10 local governments present their Doughnut work

There is no single way to work with the ideas of Doughnut Economics in local government. Practitioners from around the world have been experimenting, innovating, and taking very different pathways.

In these two sessions, held at Global Doughnut Days 2024, we get to hear ten different journeys - how they started, what the main areas of work have been, what they’ve achieved and learned along the way.

To see more about the work of local governments and Doughnut Economics, including case studies from each of these places, check our Cities & Regions thematic page.


Session 1 with presentations from Amsterdam (Netherlands), Bad Nauheim (Germany), Brussels (Belgium), Glasgow (Scotland) and Ipoh (Malaysia), BSL version of this video available here. 

• Elsbeth Visser, Senior Strategic Policy Advisor for Sustainability, City of Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Yuge Lei, Sustainability Manager, City of Bad Nauheim, Germany
• Paul Vanderstraeten, Project Leader, Brussels Donut, Belgium
• Charlotte Wallace, Sustainability Group Manager, City of Glasgow, Scotland
• Jo Winterbottom, Senior Research Fellow, University of Glasgow, Scotland
• Maisarah Faiesall, Head of Policy, Strategy and Advocacy, Sunway Centre for Planetary Health, Ipoh, Malaysia
• Dr. Zulqarnain Mohamad, CEO, Ipoh Doughnut Economic Centre
• Leonora Grcheva, Doughnut Economics Action Lab

Session 2 with presentations from Grenoble (France), Tomelilla (Sweden), Cornwall (UK), Valence Romans Agglo (France) and Nanaimo (Canada), BSL version of this video available here. 

• Nathalie Le Meur, Doughnut Project Manager, City of Grenoble, France
• Stefan Persson, Strategic Developer, Municipality of Tomelilla, Sweden
• Emma Williamson, Policy Specialist, Cornwall Council, UK
• Diane Imbert, Manager, Impact Assessment and Transition, Fabrique d’enterprises de territoire (Valence Romans Agglo), France
• Ting Pan, Sustainability Manager, City of Nanaimo, Canada
• Leonora Grcheva, Doughnut Economics Action Lab