The Club of Rome (Contd.)

• The Club of Rome is a global think tank that deals with a variety of international political and environmental issues. Founded in 1968 at David Rockefeller’s estate in Bellagio, Italy, the CoR describes itself as "a group of world citizens, sharing a common concern for the future of humanity."
• Members of the club consist of current and former Heads of State, UN bureaucrats, high-level politicians and government officials, diplomats, scientists, economists, and business leaders from around the globe.
• It raised considerable public attention in 1972 with its report The Limits to Growth.
• The mission of CoR can be stated as: its mission is "to act as a global catalyst for change through the identification and analysis of the crucial problems facing humanity and the communication of such problems to the most important public and private decision makers as well as to the general public."
• There are national CoR associations in many nations, including a number of European nations, USA, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, and Asian nations.
• These associations analyze national problems in terms of the same factors and give advice nationally to decision-makers.