STORIES | Cities are built by the people who live and make their memories within them. But rising land values have been displacing the communities that give neighbourhoods their character. Julia Evans explores how community land trusts in Toronto are pushing back ⤵

EVENT | #Research-for-Action Seminar: Designing and scaling multilevel eco-projects 🗓️ 28 Apr | 4-5 PM (UK time) A discussion on design considerations for scaling the development of regenerative and resilient eco-projects. With Brian McConnell & @andrewlfanning.bsky.social. Join us ⤵

Looking to re-shape our economy? Join the @aemsvienna.bsky.social summer university from July 13-31 to meet people from all over the world, learn about alternative economics, and build strong connections to make an impact! Register for the info session & apply now: www.summer-university.net

Our Doughnut Economics for Policymakers Guide is out! An open, evolving resource for #policymakers and civil servants applying #DoughnutEconomics in practice. It includes videos and real policy examples from around the world: doughnuteconomics.org/themes/gover...

@share-able.bsky.social just released the Libraries of Things Toolkit 2.0! Libraries of Things (LoTs) are community hubs similar to a library, but include items like tools, instruments, & more. Explore the toolkit to start (and grow!) a LoTs in YOUR community: www.shareable.net/toolkit/libr...

EVENT | Seminar: Measuring inflation with a Doughnut Price Index? 📅 15 Apr | 12–1 PM (UK time) Join @andrewlfanning.bsky.social and Seb Elwell to explore a new 'Doughnut Price Index' concept to track changes in the costs of living well within planetary boundaries. Learn more and register here ⤵️

🎉😎 Launched a new book (as a co-editor)! ***Doughnut Economics for Regenerative Business Design *** 14 case studies exploring how the deep design of a business (e.g. ownership, governance...) unlocks regenerative & distributive dynamics. Open Access: www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-7...

EVENT | Doughnut #Research-for-Action network peer gathering 📆 Session 1: Thurs, 9 Apr at 8:30 AM (UK time) Join @andrewlfanning.bsky.social and connect with scholar-activists working to deepen #DoughnutEconomics research and support evidence-based change. Register here ⤵

EVENT | Using Games in University Education 🗓️TOMORROW, 26 Mar | 2 PM (UK time) What role can games play in teaching economics today? Join @rethinkecon.bsky.social for a session on using #games in #teaching, for academics interested in bringing #DoughnutEconomics into their courses. Register here:

Thank you to everyone who came to our fascinating #DoughnutEconomics workshop today, led by Emma Woods from Flourish Economics.🍩 During the session we took an in-depth look at the #Sheffield snapshot, exploring its metrics and limits, to see how it can help the city become a fairer place to live.

In Kerala, India, a local government has introduced #DoughnutEconomics in its 2026–27 budget. Their aim is to reduce ecological overshoot, especially in local ecosystems, while strengthening social equity and community well-being. Read more here ⤵️

TOOL | L'Atelier du doughnut [The doughnut workshop] A workshop that uses cooperative learning to help children aged 10–12 work together and build collective decision-making skills, while learning about #DoughnutEconomics. Check it out here: doughnuteconomics.org/tools/l-atel...

📣 My new TEDx talk in Prague. Recorded during a time of transition - between leaving @doughnuteconomics.bsky.social and just starting at @jrf-uk.bsky.social, I took a moment to reflect on my 20 years attempting to transform the world of business. www.youtube.com/watch?v=URBo...

STORY | As lignite (coal) is gradually phased out in Germany, the Rhine County of Neuss is taking a closer look at how it is doing socially and environmentally through the lens of #DoughnutEconomics. Read more about the first Doughnut Data Portrait in Germany:

If we wouldn’t measure our health using just one indicator, why do we measure economic success that way? — @timjackson.org.uk on BBC Sunday Morning Live cc #BeyondGDP #PlanetaryBoundaries #PostGrowth #Degrowth #ProsperityAshealth #WellbeingEconomy #DoughnutEconomics

Don't miss this Q&A organised by Amsterdam Donut Coalition, with the Municipality of Amsterdam, to learn how Amsterdam is implementing #DoughnutEconomics: 🗓️5 March at 9 AM (GMT) Find out more and register here 👇

STORY | ReIMAGINING the Purpose of Education At the Planet Festival, we partnered with the Climate Youth Resilience Project for a youth-led workshop that brought together around 70 passionate and curious people to rethink the purpose of #education. Read the full story here ⬇️ #DoughnutEconomics

