Meet the DEAL Community

Barcelona, Spain

From Costa Rica (tico!). MSc in Industrial Ecology, and BSc in Industrial Engineering. Previously Supply Chain consultant, but now a Sustainability professional. I aim to leave a positive legacy to our planet while creating priceless connections with other people.

Jerusalem, Israel

I am a frustrated person from the situation, currently feeling useless, yet looking for ways to get involved with the cause and make the change. Currently doing a PhD in ecology and evolution of tree species. In an ideal world, I would love to be a wacko scientist, working on totally abstract and theoretical questions. In the world we live in, thrilled to join the community of people wanting for the same change I do, and in turn,  work extra hard to help turn the wheal to a cleaner and more sustainable future.

Rio de Janeiro

Hi!! I am Mel Bivar, Brazilian, Married, 46 years old, two beautiful children. I'm a social entrepreneur, project consultant for regenerative business. Co-founder of Social Contemporâneo ReDesign of business, and T.E.R.R.A - Transição de Empreendedores em Rede Rumo a Abundancia, a laboratory of an ecosystem of regenerative entrepreneurs. Former executive of Multinationals in the electrical, oil and gas sector, Graduated in Social Communication from FACHA, postgraduate in Sustainable Business Management from UFF, Designer in Sustainability from Gaia Education, facilitator of CoCreative processes from Dragon Dreaming, 4D Fluxonomist, REconomista, works, investigates and applies new economies and new ways of creating, implementing and sustaining businesses and initiatives for a more humanized, collaborative, regenerative and fair world. Member of the Transition Towns movement in Brasil since 2011. Member of HUB Brasil and REconomy Brasil. With Social Contemporâneo, I work on the sense of co-responsibility of individuals and businesses in the Co-Creation process of society, calling for intentional change.

Wien / Vienna

Main fields of interest #Cities & Regions: settlement development for sustainable mobility  #Good Life: concepts towards a Sustainable Good Life for everyone and everywhere focusing on an economy with sustainable production and consumption in sustainable regions

Ahmedabad, India

I represent myself as a highly motivated and goal-driven Sustainability professional with 9+ years of experience in Environment Social and Governance, policy advocacy and risk management. I have worked for Private Organization like Diageo, Honda and Adani. I realise that it's now or never. So collaborative approach for sustainability will only be able to achieve common goals. I profound myself as a individual that believes in sustainable thriving society will prevail and that change starts from me. I came across to DEAL Community while learning    

United Kingdom

I support international entrepreneurs to develop sustainable, socially impactful businesses, through the Royal Academy of Engineering's Leaders in Innovation Fellowships Programme.   

Blumenau, SC - Brasil

Comunicóloga, especialista em sustentabilidade, entusiasta da comunicação como ferramenta de educação e transformação, fã de leituras sobre comportamento humano e movimentos socioambientais, e idealizadora da Pupa. <3 Vivência em ESG: desenvolvimento e engajamento de público, gestão e ressignificação de impactos ambientais e sociais do negócio, educação e comunicação em sustentabilidade, iniciativas e programas como voluntariado corporativo, programa de diversidade, Matriz de Materialidade, Relatório de Sustentabilidade, desenvolvimento de trilhas de educação e campanhas de sensibilização, em empresas como Cia. Hering, Leonora, PetLove, Coca-Cola Femsa, Unimed, Neodent, Activas, All4Labels, SENAC e FIESC, através de projetos conduzidos diretamente ou em parceria com outras consultorias, como a Nexus Consultoria. Minha missão é dar voz e expressão a quem e o que transforma, encontrar a fala da alma, promover o diálogo, ser comunicação verdadeira, construir jornadas regenerativas, influenciar a melhor escolha para as pessoas e para o meio ambiente.

Barcelona

Born in north England in 1950, migrated to Australia in 1972 and enjoyed the carefree days of the Permaculture movement. Studied history, and architecture at University, then obtained a builders license and had a 30 year career in the construction industry, including "alternative" construction, mud brick, pole frame. In 1992 I shed tears as Severin Suzuki explained the plight of the world and since then climate change has occupied my life in many ways. I read Tim Jackson´s Prosperity Without Growth in 2009, the same year as the "last chance" Copenhagen COP collapsed.  In 2011 I moved to Barcelona, arriving the day before 15M, and I became enchanted with the city and its people, and yet the official COP process produced only fairly tales of impossible promises "Decoupling", "Carbon offsets" "technological efficiencies" and the blatant fraud of Biomass accounting. I am extremely grateful to the ICTA pioneers, (GK, JH), and of course KR for bringing the doughnut to Barcelona, and am looking forward to seeing Tim Jackson soon. ALSO, BIG UP´s to ALL for the Beyond Growth forum at the E.U. I thought I would never see such an event !!!

