Meet the DEAL Community

London Borough of Redbridge

Hi, I'm Martha, a purpose driven individual in the London Borough of Redbridge.  I'm looking to connect with people in my community and collaboratively action the principles of Doughnut Economics in our local area. Social inequality is rife and growing, and the climate emergency is accelerating. We need to shift the economic narrative away from exponential growth and extraction to one of regeneration and distribution, and put people at the heart of decisions that affect their lives. The economy is a set of rules. We can change the rules.

Rome

Hi, I'm Kate, I'm here because I'm passionate about building pathways towards a regenerative future in which people and the planet  flourish together. I'm a Regenerative Economist, Research and Comms Consultant, with an inquiring mind, a talent for languages and a love of climbing and the outdoors. I care deeply about social and ecological justice and love exploring alternative models for economics, politics and sustainable living.  Some of my current areas of interest are       #democracy

Shetland Islands

Allen is an Architect, Urban Designer, Teacher,  Lecturer and a Certified Passivhaus Designer in the process of building a Passivhaus PLUS (energy Positive) certified house in the Shetland Islands using a timber factory produced framed kit.  He has worked as project architect, master planner, and site architect on landmark and infrastructure projects railways stations and airports and also highly serviced research laboratory facilities for leading international practices such as SOM, HOK, BDP and RMJM.     Allen is also a 5th year PhD researcher at the   University of Greenwich, Faculty of Business,    School of Systems Management and Strategy   and a member of the  Sustainability Technology and Innovation Research Group (STIR).  He is researching Sustainable Urban Housing looking at the uptake of the Passivhaus standard particularly in the ‘for rent’ and ‘not for profit’ sectors of housing delivery system in the UK. 

Mendocino County, California

I am a fan of Doughnut Economics and a Professor of Cooperative Extension in Conservation Science at University of California, Berkeley in the Environmental Science, Policy, and Management Department. My work as a conservation biologist focuses land-use planning, watershed science, landscape connectivity, and naturalist and stewardship training. I am based in Mendocino County where my work is aimed at transforming land and water management and people’s environmental knowledge, identity, and actions.

Mexico

Economics student with extensive knowledge and work experience of 3 years working in the administrative area of a mortgage broker's office. Currently doing an internship in a consulting firm. Expert in programming technology, data analysis and updated in the mortgage market. Organized, responsible, committed,  team oriented and determined to meet goals.

Hamburg, Germany

Cebu City, Philippines

Dr. Romy Paredes, MD The Founder of Wellnessland Wellness Center, whose mission is to empower people to take control of their health. He has authored/co-authored 7 books on the subject of health, wellness and wholeness. He is also a speaker/facilitator of numerous health talks, seminars, workshops and retreats held in different parts of the country and outside the country.  Board Certified Lifestyle Medicine Physician, International Board of Lifestyle Medicine.

Barcelona, Spain

I am a filmmaker and communications professional with a decade of visual storytelling experience. I founded Cape Creative in 2014 for my side freelance work, and eventually built it into the full production company it is today. Prior to working at Cape Creative full-time, I worked at national and international agencies: Blue State Digital, The Biscuit Factory, and GMR Marketing. I created visual stories for major brands including Comcast, Microsoft, Lowe’s, Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and I helped create content for causes like Freedom to Marry and Shatterproof, an organization working to reverse the addiction crisis in the U.S.   I have a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Marquette University, where I was a three-sport Division I athlete. I also hold a master’s degree in Geography & the Environment from the University of Oxford. My master’s thesis on feminist geographies, which received a distinction, was used by the Obama White House to develop its policy around sexual assault on college campuses. I live in Barcelona with my better half, Katie, who also works in the communications industry.          

Mornington, Victoria 3931

I am a regenerative project developer. Solar and battery farms, green hydrogen, biochar, controlled environment growing rooms, carbon farming and education programs. 

Naarm (Melbourne, Australia)

I am a Co-Founder of Green Collect. Based in Naarm (Melbourne, Australia) and founded in 2005, Green Collect is non-profit  social enterprise and inclusive workplace creating new jobs through circular economy services, delivering innovative solutions for resources discarded from offices and homes. Green Collect is founded on 2 interconnected principles: 1. that we recognise the value in all people, that their background, life storey and lived experiences are important and something we can all learn from 2. the value in materials, recognising how things are made, what they are made from, that they derived from the earth and that we are are interdependent on the natural ecosystems. Our vision was to create a place that represented and lived out these values counter to the systems we live in.  Systems that have not recognised the value in all people or the natural environment, systems that historically create inequalities, exclude people and exploit resources. Here at GC, all people are welcome and all items we collect through our activities are handled carefully and individually to identify the best outcome, environmentally, socially, and financially. I am so excited to finally find references and frameworks that can contribute to the work we do and offer an alternative model.

