Demographic Change

Did you know?

• EuroStat predicts that the median age of Europeans will increase from about 38 today to 48 by 2050
• In 2004, the EU had 1.8 million immigrants; 40 million more people will immigrate to the EU by 2050, most of whom will be of working age
• Central and Eastern Europe will have the greatest population decreases, while Western Europe will have the greatest changes in demography

Measuring and Addressing Demographic Change in Europe

Regions and companies alike are faced with the challenge of confronting and properly addressing issues associated with demographic change, as many skilled people exit the workforce and population movements shift the demand for and supply of labour.

The relevance to business strategy is clear, but until BASF, SAP and Evonik teamed up with econsense, there was little preparatory work done in this field. This CSR Laboratory, with supporting research from the Rostock Centre, has conducted an extensive study of the effects of demographic change in Europe and made the findings available through interactive online tools.

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Mapping Regional Demographic Change and Regional Demographic Location Risk in Europe (PDF)

The report discusses the causes and consequences of regional demographic change in the European Union and looks at how companies and stakeholders can assess demographic location risks and opportunities.

Jointly Tackling Demographic Change in Europe (PDF)

The brochure gives an overview of the demographic challenges facing European regions and companies and presents the Laboratory Demographic Change, aimed at providing businesses and stakeholders with customised modules to boost their demographic fitness.

Demographic Risk Map (PDF)

The leaflet presents the "Demographic Risk Map" online tool conceived to help companies integrate demographic change into their strategic planning.

Demographic Risk Map

The online tool, available at www.demographic-risk-map.eu, includes interactive maps with demographic data and information on demographic location risks and opportunities.

Demographic Risk Atlas

The publication offers a comparative overview of demographic change in the EU between 1990 and 2030, pointing to the similarities it presents in some respects and the high diversity it shows in others, particularly on the regional level.
 

 See Also . . .

• More information on CSR Laboratory on Demographic Change
• Over 100 company solutions on Skills & Competence Building in our CSR solutions database

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