Barcelona

I am an economist and business strategist curious about economics of the future. After a few years in the tech high-growth industry, I chose to pursue other ways of life.  Today, I help people reconnect to what really matters to them through coaching and yoga. I believe planetary change starts at the individual level.

Louisville, Kentucky

Long time environmental activist, especially on climate chaos, Sierra Cub group chair, Editor n Chief of local social activism newspaper, worked a lot in libraries. Ties to local radio station ( one of several founders Forwardradio. org )

Eden Terrace, Auckland

Interested in living sustainably. Keen gardener, composter and budding seed saver. Musician and University student studying Politics, Philosophy, Economics and Entrepreneurship at the University of Auckland. I am also the founder of an online community platform that aims to increase hyper-local seed sharing through community seed libraries.  

Brussels, Brussels-Capital, Belgium

Redcar and Saltburn by the Sea

Architectural and Built Environment designer practising sustainable and circular economy principles. Creating buildings powered by renewable energy and exploring concepts for community energy schemes.

Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK

Economics enthusiast, in final term of MSc Applied Economics. Career in Investment Management, now Chair of Orwell Housing Association.  Believe new economic thinking is needed to address the challenges of our time. Personal interest in 

Seattle, Washington, USA

Software developer, author. 

Maui - Hawaii

I have a background in social activism and have been looking for a meta-level cause that cascades down through all other levels of worthy causes. Doughnut Economics is the most aligned vision I've found in regards to leading the planet in a sustainable direction. I'm in the process of trying to organize a local network in Maui to start integrating the model locally. 

Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France

🇪🇺 Sustainable Business Consulting | Training | Advisory  Areas of Expertise • Design and facilitation of workshops and trainings, including engagement of Senior Leadership teams • CSR strategy consulting and materiality assessment including Double Materiality - #CSRD • Change management, stakeholder engagement and dialogue • Project management • CSR trainings  • Coaching during CSR strategy implementation 🇮🇹🇬🇧🇻🇪🇩🇪🇪🇸 Fluent in 5 languages: French, English, German, Spanish and Italian ✅ Sectors: Higher Education | Finance | Health & Food | Tourism-Hospitality | Electronic Goods | Pharma | Media 🍩 Facilitator of "fresks", workshops and serious games to create awareness: Climate Fresk Biodiversity Collage, Planetary Boundaries Collage and Doughnut Economics for Business Workshops. 🎙️ Regular guest speaker at round tables, conferences, webinars. www.teams4purpose.com  marena@teams4purpose.com

Vienna, Austria

California, United States

Toronto, Canada

Scot is the Founder and CEO of Orbital Farm. He works to develop green industrial parks producing renewable energy, green fuels, foods, fertilizers and capturing CO2. The company is developing a portfolio or bankable projects fit for the institutional investors and certified green bonds. Scot has been an entrepreneur since 2005 and lives in Toronto Canada with his family.

Tokyo, Japan

Hi, I’m Nathan. Enabling leaders, teams, and organisations to unleash creativity through design — creating lasting impact.Inspiring a world where design sparks joy, drives innovation, and transforms organisations into forces for positive change. Empowering leaders, teams, and organisations to harness human-centred design, disciplined innovation, and lifelong curiosity — building breakthrough products, services, brands, and experiences that make a positive difference. Currently, Fractional Chief Design Officer of New Zealand Mint — sparking joy in the hearts of precious metal collectors and investors around the globe through a game-changing experience, extraordinary concepts and design, and world-famous brands. Previously, Director of Learning Programs at IDEO in Tokyo, Head of Design at Disney Interactive Labs in Los Angeles, Design & User Experience Manager at Disney Interactive in Tokyo, founder of a boutique design studio in Tokyo, co-founder of an online education startup, and designer with in-house teams and agencies in Tokyo, London, and Auckland.

Aceh, Indonesia

I am lecturer, Department of Agribusiness, Universitas Teuku Umar (Aceh, Indonesia). I have been researching coffee agroindustry and agroforestry, value chain, life cycle assessment, industrial ecology, low carbon development and sustainability. 

North London

Supporting SaaS Start-Ups to Successfully Scale-Up

Singapore

Sustainability Consultant and a passionate proponent of the #Doughnut, the #Planetary Boundaries, country lead for leading NGO, Climate Fresk & community builder