Meet the DEAL Community

Ireland

I am interested to learn and exchange knowledge. I work as a CRS Executive and I am passionate about Circular Economy and Social Inclusion. On my free time I lead a women group with the goal to include migrant women on Irish society. I am looking forward to participating in this group.

Baltimore, MD

Liverpool

After working in education for the past 20 years, I left at the end of the last academic year to study for a MSc in Ecology and Environmental Management.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

With his diverse perspectives, Peter is a powerful facilitator to enabling business leaders address their responsibility for philosophical change. After all, we cannot use the same approaches to fix the problems of society and planet that created them in the first place. Peter exists to help business leaders solve societal and environmental challenges by seeing our place in our world a little differently. An original evangelist for organisational purpose with societal leadership, he hasn't stopped thinking about how to create greater impact with behavioural change, reigniting trust, fuelling useful, sustainable innovation and creating shared value, giving life back to society and planet. Having experienced most business sectors in his more than 30 years global & diverse working career, spanning engineering, manufacturing, sales, ERP in process industries & mining, retail & wholesale banking tech, recruitment tech and brand strategy, Peter is able to be both pragmatic and direct in any environment. And as a passionate student of human behaviour, Peter's approach to enabling impact is engaging and human centric. Peter's absolute belief is that a business philosophy and products shouldn't resonate with everyone who needs what you have, but will absolutely connect with people who believe what you believe.

Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

I'm an artist marketer (I help artists market themselves). I've been in ethical marketing for 40 years but I also have a 1st class degree in Internet Computing. I've built a few systems that didn't quite work to help rebalance the world, I built a pairing system to make decisions as a group while dismantling whatever power systems was there, I developed that into a charity giving project. I created SimpleNews, equal news without unnecessary stress .. that sort of thing. I'm a bit of a strategic marketer into messaging and most importantly shared values. Oh, I'm also drummer in a ska band (until I move that is) and ska dj.

Gijon

Junior innovation consultant at Barrabes.biz and Gijon Smartlight smartcity project. I am making sure people are at the center of our future. 🤙🏽🌊person in the making & knowmad: brave, innovative, creative and proactive. 🧭

Brazil

Graduated as Bachelor of Interdisciplinarity in Science and Technology from the Federal University of Western Bahia;  was Scholarship Researcher by the PRODISCENTE 2020 / UFOB program;  Motivated by themes such as: 2030 Agenda, Smart Cities, Political Science, Circular Economy, Environmental Education, Ethics, Environmental Complexity, Regenerative Development, Sustainable Development, ESGs, Renewable Energy Management, Effective Governance, Interdisciplinarity, Planning, Environmental Rationality, Resilience of Cities, Deliberative Approach, Social Responsibility, Environmental Knowledge, Building Systems, Sustainability, Transdisciplinarity;  Currently studying in University of Brasília - Faculdade do Gama / ENGINEERING Course/FGA - Bachelor.  He has experience in the area of ​​Scientific Dissemination, with an emphasis on Sustainability.

Canmore Alberta Canada

Greetings and thank you for what you do and your presence here 🌞💛 My name is Nadim, born in Germany and now since 1991 on this beautiful, peaceful, flourishing earth 🌎💚 As a world citizen and after traveling around for three years, I am now in the American continent visiting some of the regenerative land-based projects. My professional background is in management consulting, SCRUM master, PRINCE2 project management, Holacracy practitioner, system architecture as well as regeneration-, decentralization- and Web3-consulting. Now I'm an ambassador for the SEEDS Regenerative Movement, co-creating with localscale.org, Hypha.Earth, DearWise.Earth, RegenGarden.io, the ReGen Civics Alliance and many other DHOs/DAOs... Personally, I believe in giving from the heart, that everything is connected and in the law of attraction 💞

New York, NY

Climate entrepreneur and engineer with a background in renewable energy and circular economy.  Resident of NYC! 

North Yorkshire, UK

I help business leaders, community groups and changemakers understand how a circular, regenerative and fair economy is better for people, planet AND profit, so they can take steps towards solutions that help them thrive, while 'shrinking' our carbon, resource and ecological footprint. I wrote the award-winning A Circular Economy Handbook, published by Kogan Page, and host the Circular Economy Podcast.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Coventry, UK

Amuche is a global climate citizen who is passionate about deploying various artistic processes to speak to sustainability of the environment and promote practices to mitigate the adverse impacts of human activities on the environment. She has pioneered the sculpted basket project sculptedbasket.com @sculptedbasket to among other things educate about sustainable environmental concepts using socially engaged creative activities. She is a pioneer and 2021 Fellow of the prestigious Climate Parent Fellowship of the Parents for Future and Our Kids Climate.

South London

I'm a Community artist and researcher. I specialise in #intergenerational arts practice, and work across art forms, growing out of my theatre background. For the last 3 years I have been working on the theme of repair, looking at how we repair our stuff , ourselves and our communities #BreaksAndJoins and we always have the conversation that starts - 'not everything can be mended'. This has got me really interested in the importance of finding new systems - #repair is not always the right way forward.   I am always wanting to link the micro and the macro - find this work so helpful in thinking through this. http://www.suemayo.co.uk 

Northampton, UK

I have recently set up a sustainability and B Corp consultancy with the aim to guide and support businesses wanting to be more sustainable - either through the implementation of an ESG strategy, or through B Corp certification (and more). I also have a son who wants to take A level Economics and I am keen to change the curriculum! 

Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

Newly graduate form RMIT University under Bachelors of Fashion Enterprise I got interested in the DEAL community whilst doing research on textile sustainability.  I am quite passionate about the sustainability aspect of my industry and a strong believer that  things have to change in order for both lives and industries survive the next decades.     

Brighton, UK

Quaker. Wheelchair user. Worked as family doctor and medical educator (now retired).

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

A startup founder who is democratizing the way people learn and access finance.

Beloit, WI

Hello, I am an aspiring student of Sustainability looking to learn and broaden my perspective of the field.

Ottawa, Canada

Now retired, I spend my time trying to contribute to initiatives to re-make business and leave the world a better place. I have a fifty plus year career - about half in "corporate" rising to CFO and then President of a distribution business. I then spent the last half running my own consulting and professional development company. While I have a financial / accounting background my passion is people and the whole concept of organizational culture. I am involved in several volunteer capacities in lobby / influence groups. I have written a number of books on both culture and other topics. I am a father and grandfather. I was born and grew up (in terms of age) in the UK but am now a Canadian having been here almost fifty years.

Stockton on tees

I'm very much into permaculture. I designed and work with the rekalibrator as I find it such a useful tool to make the changes in this world for everyone to benefit.  Ask questions 

Cambridge

I am the founder of Circular Business Visions, a business consultancy which supports SME’s in making a transition to #net zero and #circular economy.  With free initial consultations, CBV finds out the goals of the company or organisation, makes an initial assessment of the business and produces ideas and sustainable solutions. Expertise includes #research, and sourcing and writing #grant applications, #project managing, scientific report writing, and finding innovative solutions for your business to become more circular and sustainable moving forward.  With many contacts across sectors, expertise also includes collaboration and finding new products made from #waste or surplus. Clients have included Kelp Crofting Ltd, who are a sustainable managed, seaweed farming business on the Isle of Skye, aiming to support sustainable horticulture by developing a naturally produced, organic biostimulant from their seaweed.  Work included identifying the biological actives of Alaria esculenta, identifying suitable laboratories for analysis of their products, sign-posting to a number of funding opportunities for further product development and R&D, and producing a 25 page scientific report. Current consultancy includes writing a DEFRA Farming Transformation Adding Value grant application for a farmer, and project managing the building of a net zero farm building with sustainable architechs.  Future work includes supporting a new company with the legislation required to set up a business to #sustainably deal with Category 1 waste coming out of Heathrow.  Previous roles include NIAB where I was Industry Liaison for the Eastern Agri-Tech Innovation Hub (www.innovationhubuk.co.uk)  primarily concerned with promoting a circular economy, sustainable values in horticulture, and finding solutions for reducing food surplus and waste, particularly valorisation. My work was customer focused; sourcing and supporting small businesses with sustainability and circular economic practices.  It included project management of two EU projects, DEFRA and WRAP contracts and focuses on business sustainability, throughout whole supply chains including an understanding of the science, politics and economics of what is happening and what change is needed. My role involved developing income opportunities, increasing sustainable business growth in the region and strategic partnerships between SME’s, industry, government, NGO’s and research, requiring knowledge of horticultural/agricultural natural resource management and corporate social/environmental responsibility.  I have co-written successful proposals to EU Interreg 2 Seas Hy4Dense, FoodWasteNet, DEFRA, BBSRC and WRAP Value from Food Waste.  Project management has included the above and EU Interreg BioBoost which has required my governance and familiarity with EU Interreg, IUK, WRAP compliance and reporting procedures over the last 5 years. I was also responsible for procuring and coordinating EU project audits with our FLC, writing and delivering project reports, yearly budgets and financial reporting, and sub-projects with SME partners such as green pesticides.  I have written a large inventory, Inventory for the Strategy, and Strategy document (published on www.bioboosteurope.com ) about the horticultural industry for our 3 regions, which included agricultural production and land use and focused on food surplus and waste.  I am a volunteer with Circular Brighton and Hove, and have supported the University of Sussex with with a Circular Economy Project by interviewing B&H, and Sussex businesses and stakeholders about their experiences around circular economy. The project aims to support further businesses in the B&H Sussex.  I am also a Director of the B&H Community Land Trust where I am helping with fundraising and membership.  I have recently joined CamDEAG and am involved with the City Portrait.   I'm a member of the Chesterton Allotment Society, support the community group and grow organically.  Over the years I've been involved with local schools supporting with gardening, reading, swimming and helped the Grove School achieve an International School Award Certificate.

Belo Horizonte, Brazil

DESIGNER OF STRATEGIES FOR SOCIAL & ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT / Consultant, Professor and Speaker 🌎 For 10 years I’ve been supporting organizations to promote positive transformations for a better world.    

Stockholm, Sweden

I am an applied scientist, based at Stockholm Resilience Centre where I work with sustainability issues. I am on a mission to bring science closer to everyday life. Think of me as a bridge scientist. I was gifted with a highly logical brain which works excellently as a bullshit-meter and pattern-spotter. I learn, mash up and connect insights from physics, philosophy, psychology, neuroscience, sustainability, food, nutrition, microbiome and health for the sake of finding the ways to improve our wellbeing and our prospects on this beautiful and precious planet.  No matter whether it is hiking in the Scottish highlands or cooking food from scratch, studying physics, conducting quantum experiments or watching David Attenborough documentaries, all of these leave me even more curious about and grateful for nature. I run, meditate and cook a lot. I believe that with food we can do a lot of good. My latest project is trail running and saving the house plants from wilting.