Meet the DEAL Community

NSW Australia

Conventional processes are failing to tackle complex, social and environmental problems and in some cases are generating ‘black swan’ consequences.  I recognize that I am a contributor to this problem as I am part of the broken system that I want to change and I realise that doing ‘less harm’ is no longer enough.  Regeneration of our economies and societies and earth itself will require a shift in thinking and collaboration in a community like this.    

Milan Italy

I’m a innovation builder and in my activity’s of working on new business idea in a. Ailton by day work in a Startup Studio I’m looking to sustainability as a central point in the design of new business opportunities 

Kuala Lumpur

I am a senior marketing lecturer at University Kuala Lumpur Business School. I teach the intersection of law, #branding, #consumerpsychologyanalysis, and #sustainability. My interest in human behaviour makes me love to travel to learn about new #culture and how it influence one's behaviour. 

Paris

Malaysia

Senior Corporate Communications specialist with over 18 years experience in public and private sector. 

Geneva, Switzerland

Entrepreneurship and sustainability expert designing & managing projects for economic development. 

Los Angeles

México

Bachelors Degree in Public policy by the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana.  25 years old.  Mexican, Italian and Peruvian. Interested in devepment studies, human rights and policy making.  I did my thesis about the doughnut economy, a strategic comparison between Amsterdam and Puebla, México. 

York, England

Founder of Yorkshire Sustainability Week. I'm passionate about enhancing the sustainability community & driving positive change! 

Valencia

I want to be part of the road towards a sustainable future. After obtaining my two Master’s degrees in Business Economics: Marketing (Ghent University) and in Sustainable Management (Uppsala University), I am ready to put theory into practice and to keep learning. I believe my soft skills communication, teamwork and problem-solving are a great asset in the workplace. About me: I’m positive, easy-going and love to connect with people from all over the world. By living in different countries (🇧🇪🇫🇷🇸🇪🇪🇸), I got to know different languages, cultures and perspectives. It also increased my adaptability and taught me that I thrive in an international and multidisciplinary environment, thanks to its richness of views and opinions. In my free time, I like to go scuba diving, play volleyball and go snowboarding.       

Michigan

Hello 👋 I am interested in learning more about doughnut economics. I am particularly interested in re-thinking how the spaces we live and heal in (ie: hospitals, assisted living facilities, homes) are designed to maximize sustainability, wellness, and incorporation of nature and biophilic design.  

United States

Planet and People over Profit! Hi, I am passionate with sustainability and community-driven development. I have been a huge advocate of the Doughnut Economics model since stumbling upon it during my graduate sudies in Sustainable Development. Let's connect and find ways to care for our planet and our people together!

University College Dublin

Kate McLoughlin is an Assistant Professor in Management at University College Dublin. Kate’s research focuses on the role of business for society and explores this concept from varying perspectives including sustainability, ethics, institutional logic, systems thinking, and power. The variety of stakeholders and complex inter-organisational relationships in supply chain networks provide a rich and complex context to explore themes of power, values, and practices as she is interested in political and power discourses in the field. Kate is chair of the ‘Operations, Logistics and Supply Chain Management’ SIG in the British Academy of Management, a member of EurOMA’s Sustainable Operations and Supply Chains Forum and IPSERA, and reviews for a number of leading journals in the field.

Berkshire, UK

CEO of Pickle Consulting and Co-founder of the Sustainable Marketing Compass (SMC). Despite launching ISO14001 in my early career, I spent 30 years working globally for brands like Microsoft, Philips, AkzoNobel, VISA, BSI, AVIVA and Honda. Then one day, one question from my daughter changed everything. "Daddy, is your job good for the environment?" I work with Alexis Eyree of Green Eyre and the other Co-Founder of the SMC, we are two career marketers with over 50 years’ worth of experience and expertise between us. We met at the Cambridge University Institute for Sustainability Leadership. Troubled by marketing’s complicity in the sustainability challenges the world faces, we undertook our studies, feeling like we had devil horns growing out of our heads. Our purpose is to re-orientate and reinvigorate the behaviour changing capabilities of Marketing. Transforming it from an engine of over-consumption and waste generation to a powerful catalyst for positive change, in the pursuit of a sustainable world for all.

