Club of Rome

The Club of Rome is a group of international economists and researchers who are concerned with transforming the global financial world system.

The vision of The Club of Rome is an interconnected world that has emerged from multiple emergencies with a new way of being human that promotes wellbeing for all in a healthier ecosystem.

The mission of The Club of Rome is to apply holistic, interdisciplinary and long-term thinking to ensure broader societal and planetary wellbeing; to move towards more equitable economic, financial, and socio-political models; ensure an inclusive human dimension to all systems change; and to emerge from emergency. This will be achieved through the five impact hubs.

https://www.clubofrome.org/strategy/

According to their website, "The Club of Rome was created to address the multiple crises facing humanity and the planet. Drawing on the unique, collective know-how of our 100 members – notable scientists, economists, business leaders and former politicians – we seek to define comprehensive solutions to the complex, interconnected challenges of our world."

They have five different impact hubs: planetary emergency, emerging new civilizations, reframing economics, reframing finance, and youth leadership and international dialogues.

Generally speaking, their expertise and output is noteworthy and impressive. They produce a number of reports and publications which aim to transform our current global financial system and respond to planetary crisis.

Key people

https://www.clubofrome.org/members/

Theory of Change

Their theory of change is well informed and strategic: they have a large group of people who go deep into policy and try and create policies which are sustainable and transformative.

"As a network of thought leaders from a rich diversity of expertise, our members are committed to facilitating the difficult conversations and the bold actions required to confront the planetary emergency facing humanity and our common home. Our goal is to actively advocate for paradigm and systems shifts which will enable society to emerge from our current crises, by promoting a new way of being human, within a more resilient biosphere."

Key Learning Resources

Here is a list of their publications

Connections

• [Earth4all]