Contents

 Foreword 3

 Executive summary 4

 Introduction 5

 1 Principle 1: Ensure financial resilience across key life events  6

 1.1  The case for action 7

 1.2  Principles in practice 9

 1.3  Opportunities for collaboration and impact 10

 1.4  Topic spotlight: Affordable housing – the key to flourishing 11

 1.5  Longevity story: “Never managed to fully regain my career” 11

 2 Principle 2: Provide universal access to impartial financial education 12

 2.1  The case for action 13

 2.2 Principles in practice 14

 2.3  Opportunities for collaboration and impact 16

 2.4  Topic spotlight: Technology – building resilience through financial education 17

 3 Principle 3: Prioritize healthy ageing as foundational for the longevity economy 18

 3.1  The case for action 19

 3.2  Principles in practice 21

 3.3  Opportunities for collaboration and impact 22

 3.4  Topic spotlight: Health equity – foundational for the longevity economy 23

 4 Principle 4: Evolve jobs and lifelong skill-building for a multigenerational workforce 24

 4.1  The case for action 25

 4.2  Principles in practice 26

 4.3  Opportunities for collaboration and impact 28

 4.4  Topic spotlight: Early childhood education – invest in future centenarians 29

 4.5  Longevity story: Mid-career transitions – lifelong learning and social support  29

 5 Principle 5: Design systems and environments for social connection and purpose 30

 5.1  The case for action 31

 5.2  Principles in practice 32

 5.3  Opportunities for collaboration and impact 33

 5.4  Topic spotlight: Loneliness epidemic – a social, not individual, problem 34

 5.5  Longevity story: Learning and adapting are the keys to resilience 34

 6 Principle 6: Intentionally address longevity inequalities, including across gender, race,and class 35

 6.1  The case for action  36

 6.2 Principles in practice 38

 6.3  Opportunities for collaboration and impact 39

 6.4  Topic spotlight: Caregiving – how to care for the caregivers? 40

 Conclusion 41

 Contributors 42

 Endnotes ​

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Title : Longevity Economy Principles—The Foundation for a Financially Resilient Future​

Publication : World Economic Forum, January 2024​

​URL : https://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Longevity_Economy_Principles_2024.pdf