What we do
The Club of Rome is a platform of over 150 diverse thought leaders and changemakers working across geographies and sectors. We connect people, knowledge, and action to catalyse systemic change, always following our guiding star: global equity for a peaceful and healthy planet.
This work builds on more than five decades of thought leadership. In 1972, The Limits to Growth – A Report to The Club of Rome warned of the consequences of unlimited growth on a finite planet. Since then over 45 Reports to The Club of Rome have been published, alongside policy papers, new initiatives and an award-winning podcast – all spreading ideas that inspire system change.
Vision
A world that has moved beyond emergencies, with reimagined systems that support human capacities to deliver wellbeing for all on a peaceful and healthy planet
Mission
Build effective momentum towards wellbeing for all on a healthy planet by making sense of the evolution of human societies, paving positive future pathways, inspiring processes of collective learning, and influencing decision making.
Our strategic goals: Sensemaking for decisionmaking
1. Make sense of complexity and uncertainty
- Foster collaboration across all threads of knowledge, moving beyond disciplinary boundaries to create holistic and integrative perspectives that include all ways of sensing.
- Generate and synthesise cutting-edge insights to navigate global challenges, in a way that combines rigour and audacity while providing hope.
- Develop frameworks that translate complexity into new meanings and actionable understanding.
- Create and disseminate original and provocative concepts, as well as accessible narratives and tools that empower decision-makers and the public.
2. Inform and influence decision-making
- Provide thought leadership that acknowledges both analytical and intuitive ways of knowing to inform public debate and decision-making.
- Build coalitions that amplify transformative ideas and policies for a just and regenerative future.
- Engage with media, policymakers and global institutions to drive systemic change.
- Inform and shape political and societal agendas through evidence-based advocacy and integrative approaches.
Our work
We operate at the intersection of insight and influence, making sense of complexity and uncertainty and informing and influencing decision-making.
Through our flexible agenda we drive cutting-edge research and convene dialogues to catalyse material and cultural transformations.
A platform for system change
We bring together scientists, policymakers, business leaders, civil society and young people to collectively address complex global challenges.
As a platform, we create spaces where thought leaders and emerging voices collaborate, ensuring that diverse perspectives inform strategies for a more just and regenerative future. Initiatives that have emerged from our platform include The Fifty Percent, the Earth Humanity Coalition, and the Planetary Emergency Partnership.
Partnerships
Our partnerships span five continents, linking leading institutions, innovators and change-makers across academia, industry, policy, philanthropy, civil society and multilateral organisations.
Together, we co-create systemic solutions to global challenges and connect thousands of stakeholders.
