Entry points for driving systemic change toward a more sustainable future

Moallemi, EA; Miller, M; Szetey, K; Chakori, S; Conti, C; Hammond, P; Palmer, J; Battaglia, M; Bryan, BA; Gao, L; Hall, A; Leith, P; Raven, R; Reed, PM

Entry points for driving systemic change toward a more sustainable future

Moallemi, EA Miller, M Szetey, K Chakori, S

Conti, C Hammond, P Palmer, J Battaglia, M Bryan, BA Gao, L Hall, A Leith, P Raven, R Reed, PM

Permalink

Publisher:: CELL PRESS
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: ONE EARTH, 2025, 8, (6)
Issue Date:: 2025-06-20

Open Access

Copyright Clearance Process

Recently Added
In Progress
Open Access

This item is open access.

Adobe PDF

Download Published versionAdobe PDF (2.64 MB)

View on publisher's site

View statistics

Full metadata record

Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Moallemi, EA
dc.contributor.author	Miller, M
dc.contributor.author	Szetey, K
dc.contributor.author	Chakori, S https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5857-4742
dc.contributor.author	Conti, C
dc.contributor.author	Hammond, P
dc.contributor.author	Palmer, J
dc.contributor.author	Battaglia, M
dc.contributor.author	Bryan, BA
dc.contributor.author	Gao, L
dc.contributor.author	Hall, A
dc.contributor.author	Leith, P
dc.contributor.author	Raven, R
dc.contributor.author	Reed, PM
dc.date.accessioned	2026-06-08T02:41:13Z
dc.date.available	2026-06-08T02:41:13Z
dc.date.issued	2025-06-20
dc.identifier.citation	ONE EARTH, 2025, 8, (6)
dc.identifier.issn	2590-3330
dc.identifier.issn	2590-3322
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/195251
dc.description.abstract	Achieving inclusive human development within planetary boundaries is an urgent and complex sustainability challenge. Despite growing interest in sustainability transitions and transformations, existing guidance on how to effectively catalyze systemic change remains fragmented, limiting progress in research and practice. A clear synthesis is needed to integrate diverse knowledge and guide transformative action. Here, we present an integrated framework of nine theoretically informed and empirically grounded analytical lenses called entry points through which systemic change can be understood, initiated, and sustained. The entry points we found are diverse and focus on momentum building, the co-development of integrated pathways to desirable futures, and the practical operationalization of change across sectors and scales. By bridging theory with practice, they offer a shared language and structure for understanding transformative processes and facilitate knowledge exchange between cases. This can eventually support more coherent policy design and enhance capacity of decision-makers to shape integrated sustainability agendas.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	CELL PRESS
dc.relation.ispartof	ONE EARTH
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.oneear.2025.101287
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.title	Entry points for driving systemic change toward a more sustainable future
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	8
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)/Institute For Sustainable Futures
utslib.copyright.status	open_access	*
dc.rights.license	This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.date.updated	2026-06-08T02:41:11Z
pubs.issue	6
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	8
utslib.citation.issue	6

Abstract:

Achieving inclusive human development within planetary boundaries is an urgent and complex sustainability challenge. Despite growing interest in sustainability transitions and transformations, existing guidance on how to effectively catalyze systemic change remains fragmented, limiting progress in research and practice. A clear synthesis is needed to integrate diverse knowledge and guide transformative action. Here, we present an integrated framework of nine theoretically informed and empirically grounded analytical lenses called entry points through which systemic change can be understood, initiated, and sustained. The entry points we found are diverse and focus on momentum building, the co-development of integrated pathways to desirable futures, and the practical operationalization of change across sectors and scales. By bridging theory with practice, they offer a shared language and structure for understanding transformative processes and facilitate knowledge exchange between cases. This can eventually support more coherent policy design and enhance capacity of decision-makers to shape integrated sustainability agendas.

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:

http://hdl.handle.net/10453/195251