How can we orchestrate capital in service of a systems transformation?
Completed
Completed
Through a collaborative research process, convened and directed by TransCap Initiative, this project diagnosed a structural failure in how capital is deployed to address complex social and environmental challenges. While significant pools of public, private and philanthropic capital are directed toward impact, they flow in fragmented, mandate-bound and uncoordinated ways. Investors optimise within their own constraints, time horizons and risk appetites, rather than around the needs of the system itself. As a result, funding is episodic, misaligned and insufficiently catalytic, leaving critical gaps in infrastructure, sequencing and risk-sharing that prevent meaningful systems transformation. The research focused on the development of "financial backbones" who are dedicated capital orchestration entities designed to align diverse actors around a shared transformation agenda.
Regen Melbourne worked as a collaboration partner and co-author in this research process. A foundational research paper was co-authored and published by participating organisations. Regen Melbourne has used the insights to further our work on the Birrarung RiverBank as well as other initiatives within our portfolio.
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TransCap kicks off the collaborative research process
Research workshops begin
TransCap publish first position paper on strategic capital facilitation
Collaborative writing process begins
Launch of report on capital orchestration: Capital Orchestration for Systems Transformation
Research, guides, and stories from the work underway.