Global Happiness Organization (GHO) is an international non-profit organization, founded under the name "Charity International".

[2] It was founded in 2007 by a team of Swedish academics, philosophers and animal welfare activists led by Ludvig Lindström.

Its goal is to have politicians base their policy-making decisions on conclusions drawn from the latest scientific studies in order to create better conditions for a happier society and a happier world.

Conference participants and speakers have included the Australian philosopher Peter Singer,[5][6] the Dutch Happiness researcher Ruut Veenhoven and the British philosopher David Pearce.

[7] The Global Happiness Organization's most recent conference was held in May 2009 at Malmö University.