Leuven

I’m a graduated economics student from KU Leuven in Belgium, having started my career in financial audit of financial service organizations in 2019. I’m specifically concerned with a redesign of the financial sector.

Sao Paulo - Brazil

Marina is a political scientist specialized in the fields of human rights, public policy, public administration and political communications. Her work in NGOs and governments throughout the world aims to encourage evidence-based policymaking and radical systems changes for a better, just world. She’s lived in the US, France, Brazil and Costa Rica. She graduated in Political Science at Brown University, with an award-winning thesis about restorative justice in Latin America and has an MBA in Public Administration from Insper. She currently co-leads Communications and Narratives at the Wellbeing Economy Alliance and is building the WEAll Brazil Hub.

Chorleywood, Herts

Umea Sweden

Architect, educator and entrepreneur. Co-Founder of Parti Design, a multidisciplinary design practice working with participatory design and systems innovation for regenerative placemaking.  

Tilaran, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Steven Greenleaf is President of Fundación Esperanza Aplicada (Applied Hope Foundation), a non-profit dedicated to supporting people and projects focused on restorative and sustainable practices, and entrepreneurship in Costa Rica, Latin America and beyond. Steven Greenleaf is also Director of Greenleaf Education Costa Rica S.A. (GECR). GECR offers courses in environmental leadership, environmental project planning and management, and environmental problem solving.  Steven was the Senior Technical Advisor to the Minister of Legal Affairs of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, and  was the Chairman of the Congress of the People (a partner in the coalition government of Trinidad and Tobago) Green Policy Committee. Steven was also the President of the Caribbean Institute of Sustainability, a non profit organization dedicated to the sustainable development and protection of the environment. Steven has worked in Natural Resource Management, Environmental Education, and Green Building.

TURKEY İSTANBUL

I am a pedagog and psychological counselor, an ex human resources development manager and an advocate of education for sustainability. I am  impressed by the doughnut economy principles for two years. I believe in the importance of social and emotional learning skills  as core for envisioning and leading change. I am engaged to design an education program for high school learners, called POTENTIA Human 4.0, to develop sustainability competencies and driving value judgements for catalysing change steps toward a safer and fairer future world. The program aims to guide corporations for social impacts adding real value, as sharing responsibility for developing younster as tomorrow's transformative authentic leaders, serving for common good.

surquillo, lima, peru

AMOR y mucho amor

Brabazon, Bristol

I am founder of Business on Purpose and have been in business for more than 20 years helping companies transform the way they work.   I also spent 5 years doing community development in Africa and a further 5 years in environmental services.   These experiences are now helping clients assess and improve their Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) utilising the B Corp process and B Impact Assessment.   Having supported more than 150 clients across a range of sizes and sectors, as a qualified B Leader and also being B Corp Certified, I am delighted to provide support how, where and when it is needed to help any business to measure and improve their social and environmental impact.

Bariloche . Argentina

I m a change maker in organizations, organizational coach focus in agile methodologies and others new models which approach us to the transformation we are needing as a society. Now I m working in big organizations such as Banks or inssurance companies. Also working as trainer and speaker in agility matters.  During 7 years I work as  Organizational Coach of Engineering with our Border Argentina (an ONG with social focus) In 2017 I went to Capetown and attend to  the Presencing Foundation course so I m also familiar with Otto Scharmer s approach.  During 2020 I move from Buenos Aires to Bariloche in the Patagonia, searching a more meaningful way of leaving, connected with nature and sustainability. In these days I feel the need to reconnect with Kate book (I ve read it a few years ago) and thats lead me here.  I m specially interested in learning and connect with others that have the same concern face the challenge our generation is facing to turn into a more organic and collaborative mindset .

Letchworth

Professional Senior Scientist with a background in chemistry and materials engineering. Currently working on a range of projects to include recycled material into standard products.  Please feel free to drop me a line or connect.

Germany

I studied economics and started questioning the economic models. This is how I first learned about the donut economy - a new approach which I find very inspiring. I want to help spread the word and make people aware that there are different approaches besides capitalisms out there - more social more sustainable. Less is more and growth is not always the solution for everything. We need to understand to give and let those societies grow which really need it. I'm very much interested in city projects like the one in Amsterdam which apply the donut approach for the first time. Those are projects which really inspire and show that different ways are possible.   

Buenos Aires

Palmerston North, New Zealand

Kia ora! I am involved in long-term city planning and interested in connecting with other people who have applied the doughnut economics model, especially to small/med city settings (100k<). I am also currently finishing a Master of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at Massey and so also keen to meet with others who have had some success in localising the SDGs.   #cityplanning #longtermplanning #strategy #policy #urban #community #sustainability  

Sheffield

A recent Chinese & Economics graduate from the University of Leeds. I was first introduced to the concept of the 'Doughnut' when studying macroeconomics during my degree.