7 thinkers, books, and ideas connected to this field.
The 1972 Club of Rome report using MIT system dynamics models to argue that unlimited economic and population growth on a finite planet will lead to collapse — one of the most influential and contested environmental documents of the 20th century.
The annual Davos gathering and year-round organization (founded by Klaus Schwab in 1971) that convenes global business and political leaders to discuss world economic and governance issues.
German engineer and economist who founded the World Economic Forum in 1971 and has led it for over 50 years — promoting stakeholder capitalism and, more recently, the 'Great Reset' agenda.
The UN's 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development — adopted in 2015, it set 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 targets for global progress on poverty, health, education, climate, and governance.
The 17 goals adopted by UN member states in 2015 as part of Agenda 2030 — covering poverty, hunger, health, education, gender equality, clean water, energy, economic growth, industry, inequality, cities, consumption, climate, oceans, land, institutions, and partnerships.
An international think tank founded in 1968 by industrialists and scientists — which commissioned The Limits to Growth (1972) and has advocated for global governance and population management frameworks.
The Club of Rome's 2022 follow-up to The Limits to Growth — arguing for a 'Giant Leap' involving radical wealth redistribution, food system transformation, and energy transition to achieve global sustainability.