Antwerp

Our action research inspired by Esther Duflo, Jean Drèze, Humanitas, Hans Rosling, Tine Van Regenmortel, and several others, contributes to social justice and a distributive economy by demonstrating that the benefits of acting and governing in an appropriate manner contribute to the whole of society. In line with the scientific framework provided by Wilkinson and Atkinson, we show the financial and economic benefits of resolving endemic poverty, not only for the benefit of the taxpayer but also for the top 1% and 0,1% of the population. We focus on 4 interventions to prevent the development of endemic poverty. By strengthening self-esteem and connecting people with networks consisting of people not living in poverty we provide social capital and political voice and extended networks that facilitate an equitable vision of society. Secondly, by demonstrating the importance of purposeful work rather than traditional employment provided by employers, we strengthen the incentives to participate equitably in society through meaningful and sustainable jobs. Thirdly we researched and currently demonstrate the possibility to reverse the unqualified school leaving proportion of children living in deprived families. Lastly, we demonstrate that affordable homes are much more important than just their shelter-providing characteristic. Affordable homes are the key driver for qualified school leaving and activation with subsequent social participation because they broaden the mental bandwidth available.

saint-etienne

https://ctc-42.org/observatoire-citoyen/

Cheltenham, UK

Hi - I am Fanny.  Mum, wife, and money coach - in that order.  My work as a money coach is to spread the word that money need not be boring, frightening or in short supply.  My main focus is helping people develop a wonderful relationship with money, understanding that money needs to flow - like energy.  Money can only work well when fair exchange takes place.  Psychologically of course, that has different levels of meaning for us all and that is where the problems usually begin.  Our three life currencies - time, energy and money are precious gifts.  Manage them well and life is fulfilling and balanced. I believe that everyone should have the skills and knowledge to manage their money well, and to have a relationship with it that allows us to have a standard of living that serves to keep us healthy and happy.

Geneva, Switzerland

Social chemist. Designing and researching new social arrangements prioritizing wellbeing of people and the planet over economic growth. Currently leading design of a values-based living lab (VBULL), activating values or trust and care in urban transitions. New book: Activating Values in Urban Transitions http://ourcluj.city/ 

Manchester, UK

I have worked with over 200 organisations to help them think differently about their place in the world and how they can become thriving enterprises contributing to a flourishing society. I am experienced in Doughnut Economics and passionate about strategy. A recent project I managed 'Eco-I NW' was awarded 2023 European SDG Initiative of the Year and UK Net-Zero Business Collaboration of the Year. All of my work is driven by action with enterprise, working to help the business community to understand:  🤔 What they do; 🧐 What are the associated impacts of what we do and the climate risks posed to incumbent business models; 😃 How businesses can move towards co-created long-term visions of sustainability via innovations at the strategic, business model, product, service and process levels, in so doing enhancing their resilience to the climate threat. My entire background has been applied work with organisations that range from the European Commission, to global industries such as the aviation sector, multi-national corporations, local authorities, SMEs, and local community groups. I have also covered themes as diverse as climate change, waste management, environmental noise management, communication and engagement between stakeholders and many, many more. In so doing I have developed experience across a range of areas that drive business responses to climate. These include:  👨🏻‍💼 Project management of multi-million pound projects;  🤝 Facilitation of innovation workshops for sustainability; 🌍 Delivery of real GHG savings and new-to-market products and services; 💬 Communication and engagement of climate issues. To this end, I am a certified trainer in Carbon Literacy and one of 3 accredited trainers in Environmental Management at Airports for Airports Council International - the global governing body for the Airport sector. If you haven't picked up from the above and my posts on here, I have a real passion for supporting the business community in its transition to sustainability, and in helping others to do the same. If you are a business/sector looking to innovate, a professional looking to support businesses, or a graduate or student looking to understand how you can help with any of the above, send me a message to say hello. You can learn more about me and me work at https://litmussustainability.com/    

milan, italy

I teach regenerative design, curate Climate Space and am an activist on Right to Repair and the Climate Reality Project.

