The Early Career Researcher (ECR) Winter School, co-hosted by the Global Change Institute (GCI) at the University of the Witwatersrand, in collaboration with the Transformations Community and Earth System Governance, offers a pre-conference activity for TC/ESG 2025. Designed for Ph.D. candidates and postdoctoral fellows, the Winter School focuses on exploring…
Only 10 spots remain for delegates and students to join us at the TCX York Conference, hosted by the University of York. This is a unique opportunity to engage with scholars and experts in exploring strategies for driving transformational change. Together, we’ll focus on organizing effectively to overcome major challenges…
📅 May 8th, 2025 | 🕔 17:00–18:30 CEST | 💻 Online The IPBES Transformative Change Assessment (TCA) offers a powerful scientific foundation for just, sustainable futures. But putting it into action requires more than knowledge, it takes commitment, collaboration, and connection. Join the Transformations Community, cCHANGE, and SocSES for a…
Hannelie Warrington-Coetzee (b. 1971, South Africa) is a Johannesburg-based South African visual artist and honorary research fellow at the Global Change Institute (WITS University). Her relational practice regularly centers on public shared spaces and landscapes, where she produces ephemeral to permanent interventions. Originating out of her respect and concern for…
Karen O’Brien is a Professor of Human Geography at the University of Oslo, Norway and co-founder of cCHANGE, a social enterprise that promotes a conscious and collaborative approach to sustainability transformations. Her research focuses on the human and social dimensions of environmental change, particularly climate change. She promotes integrative approaches…
Ioan Fazey is Professor of the Social Dimensions of Environment and Change and Director of Strategy for the Department of Environment and Geography at the University of York, UK. His research, teaching, and facilitation focus on helping individuals, businesses, organisations, and society develop an understanding of, and capacity for, stewarding…
We’re proud to spotlight our first TC/ESG 2025 Catalysts! David Obura – Marine Biodiversity & Sustainability Expert and Chair of IPBES, sharing insights on biodiversity preservation and global collaboration for sustainability. Karen O’Brien – Human Geography Professor, Co-Chair of the IPBES Transformative Change Assessment, and co-founder of cCHANGE, will continue…
Throughout 2024, our AI for Sustainability Transformations initiative sparked powerful conversations at five key events, each designed to explore how AI can drive positive societal change and ethical knowledge co-production. From Critical AI Literacy for Action Researchers to Participatory AI for Community Engagement and Indigenous Perspectives, we created spaces where…
Laura is a Professor at the Global Change Institute at the University of the Witwatersrand and a researcher at the Stockholm Resilience Centre. Her work focuses on sustainability transformations in developing country contexts, tipping points, future thinking, and food systems. She leads the “Seeding Transformative Futures for People and Nature…
Kyla Tienhaara is an associate professor and Canada research chair in economy and environment at the School of Environmental Studies and the Department of Global Development Studies at Queen’s University, Kingston. Her research currently focuses on the role of public and private investment in the energy transition. One area of her work has examined how private investors can use international treaties to block and delay the energy transition. Another area focuses on public investment through green stimulus/recovery programs and efforts worldwide to launch a Green New Deal.
Chris Riedy is a Professor of Sustainability Transformations and the Associate Director of Learning and Development at the Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney. He is a transdisciplinary action researcher, focusing primarily on energy transitions. Chris served as Co-Chair of the Transformations Conference 2023 and is an Advisor…
Mariana Zafeirakopoulos is a Social Design Lecturer at the University of Sydney. Mariana is a transdisciplinary scholar-practitioner, who works with other researchers and practitioners, combining different disciplines – like Social Sciences: International Relations, and Public Policy, with Design – to create new knowledge for intervening in our ever-evolving and complex…
