Earth4All
Earth for All: A Survival Guide for Humanity details the results of a two-year initiative to explore possible future scenarios for humanity this century. Building on the legacies of The Limits to Growth and the Planetary Boundaries framework, Earth4All creates compelling evidence for systems change through transformative research, shapes public discourse with inspiring new narratives and influences decision-makers through movement-building and advocacy.
Backed by a commission of world-leading scientists and economic thinkers, Earth4All champions five extraordinary turnarounds that together create a pathway towards wellbeing and prosperity for all on a stable planet. Members of the commission and collaborators have produced a series of deep dive papers exploring the Earth4All themes in detail, and a growing series of National Engagement Strategies have been set up with partners to champion and establish locally relevant policies to implement the turnarounds at a national level.
Material and Consumption Taskforce
In response to the urgent need for a more sustainable approach to resource use, the Club of Rome and Hot or Cool Institute have set up the Materials and Consumption Taskforce to highlight the critical importance of materials and consumption in the context of the global economic system. The taskforce draws on the expertise of members of the International Resource Panel, the Wuppertal Institute and other organisations.
From the escalating demand for critical minerals to the impact of supply chains on climate change and social inequalities, addressing these issues is essential to building a sustainable and resilient future. The taskforce aims to shift the narrative on materials and consumption, provide clear guidance for policymakers, and mobilise collaboration on this crucial issue. It published its first policy paper on transforming Europe’s circular economy strategy in 2025.
The Systems Transformation Hub
The Systems Transformation Hub is a partnership that helps bring systems thinking and acting to European policymaking. It is a coalition of five thought-leading organisations: the Club of Rome, World Resource Institute, Climate-KIC, Metabolic and Systemiq. It is currently working on land-use strategy; science-based material use targets; cities and regions as drivers of transformation; democracy and governance; fifth freedom of knowledge; Europe in the world; and systemic capital deployment.
Change finance
The Club of Rome seeks to reframe the sustainable finance discussion beyond incremental shifts in the deployment of capital and management of risk to the deep transformation of the finance system at large. The current financial system is a major hinderance in phasing out the old economy and a new financial paradigm is critically important to enable a new economy that is fair to people and will operate within the planetary boundaries.
The Club of Rome change finance strategy develops a theory of change and sets out three core principles for a regenerative financial system and a systems framework to realign the financial system in support of a regenerative economy. It explores the main barriers to ‘changing finance’ and outlines six deep-dive projects to overcome them. To implement the strategy, further research and engagements will be conducted around the suggested questions.
Rewiring finance for transformative innovation
The Club of Rome is working with the European Investment Bank Institute (EIBI) to establish foresight as new activity of the EIBI. This work has created safe spaces to engage with new perspectives and challenges, including events focused on financing innovation and innovating finance – exploring a transformative approach to innovation and the necessary shifts in the financial system to support it. The collaboration has resulted in a report outlining key insights and practical recommendations for how public finance actors – such as the EIB – can drive transformative innovation.
Transforming business education
Recognising that today’s business schools often remain anchored in outdated economic models, the Club of Rome is supporting an initiative to radically rethink business and leadership education. It brings together educators, accreditors and system-change leaders to co-create curricula and ecosystems rooted in regeneration, wellbeing and systemic flourishing.
This collaborative effort now spans local pilot labs, curriculum and faculty development, global network building and narrative strategy. It seeks to align business education with living systems, social and ecological responsibility and new paradigms of leadership.
Reframing the built environment
The built environment sits at the intersection of today’s planetary emergencies and social crises. To create resilient cities and healthy communities within planetary boundaries, we must reimagine urban spaces as interconnected systems rather than isolated infrastructure.
In June 2025, The Club of Rome and Hot or Cool Institute joined forces on a project to rethink the built environment, resulting in a report, Transforming the Built Environment: A Systems Thinking Approach for Sustainable Urban Futures. The publication explores how cities can become low-carbon, equitable, and resilient through systems-based approaches. Grounded in real-world case studies and expert insight, it presents actionable strategies—such as regenerative design, community co-creation and cross-sectoral governance—to support transformative urban change.
Planetary Emergency Plan
The Planetary Emergency Partnership was initiated by The Club of Rome and PIK with initial partners WWF and Nature4Climate. The platform includes over 300 scientists, policymakers, business leaders, youth representatives and NGOs. The coalition emerged after the publication of the Planetary Emergency Plan by the Club of Rome and PIK: a report offering a set of key policy levers to address the cross-cutting challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss and human health and wellbeing.
Since its launch at the UN Climate Action Summit in 2019, the plan has influenced internal discussions on climate, biodiversity, sustainable development and global risks and inspired global campaigns and policy efforts.
