While there is much debate on transformative change among academics and policymakers, the discussion on how to govern such change is still in its infancy. This article argues that transformative governance is needed to enable the transformative change necessary for achieving global sustainability goals. Based on a literature review, the article unpacks this concept of transformative governance. It is: integrative, to ensure local solutions also have sustainable impacts elsewhere (across scales, places, issues and sectors); inclusive, to empower those whose interests are currently not being met and represent values embodying transformative change for sustainability; adaptive, enabling learning, experimentation, and reflexivity, to cope with the complexity of transformative change; and pluralist, recognizing different knowledge systems. We argue that only when these four governance approaches are: implemented in conjunction; operationalized in a specific manner; and focused on addressing the indirect drivers underlying sustainability issues, governance becomes transformative.

虽然学术界和政策制定者对变革性变革存在很多争论，但关于如何管理这种变革的讨论仍处于起步阶段。本文认为，需要变革性治理来实现实现全球可持续发展目标所必需的变革性变革。基于文献综述，本文解开了变革性治理的概念。它是： 综合性的，以确保本地解决方案在其他地方（跨规模、地点、问题和部门）也具有可持续的影响；包容性，赋予那些目前利益未得到满足的人赋权，并代表体现可持续变革的价值观；适应性，使学习、实验和反思性成为可能，以应对变革性变化的复杂性；多元主义，承认不同的知识体系。我们认为，只有当这四种治理方法是： 联合实施；以特定方式运作；并专注于解决可持续性问题背后的间接驱动因素，治理变得具有变革性。