📣 Starting in 2 hours! Come meet members of the DEAL Team talk about Doughnut Portraits and learn how you can make your own: doughnuteconomics.org/events/what-... 🗓️ Today, Feb 25, at 4:30 PM (UK time) #DoughnutEconomics

EVENT | How to begin working with #DoughnutEconomics in local governments Join Leonora Grcheva (DEAL) to hear lessons, tips & real experiences - and learn how to apply them in your work in #localgovernment. Session 1: 🗓️ Mar 2, 3 PM (UK time). Register here:

TOMORROW EVENT | February DE Grassroots Global Connections 📅 Feb 19 | 2 sessions: 9 AM or 4:30 PM (UK time) Join us to connect with a global community of #grassroots who are putting #DoughnutEconomics into practice: Session 1 - Register here: doughnuteconomics.org/events/febru...

JOIN US TODAY! New tool launch: Doughnut Portraits Visualiser & Data Hub 🕓 4PM (UK time) Join @andrewlfanning.bsky.social (DEAL), Greg Hart & Tony Enerson (InceptionU) for a special launch webinar introducing a new interactive tool designed to create place-based Doughnut diagrams using local data:

EVENT | What is a Doughnut Portrait? 🗨️Q&A Session with @andrewlfanning.bsky.social, @robshorter.bsky.social and Leonora Grcheva. 🟡 Tues, 24 Feb at 9 AM (UK time) Register: bit.ly/4kC3BCe 🟡 Wed, 25 Feb at 4:30 PM (UK time) Register: tinyurl.com/3r3777c5 #DoughnutEconomics

EVENT | February DE Grassroots Global Connections 📅 Feb 19 | 2 sessions: 9 AM or 4:30 PM (UK time) Join us to connect with a global community of #grassroots who are putting #DoughnutEconomics into practice: Session 1 - Register here ⬇️

EVENT | #Research-for-Action Seminar: Resilience and the Doughnut 🗓️ 24 Feb | 2 PM (UK time) What makes social-ecological systems more resilient and how can this be factored into #Doughnut analysis? With Merav Cohen & @andrewlfanning.bsky.social. ➡️ Join us: bit.ly/3Mv2NCG

TOOL | Explore the Economy We've just launched a new foundational learning tool for #schools and #learning spaces. It helps teachers and learners explore how the economy is part of society and the living world, using flexible, mix-and-match cards for ages 5–18. #DoughnutEconomics Learn more:

EVENT | New tool launch: Doughnut Portraits Visualiser & Data Hub 🗓️ 17 Feb | 4 PM (UK) Join @andrewlfanning.bsky.social (DEAL), Greg Hart & Tony Enerson (InceptionU) for a webinar on the new interactive tool to create place-based Doughnut diagrams using local data. Learn more and register:

TOOL | "Build your Donut Town" Solution Board Game 🎲 Greenpeace Seoul, with professors and students from Seoul National University, developed a board game based on #DoughnutEconomics concepts to engage people in finding solutions to social and environmental challenges of their neighbourhoods:

STORY | How has #Amsterdam been using #DoughnutEconomics? Check out this full case study: doughnuteconomics.org/stories/loca...

What if our economies were designed for the wellbeing of people and the planet, not solely growth? That question is at the heart of #ReclaimTheEconomyWeek – and it’s one you can explore in the free #WellbeingEconomy Policy Design Course. 🎓Join here: wellbeingeconomycourse.org

Business as usual isn’t working. Democratic ownership could be the fix. 🧵 Share if you want to see businesses adopting democratic ownership models & email [email protected] if you want to help make this happen. #ReclaimTheEconomyWeek #coops #employeeowned #socialenterprise

It's #ReclaimTheEconomyWeek! Around the world, people are coming together to demand an economy that puts people and planet first - and showing how it's already being done. Sign the petition calling on leaders to redesign our economies to put people and planet at the centre: vist.ly/4p5xr

📣 We're #hiring! Business & Enterprise Lead We're looking for someone to lead DEAL's work in Business & Enterprise. You'll be promoting the concept of the deep design of businesses and turn the ideas of #DoughnutEconomics into transformative practice. Find out more & apply by Sunday 22 Feb:

What do doughnuts🍩 have to do with Swiss municipalities🏔️🧀? @de.greenpeace.ch is looking for German-speaking municipalities ready to tackle their challenges with Doughnut Economics and to embark on a participatory journey towards happiness😍! Read my article published by @doughnuteconomics.bsky.social

The global launch of #ReclaimTheEconomyWeek is happening on 26 Jan 🎉 A moment to connect, celebrate & kick off a week of action. Find out more reclaimtheeconomy.org

EVENT | Doughnut Economics for engineers: From theory to practice 📅 Thursday, 29 Jan | ⏰ 12 PM (UK time) How can #DoughnutEconomics 3.0 reshape engineering practice in a complex, interconnected world? Join us and Engineers Without Borders UK in this interactive webinar:

Can we design a city that benefits everyone? S6E1 of Cities 1.5 kicks off with the mayors of Milan, Ekurhuleni, and Rotterdam & Leonora Grcheva from @doughnuteconomics.bsky.social discussing urban economies for a climate-first future: https://lnk.to/S6E1

EVENT | January DE Grassroots Global Connections 📅 Jan 15 | 2 sessions: 9 AM or 4:30 PM (UK time) Join the first DE Grassroots Global Connections session of 2026 to connect with local organisers worldwide who are putting #DoughnutEconomics into practice: bit.ly/4pHkqwH

STORY | Greenpeace started campaign on Doughnut Economics Greenpeace Switzerland is looking for #municipalities ready to tackle their challenges with #DoughnutEconomics — and you can help choose which ones those will be:

EVENT | ReIMAGINING the Purpose of Education 📅 23 Jan | ⏰ 12 PM (GMT) What might an education that helps young people flourish in the modern world look like? Join us and the Climate Youth Resilience Project for an interactive workshop to reimagine #education in the 21st century:

EVENT | Time to Land - Doughnut World Simulation Game 🎲 Are you interested in the intersection of #games, #education, and #DoughnutEconomics? Join us on Wed, 21 January, at 4 PM (UK time) for a peer-to-peer learning session with practitioners from around the world. Learn more and register:

STORY | Local government case study: Valence Romans, FR Since 2021, Valence Romans Agglomeration, an urban–rural area in the Rhône Valley in south-east France, has been using the ideas of #DoughnutEconomics to support public decision-making. See more here:

A quick look at #GlobalDonutDays 2025 — a community-led festival centred on #DoughnutEconomics, and how it came together around the world:

STORY | Donut Podcast Questionnaire For 5 years, the global #DoughnutEconomics community has been growing and sharing stories from different contexts and experiences. Now, they're creating a podcast by and for the community. Want to help shape it? 🎙️ Have your say:

(EN/FR) WoMin @wominafrica.bsky.social is a Pan African ecofeminist alliance supporting peasant and working-class women build post-extractivist, ecologically just, and women-centred futures. Check out their newsletter: 💡English: mailchi.mp/womin/newsle... 💡French: mailchi.mp/womin/newsle...

🔴 Call for submissions is open until 19 Dec for the Conference of the European Society for Ecological Economics in Ghent. The conference includes a special subtrack on Teaching & Learning Ecological Economics, organised by researchers from Uppsala and Hasselt in collaboration with DEAL. See more:

EVENT | Assessing political programs' impact on Doughnut outcomes with AI 🗓️ December 11 | ⏰ 1:00–2:00pm (UK time) Join this webinar on using LLMs to explore how municipal party programs may shape Doughnut indicator outcomes. Learn more and register: doughnuteconomics.org/events/asses...

NEW EP ecological economist andrew fanning shares the latest progress report on our global economic system through Doughnut 3.0—a model to balance human needs with planetary boundaries. how're we doing? spoiler alert: very, very badly

NEXT WEEK a world out of balance: introducing doughnut 3.0 w/ @andrewlfanning.bsky.social

www.transformationbydesign.co.uk/projects/con... ..Just launched this research and deploying the @doughnuteconomics.bsky.social approach to frame our work. Glad to be using the fine thinking from @kateraworth.bsky.social here in Wandsworth.

NEW ARTICLE | Transforming Businesses for People & Planet DEAL and ECOnGOOD combined the two powerful tools 'Doughnut Design for Business' and 'Common Good Balance Sheet' to rethink how businesses impact people and the planet. Read it here: bit.ly/3XioJmn #DoughnutEconomics #DoughnutBiz