Madrid

I’m Joris, Dutch, living in Madrid, father of 3 little boys and I’ve founded 2 companies. After the birth of my last boy and our move to Spain, I’ve sold my last company and want to dedicate my time to help create a more sustainable world.  

Am based at Rhodes University in Makhanda, South Africa.

I am a Professor in the Department of Environmental Science. My fields of interest include natural resource management, land degradation, biodiversity conservation and systems dynamics.

Guayaqul, Ecuador

Priscilla Torres Salazar, Marketing de profesión, especializada en Marketing Social y Campañas de Bien Público, de la Universidad de Comunicación Social de la Habana – Cuba. Comunicadora de experiencia y convencida de la necesidad de un cambio que refleje bienestar para los seres humanos y de ser responsable con el medio ambiente. Ha sido parte de varios proyectos de desarrollo e inclusión, que han enriquecido su carrera y confirmado su necesidad de actuar en favor de la comunidad.   Ha sido invitada a ser parte de Circular Economy Wing del G100 club, organización promovida por el ALL Ladies League en calidad de Ecuador Country Chair – Circular Economy Su experiencia en desarrollo e innovación social y por su enfoque en marketing social y comunicación la ha llevado a desarrollar estrategias tanto para marcas, como para instituciones sin fines de lucro, que han generado importantes resultados en difusión, captación de recursos y generado alianzas de colaboración. Es parte del Holding Sambito S.A. y de la Fundación Latinoamérica Verde, donde cumple su rol de Directora Ejecutiva, aportando en el desarrollo de estrategias y acciones para consolidar la generación de oportunidades para la comunidad sostenible de Premios Verdes encontrando, conectando y amplificando a lo mejores proyectos que apuestan por la sostenibilidad. Entre sus logros se destaca la generación de alianzas estratégicas y de difusión con organizaciones en varios países, que han permitido ampliar la gestión y alcance de Premios Verdes.  Así como también la apertura de ciudades subsede y espacios que permitan acercar conceptos de sostenibilidad a la comunidad, sumando el compromiso de expertos, embajadores y coordinadores para América Latina y del mundo.

Schumacher College, Totnes, UK

I'm currently studying a master's in regenerative economics at Schumacher College, near Totnes in the UK. I've returned to the UK from 22 years in Australia to do this.  I've enjoyed a 15-year senior corporate career (mainly the UK then headhunted to be a subsidiary CEO of ASX100) and a 12-year entrepreneurial journey in Melbourne that brought me much 'success' in the way many measure success. I also became very involved in my local community, leading the chamber of commerce for 4 years, establishing a new tourism association and sitting on the board of my local 'eco-centre'.  In 2009 I converted an existing business I owned into pretty much the first 'paddock to plate' cafe/restaurant in Australia (named Slow Down) before 'paddock to plate' existed as a term there. We bought directly from local farmers, producers, brewers, wineries, and distillers and literally had farmers walking in through the front door when we were open and talking to customers about what they were delivering. Provenance became key and telling the story of the food on the plate became our 'thing'.  In representing my business community I also led a local campaign to stop the development of public land by the beach into a shopping centre by stealth. We mustered 9,000 locals and it prevented the development from taking place. One parliamentary investigation later and another investigation into the local council, leading to the entire senior team 'leaving' and 2 councillors being named for misconduct, would later (when the 9,000 were no longer there) lead to me living through a mini-series of the Sopranos which cost me several million dollars and almost my life.  I've seen how corporates work, I've been an entrepreneur creating businesses (I believe in a good way) and I've seen how ruthless and corrupt the system can be when big bucks are involved.  These days I mentor business leaders, mainly in the hospitality & tourism industries and I'm building a tribe of leaders under the banner of "Future of Hospitality" writing articles, creating other content including videos and about to launch a podcast.  I'm learning about new ways of running economies so (at the tender age of 58) I can attempt to bring together my experience, skills, knowledge and passion, to contribute in whatever way I can to the change that's needed.