Club of Rome

Informal international organization that aims to promote greater understanding of the interdependence of global economic, political, natural, and social systems. Members include industrialists, economists, and research scientists. Membership is limited to 100 people. It was established in 1968.

The organization, set up after a meeting at the Accademia dei Lincei, Rome, seeks to initiate new policies and take action to overcome some of the global problems facing humanity which traditional national organizations and short-term policies are unable to tackle effectively.