What if...
Population aging and increasing longevity is one of New Zealands greatest opportunities, rather than one of its problems?
The Longevity Advantage Initiative
A thought leadership platform exploring the opportunities and implications of increasing longevity and demographic change, by building on the aspirations of the WHO and the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing. the Initiative seeks to inform and reframe policy frameworks and systems that advantage opportunities to improve healthspan, strengthen participation, build economic resilience and generate benefits for current and future generations.
The Longevity Advantage Initiative was initiated by social scientist Carole Gordon MNZM, a specialist in social and political gerontology. Carole has a background in lifelong learning, community health, project innovation, gerontology research, policy analysis and Elder advocacy. Carole has a Waikato University political science and social policy degree with post graduate first class honours in gerontology and political philosophy. She is actively involved in research and various projects including Local Government policy processes to support the social change needed for increased longevity and population-ageing. Carole was awarded a Queen’s honour, Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, in 2020 for her contributions.