How might we mobilize $500B into systemic investing over the next decade?

Pioneers regenerative economics with 10+ years developing economic system design based on living systems principles. Founded by former Wall Street executive John Fullerton. Published 'Regenerative Capitalism' and 'Finance for a Regenerative World.' Eight principles of regenerative vitality grounded in how nature builds stable systems.

USA

Global movement of 4,000+ members and 2,800+ organizations committed to SDG achievement. Financing Transformation workstream advocates for systems change funding shifts. Proposing Action Learning Hub for Transformations Finance. Large-scale movement building consensus on financing transformation.

Global

Investment, learning, and market development initiative for catalytic capital. Founded by MacArthur, Rockefeller, Omidyar; expanded to 13+ funders by 2025. $150M+ deployed; investments mobilized 21x original capital. Central coordinating body for catalytic capital field. Operates Dealmakers Roundtable and C3 Grantmaking.

Global

Academic research center at University of Zurich. Co-authored 'Investor's Guide to Systemic Investing' with MIT Sloan. Runs annual 'Investing for Systems Change' training. ACCELERATE program for evidence-based systemic investing training. Building academic legitimacy for the field.

Zurich, Switzerland

Investor initiative with 500+ members managing $60T+ engaging 200+ largest emitters. Established universal ownership principle: addressing systemic climate risk is fiduciary duty. Demonstrated that institutional investors can coordinate on systemic risks while respecting fiduciary independence.

Global

The world's first and only global network for blended finance. Tracks 1,123 transactions worth $213B. Provides data, intelligence, and deal flow. Operates New Product Design Facility for blended finance instrument design. Central intelligence infrastructure for the blended finance market.

Toronto, Canada

Community-based field-building initiative accelerating the development of financing systemic transformation (FST). Founded by Steve Waddell (Bounce Beyond), who also developed the four change strategies framework (Activist, Entrepreneur, Reformer, Transformer) used in this analysis. FEST defines FST through four qualities: resolute commitment to systems change, shared vision of flourishing, amplifying relationships among actions, and organizing financing systems (not just funds). Runs 9 concept note workstreams including ecosystem mapping, field coherence, futures pathways, technology tools, and case studies. Collaborates with TransCap Initiative, MIT Sloan, Meridian Institute, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Catalyst 2030, and others. Seeks to build the connective tissue across the systemic investing field — the meta-coordination infrastructure this analysis identifies as the #1 gap.

Boston, Massachusetts

UK-based systems innovation initiative catalyzing financial system transformation. Fellowship program incubates purpose-driven financial innovators. Works with intrapreneurs inside major banks. Priorities: Fair Banking, Climate & Nature, Pensions Reform. Founded by WWF-UK and ICAEW in 2009.

London, UK

Made historic $1B commitment from endowment to mission-related investments (2017). Largest foundation MRI commitment. Targets affordable housing, financial inclusion, economic equality. Demonstrating that mega-foundations can deploy endowments for systems change at scale.

New York, USA

Global industry body for impact investing. 350+ member organizations across 6 continents. IRIS+ provides 800+ standardized impact metrics. Represents $1.164T impact capital ecosystem. Training pathway for CFA UK Certificate in Impact Investing. Central infrastructure for impact investing field.

New York, USA

Investor-led public-private initiative incubating innovative climate finance instruments. 60+ partner institutions. 41 instruments achieving $2B in sustainable investment. 2025 class: 9 instruments targeting $425M. Primary innovation lab for systemic climate finance instruments globally.

Global

Minneapolis/St. Paul cross-sector coalition tackling racial wealth inequality through systemic capital deployment. Mobilizing $5.4B over 10 years with 40+ regional partners. Demonstrates 3:1+ leverage (every $1 flexible capital unlocks $3+ private capital). The most advanced operational financial backbone prototype.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Largest global development institution focused on private sector in emerging markets. MCPP has mobilized $19B+ using first-loss structures. Co-chairs DFI Working Group on Blended Concessional Finance. Standard-setting role across DFI ecosystem for catalytic capital deployment.

Washington DC, USA

Standard-setting body under IFRS Foundation developing global sustainability disclosure standards. IFRS S1 and S2 adopted by 36 jurisdictions. Consolidated TCFD, SASB, CDSB, and VRF. Becoming de facto global standard for investor-relevant sustainability reporting.

London, UK (IFRS Foundation)

Co-founder of Catalytic Capital Consortium. $123M+ in catalytic capital investments. Leading catalytic capital theorist and practitioner. Impact Investments Program deploys debt, equity, and guarantees accepting disproportionate risk. C3-related investments mobilized 21x Foundation's original investment.

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Largest responsible investment initiative globally. 5,090+ signatories from 80+ countries representing ~$128 trillion in assets. Created de facto regulatory pressure through signatory commitments and transparency requirements. PRI Academy has educated 20,000+ professionals across 88 countries.

London, UK

Created RF Catalytic Capital Inc. as charitable offshoot. Zero Gap Fund mobilized $1.05B+ in private finance (35:1 ratio on $30M). Co-founder of C3. Co-funder of regenerative agriculture capital orchestrator with Walton Family Foundation. Strategic investor in systemic investing infrastructure.

New York, USA

Think-and-do-tank pioneering the field of systemic investing. Defined the field's foundational concepts (hallmarks, capabilities, financial backbones). Co-authored SSIR article on Financial Backbones for Strategic Capital Orchestration. Designing capital orchestrator for regenerative agriculture (with Rockefeller/Walton). The closest thing to a meta-backbone for the systemic investing field.

Global (Switzerland-based)

Global community of investors, practitioners, and facilitators actively deploying capital and facilitating processes for systems change. Published defining traits of systemic investing field. Peer learning community. Part of the foundational TransCap/MIT/CSP/ImPact cluster building the field.

Global

UN-backed partnership with the global financial sector. Pioneered the Fiduciary Duty in the 21st Century programme shifting the global debate from 'can fiduciaries consider ESG?' to 'must they?' Created regulatory roadmaps for 11+ countries. 550+ institutional implementations of banking and insurance principles.

Geneva, Switzerland

Leading global collaboration toward economic systems redesign. 500+ member organizations, thousands of individuals. Hubs in 15+ countries/regions. Works to shift from neoliberal logic toward wellbeing economics as default paradigm. Policy influence on national and regional economic governance.

Global (distributed hubs)