being in continous evolution, always seeking for learning from nature and other truth seekers! Along the way I've been learning about tourism, indigenous communities, reforestation, , permaculture, bio costruction, meditation, yoga, fair trade, cryptocurrencies, blockchain, syncronicity, vortex math, unified physics and always looking for integrating all the experiences life has brought me to envision a better world by being a better person everyday.

Tilburg (NL)

I am currently reading the book and looking around the community out of a deep personal interest for economics, the environment and sustainability. I have a background in economics (PhD) and in graphic design. Currently working as industrial designer, and looking for new ways to get engaged in sustainability. I also am a mum, pets lover, poet and i love singing and hiking in nature.

Somerset, UK

I'm an architect/urban designer interested in neighbourhood scale doughnut thinking.

Lisbon, Portugal

Lígia Fernandes is a Portuguese visual artist and curator based in Portugal, focused on the intersection between visual arts, socially engaged art and community economies. In her work she uses drawing and painting as tools to explore cultural universes, ethnographies and identities, and organizing as a means to create space for sharing, collaboration and creation. Her practice is often the result of site-specific research and aims to address the connection with its collective identity. There is, in all her work, a permanent awareness of a Portuguese point of view. Currently she is interested in the role of love in relational art and community economies. She holds and MA in Painting and BA in Drawing from the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Lisbon, and also a BS and MS in Economics from UCP-FCEE. She has been dedicated to drawing and painting since 2014, having participated in several exhibitions, residencies and exchange programs in Portugal, Hungary, Montenegro, Latvia and Estonia. Since 2020 she also co-created several ongoing art and community projects such as Panorama, Lisbon Drawing Club, Artists Anonymous, Art&Craft Refúgio and Mais Uno +1. Currently, she is enrolled in the master’s “Commissioning and Curating Contemporary Public Art” at HDK-Valand, Academy of Art and Design at University of Gothenburg.     

Philippines

An environmental planner and development worker 

San José, Costa Rica

I am an independent consultant in peace and sustainability education based in San José, Costa Rica. During the 1990s I directed two programs in all Central America in cultures of peace, affiliated with the United Nations University for Peace. I was a member of the drafting commission of the Earth Charter and carry-out my educational work within its framework. I am particularly interested in community and social network approaches.  

Cumbria UK

We are a small manufacturer and supply business (team of 7)  est 2006, disillusioned by capitalist consumerist route to nowhere... looking for a more sustainable community led model. Obsessed by waste and trying passionately to close the loop and meet like minds 😊  

Urbana, Illinois, USA

https://www.linkedin.com/in/vernitapearlfort/

Enfield, north London, UK

I read Doughnut Economics and was blown away. Now I'm looking to play my part in developing routes through our global crisis. Have been a campaigner, journalist, specialist fitness trainer, and currently a piano tuner. Long-term self-employed, winding own but desperate to pick up this urgent challenge and do whatever I can, however menial

Berlin

Problem solver, people person, party philosopher - "Driven by curiosity in a world of contingency": In the past 8y+, I was lucky to gain hands-on experience in a wide variety of sectors, disciplines, and countries: Project & Event Management, Non-Profit Management & Fundraising, Sales & BDO, Public Relations, Corporate Services, Startups, and Academia between Europe and LATAM.  Co-Founder of an EdTech (2014 - WikiStage, France) and an award-winning TechFugee social startup (2015 - Helpu, Germany), a global impact-driven maker movement (2018 - Makers For Good, Mexico), and a holacratic changemaker network for impact entrepreneurs (2020 - Impact Circles, Germany).  Interested in Post-Growth Economics & Entrepreneurship, Circularity, Social Innovation, and Narrative Change. 

Sunway University, Subang Jaya

Programme Officer at the Sunway Centre for Planetary Health. I am the focal point for the Planetary Health Alliance in South and Southeast Asia, and also part of the Ipoh Doughnut City team, working to transform Ipoh, a city in Malaysia, into the first Doughnut City in Asia.

Antwerp (Belgium)

I am a general economics teacher in a secondary school near the town of Antwerp (Belgium)

UK

I am a Professional Dialogue practitioner. My work addresses the counterproductive or destructive behaviour that results from people thinking about themselves as separate from others around them, replacing this with decision-making that takes others into account.  For more than 20 years I've run a small consultancy working with organisations to enable them to become effective, healthy, and generative places to work. This looks like, for example, sustainable change to culture, addressing systemic bullying, union-management conflict, raising the voice of ethics professionals in a business, improving the way organisations work together for mutual benefit along a value chain or for the benefit of their shared clients in a social system, breaking down departmental silos, coaching people to be better leaders, etc, etc. I help structures to work as living systems.  My work sustains change because it changes the way people think and creates a common understanding that enables decisions to be made for the benefit of everyone. Without changing the way people think solutions are temporary fixes only to be monitored and enforced.   I am a founder and Director of Dialogue Associates dialogue-associates.com established in 2003 and founder and trustee of the Academy of Professional Dialogue aofpd.org.  I am also chair of the governing board of a large secondary school.  My clients have included commercial, public sector, and non-governmental organisations across a range of sectors, from energy and finance to public audit and prisons, and multi-stakeholder systems in, for example, criminal justice and migration and development. I have created a practice model and a curriculum for Professional Dialogue practitioners that helps to sustain Dialogue in a system and run educational programmes.      I am looking for opportunities to bring this radical approach to help communities to thrive.  

Gloucestershire, UK

I'm a 50-something doughtnut (economics) lover with a passion for our planet and deep-seated exasperation with the slow speed of change in my country and globally.  It's blindingly obvious to me that in everything we do, we have to start with the earth first.  I'm reading Kate's book right now, and wondering what I can do to move these ideas forward. My MP appears to be about as useful as a chocolate teapot. I'm interested in perhaps trying to apply doughnut economics in a local way to start with.  

Washington, DC Metro Area

 As an urban planner and climate resilience specialist, I draw on more than 15 years of experience working with private sector, government, philanthropic and civil society clients to design and manage environmental, social impact, and community-based livelihood programs worldwide.   Currently, I lead Anthesis Group’s Social Impact team. As a proud B Corp, Anthesis exists to shape a more productive and resilient world by helping organizations transition to new models of sustainable performance that can meet the needs of all people within the means of a living planet, building an equitable, inclusive, and resilient future. #justtransition 

Glasgow

Based in Glasgow, I'm a collaborative designer focused on creating sustainable futures through shifting perspectives with tangible experiences, co-creating products and services and building new impact ventures today for a better tomorrow.

Kilkenny

Background in art libraries in university education. Visual Artist and musician. Intending to study horticulture.

Colombia

Strategic and Service Designer with expertise in design for sustainability, design for social innovation and transitions, systemic thinking, and complexity science.

Paris, France & Washington DC

Economics PhD student, interested in climate econometrics and post-growth macro-economics.

San Luis Valley, Colorado, USA

I own a small real estate brokerage in a poor, rural area in Colorado. We are car-dependent, and dependent on money from people who move here from rural areas. Ours is a construction economy, with some limited tourism, and agriculture (mostly corporate) supports the wider region. I am interested in understanding DE as it applies to change in small geographically disparate rural areas. I am also interested in creating a new DE ethos that rethinks the future of home construction, home ownership and the sales/service profession of real estate. #housing #realestate