10 June 2021 - The COVID-19 pandemic has shocked the world and brought immense suffering and economic chaos. A resilient, net-zero, nature-positive global economy[1] will be a critical driver of human health, well-being and prosperity[2] and must be at the heart of a...
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Press Release: Fund Nature, Fund the Future
09 June 2021 - New Vivid Economics research shows how the EU’s recovery plans are missing a triple win opportunity for nature, climate and the economy 9th June, 2021 – New analysis released today from Vivid Economics, examining the EU Member States’ COVID-19...
Nobel Prize Summit: Transformational Economics – Valuing Our Future
22 April 2021 - Humanity is now the largest driver of change on Earth. To minimize risk of climate change and biodiversity loss, this next decade must see the fastest economic transformation in history and at a global scale. How does economic thinking accommodate...
Press Release – EU Climate Taxonomy Not Fit for 55
21 April 2021 - After many months of intensive lobbying and several months of delay, the final criteria to determine economic activities that contribute significantly to climate change mitigation and adaptation, as part of the EU’s sustainable finance taxonomy, has...
New Report to the Club of Rome: The Empty Sea
04 March 2021 - The “Blue Economy” is used to describe all of the economic activities related to the sea, with a special emphasis on sustainability. Traditional activities such as fisheries, but also undersea mining, tourism, and scientific research are included, as...
Hedge Funds versus Visionary Leaders
25 February 2021 - by Sandrine Dixson-Declѐve, Owen Gaffney, Michael Dorsey, Hunter Lovins, Andrea Soccorso, John Fullerton and Andrew Rodriguez Fans of transformative corporate action and business models to enhance health, planetary and human wellbeing have...
Robert Heuberger – In Memoriam
03 February 2021 - The Club of Rome is very sad learning about the passing of Mr. Robert Heuberger at the blessed age of 99 years. His family, Winterthur and the world are losing a great friend. The Club of Rome was greatly privileged enjoying Robert Heubergers...
New Report to the Club of Rome: Integral Investing
11 January 2021 - 90% of employment and 55% of global GDP are generated by Small and Medium Enterprises. Yet, they belong to some of the most neglected parts of the economy. Moreover, investors and entrepreneurs find themselves in a dilemma in which they must choose...
Europe can only lead on sustainable finance if it follows the science
17 December 2020 - Lack of clarity on which economic activities truly benefit the climate is hampering capital allocation and enabling greenwashing, argue Sandrine Dixson-Declève (Co President, The Club of Rome) and Johan Rockström (Director, Potsdam Institute for...
EU sustainable finance framework at risk of deviating from science
27 November 2020 - Context On November 20th, the European Commission has published its draft Delegated Act for the so-called EU taxonomy, setting out the technical criteria to determine economic activities that contribute significantly to climate change mitigation and...