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What would it look like if finance worked more effectively for communities?
How could capital, investment and financial infrastructure better support the people and organisations
creating change at a local level?
These are some of the questions being explored at Sustainable Finance Live 2026: Investing in Thriving
Communities.
Taking place on 20 October, live in London and online, the event will bring together perspectives from
financial services, community organisations, the public sector, technology, academia and beyond.
The agenda includes discussions around social banking and inclusion, regenerative finance, resource
liquidity, pension capital, open data and AI.
Because building thriving communities is not simply about identifying the challenges.
It's about exploring how the systems around us can evolve to help communities access the resources
and opportunities needed to take action.
Join the conversation. Register for your complimentary ticket:
https://www.sustainablefinance.live/register
You can also find out more about the Sustainable Finance Live Hackathon and apply to take part:
https://www.sustainablefinance.live/hackathon
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Join us over 22 - 29 October. We’re part of the global online programme - and hosting in-person and online events across London introducing more people to the concepts of Doughnut Economics.
And do also check out DEAL's online programme.
MORE DETAIL:
1. Join our in-person workshop | 22nd October | 6-8pm
Ground Floor room, St Pancras and Somers Town Living Centre, 2 Ossulston Street, NW1 1DF
Join Somers Town Community Association (STCA) and London Doughnut Economy Coalition (LDEC) to explore how we can build a stronger, more connected local community and begin to envision a community centre for the future.
Our aim is to develop a place-based community-building strategy and explore what a community centre for the future could look like: one that responds to local needs, brings people together, and creates opportunities for collaboration and shared action.
2. Join online workshop | 29th Oct | 4 - 5:30pm UK | Zoom
“We cannot change the world if we are not capable of changing our way of thinking, our consciousness.”
- Thich Nhat Hanh -
Inspired by Kate Raworth’s recent Inner Change for Systems Change session with Plum Village, London Doughnut Economy Coalition (LDEC) invites you to an interactive workshop with Denise Pang, regenerative coach and Inner Development Goals (IDG) practitioner, as part of our Global Donut Days gathering at 4pm UK on Thursday 29 October.
Doughnut Economics teaches us that the goal of the economic system should no longer be endless growth but instead meeting the basic needs of all people within the ecological limits of the planet.
Yet translating this vision into practice is not always easy. Even when we know what needs to change, deeply embedded paradigms, habits, relationships and ways of working keep existing systems in place.
What if changing the system requires us to change the way we think about the system first?
Drawing on Donella Meadows’ leverage points and the Inner Development Goals, join us as we explore the relationship between inner and systems change, and what it takes for organisations to move towards more regenerative ways of doing business.
On 2 July 2026, the London Doughnut Economy Coalition (LDEC) will join Groundswell Festival for a collaborative session exploring one of the most urgent and interconnected challenges of our time: the relationship between cities, food systems and regenerative transition.
Titled “How Can Cities Serve the Farmers to Transform the Food System?”, the session will bring together participants to examine how urban communities, institutions, investors and policymakers can play a more active role in supporting the future of farming and food resilience.
As climate pressures intensify, food systems are increasingly recognised as central to the future of public health, biodiversity, social justice, economic resilience and climate adaptation. Yet while cities consume vast quantities of food and resources, many urban populations remain disconnected from the realities facing farmers and the land itself.
The session asks a timely question:
What responsibilities do cities have in helping build regenerative futures?
Using a Doughnut Economics lens, the conversation will explore how urban systems can better support the transition already underway across farming communities, any new initiatives that could be implemented, and why this transition cannot be carried by farmers alone.
Groundswell has rapidly become one of the UK’s leading gatherings for regenerative agriculture, bringing together farmers, researchers, businesses, communities and innovators to exchange ideas and practical solutions for restoring soil health, biodiversity and resilience across food systems.
For LDEC, the conversation is deeply connected to London’s future.
Food systems shape far more than what ends up on our plates. They influence climate resilience, ecological health, local economies, supply chains and the long-term wellbeing of cities themselves. Building a thriving London therefore requires rebuilding relationships between urban life and the ecosystems that sustain it.
The session forms part of LDEC’s wider work exploring how Doughnut Economics can help cities operate within social and ecological boundaries — creating futures that are fairer, healthier and more resilient for both people and planet.
📍 Groundswell Festival, Breakout Tent
🗓️ 2 July 2026, 4:30 pm
For more information about Groundswell Festival, visit:
https://www.groundswellag.com
This June, the London Doughnut Economy Coalition (LDEC) is joining London Climate Action Week 2026 with a programme of events exploring what it would take for London to thrive within the needs of people and the means of the planet.
Through workshops, conversations and networking opportunities across Somers Town, Borough and Smithfield, we'll be inviting Londoners to Step Into London's Doughnut and explore the connections between climate action, community wealth, neighbourhood resilience, food systems and systemic change.
Step Into London's Doughnut is both an invitation and an experience. It offers a way to see London through a different lens: one that recognises the connections between social wellbeing, ecological health and economic systems. Rather than focusing only on the challenges we face, it helps us explore the conditions that enable people and places to thrive.
Bringing together communities, businesses, funders, policymakers, researchers and citizens, the programme offers opportunities to learn, connect and take action towards a more resilient, equitable and regenerative London.
Explore the programme and register via our Eventbrite page.
#LondonClimateActionWeek #LCAW2026 #DoughnutEconomics #ClimateAction #CommunityWealth #ThrivingCities
Hosted by LDEC, supported by ACAN, Studio Smithfield, Living Bankside & Somers Town Community Association
