Demographic Change
Regions and companies alike are faced with the aggressive challenge of confronting and properly addressing the issues associated with demographic changes. An aging population, for instance, presents companies and nations with urgent challenges associated with health care risks, among other things. This Laboratory employs innovative dialogue formats to exchange perspectives and develop solutions to aid companies and regions in tackling this challenge.
| Leaders | Facilitator | ||
 |
 |
 |
 |
Project Description
Demographic change, whether in Europe or worldwide, is one of the major issues that needs to be addressed as part of the sustainability agenda; indeed, it is a matter of serious concern for policy makers, business, and society. The Laboratory aims to assess the tasks that face European companies as part of a joint process looking at the specific challenges facing the regions and the individual companies and the approaches being taken, as well as the crucial political and social strategies. The Lab focuses on different dialogue formats to exchange views with stakeholders and to jointly develop solutions for successfully tackling these challenges.
Objectives
- Raise awareness for demographic challenges with regard to business via dialogue with stakeholders
- Discuss tasks which face the European companies looking at the specific challenges facing the regions and the political and social strategies
- Provide practical support to companies, particularly in the regions facing the greatest changes in demography
- Strengthen European companies' competitiveness and
- Contribute to the European Commission's CSR Alliance
Deliverables
- The Online-Tool "Demographic Risk Map" (Available at www.demographic-risk-map.eu)
- The Demographic Risk Map is conceived to help companies integrate demographic change into their strategic planning. It analyses the impact of demographic change in 264 regions across Europe on the basis of selected location factors until 2030.
- Access preliminary documents here:
- Online-Forum: www.demographicchange.info
- The online forum will host the multitude of materials produced and processed by this Laboratory participants
- It will act as a hub of information and networking for companies, organisations, and governments interested in addressing this momentous task
- Regional Atlas on Demographic Location Risk
- This will provide a more detailed explanation of the opportunities and risks faced by the individual regions of Europe
- Development of Workshops throughout Europe:
- By establishing a series of national- and region-level workshops, the LAB is able to tabulate the various and differentiated strategies and methods of stakeholder dialogue
Company Leaders
Facilitators
Company Participants
BMW, Hitachi, Metro, ThyssenKrupp Steel, Salzgitter, Volkswagen
Stakeholder Participants
The Rostock Centre for the Study of Demographic Change; European/national politicians, investors, investment bankers, labour unions, employee organizations, scientific institutions, churches etc.
EU Commission Participants
Vladimir Spidla, Commissioner of Employment and Social Affairs
Contact Information
Dr. Markus Faller, BASF AG
HR Strategy/Future Development
markus.faller@basf.com
+49(0)621 60 97609
Dr. Thorsten Trachte, Evonik Industries AG
HR Strategy & HR Controlling
Thorsten.trachte@evonik.com
+49(0)201-177-4358
Heidrun Kleefeld, SAP AG
Compensation & Benefits Shared Services Germany SAP AG
heidrun.kleefeld@sap.com
+49(0) 6227 7 -60586
Johanna Goedel, econsense
Project Manager
j.goedel@econsense.de
+49(0)30 - 2028 - 1484
Milestones - 2008
- 14 February: 2nd Dialogue Workshop with Companies and Stakeholders in Prague
- 12 March: Dialogue Forum in cooperation with the Minister of State in the Federal Chancellery Federal Government Commissioner for Migration, Refugees and Integration
- 08 May: Stakeholder Conference with EU-Commissioner Vladimir Spidla in Brussels: Presentation of intermediate results and the new Online-Tool "Demographic Risk Map"
- 12 June: 4th Lab Meeting - hosted by Evonik Degussa
- 19 June: CSR Europe General Assembly - Presentation of Lab Progress
- November: European Alliance Assembly - Finalisation and Dissemination of Deliverables
Milestones - 2007
- 13 March: Kick-Off Meeting
- 02 May: 1st LAB Meeting - decision on objectives and timetable
- 22 June: 2nd LAB Meeting - decision on workstreams and project plan
- 24 July: 3rd LAB Meeting - launch of lab "Demographic Change"
- 28 August: 1st exchange with politicians and sharing best practices in Berlin, Germany
- 11 October: First Dialogue Workshop with Companies and Stakeholders in Berlin/Germany
- 29 November: CSR Europe MarketPlace Event in Brussels - presentation of intermediate results
