Age Friendly Institute

Home of the Certified
Age Friendly Employer Program

A certification showing the world you care and providing you with the tools to action your age roadmap.

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About the Age Friendly Institute

The Age Friendly Institute exists to help organizations improve their cultures, products, and services so that those in midlife can live, work, and age well.

Our mission is clear: to be a leading voice of, and connector to, older adults, translating their lived experience into practical guidance that drives better outcomes for employers, communities, health providers, and the people they serve.

Now part of the 55/Redefined group of brands, the Institute's work continues across every setting where age-inclusion matters: the workplace, the marketplace, the clinic, and the community.

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Our Commitment to You

The Certified Age Friendly Employer program identifies organizations committed to being the best places to work for mid-later career employees. Hundreds of leading companies and public institutions around the world have earned the designation, assessed by the Institute's HR, compensation and benefits analysts against established age-friendly best practices.

The advantage is measurable: in a 2022 survey of 550+ older workers, 87% said they'd be more likely to stay with an employer known to be age-friendly, and 89% said they'd be more likely to choose or recommend one.

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Our Network

The Age Friendly Institute's work is carried forward by a growing network of affiliate partners around the world — organizations that share our commitment to age-inclusion and apply it within their own regions, sectors, and communities.

Maturi - Brazil

Since 2015, Maturi has supported age and generational diversity strategies for organizations across Brazil, providing training on demographic workforce shifts and helping companies attract and retain the best 50+ professionals.

Aging Proactively - Canada, Atlantic Provinces

Aging Proactively Aging Proactively connects adults 65+ with the services, products, and information they need to age actively and with intention, while involving older adults directly in the design of innovative, responsive services.

101ideas - Colombia

101ideas is a Colombian social enterprise that creates productive inclusion models for people over 50, providing education and income-generating opportunities that keep older adults active, connected, and contributing.

Learning Edge - Italy

With two decades of expertise, Learning Edge helps organizations build competitive advantage through organizational learning and human capital development, powered by a team of specialized senior consultants and trainers.

Genera Talent - Mexico & Spain

Genera Talent are experts in senior talent and generational diversity, helping companies and teams transform the experience of their older workers into a measurable competitive advantage.

Workgevity - Portugal

Workgevity helps organizations understand how age, longer careers, and generational diversity are transforming the workforce and using Enterprise Age Intelligence to make better decisions about talent, retention, skills, and future capacity.

Fyhunters - Argentina

FyHunters specializes in connecting people with their professional purpose to enhance and develop their executive careers.

Silver Mind - Chile

Silver Mind accompanies organizations to turn talent, experience and generational diversity into strategic assets to promote competitiveness and innovation, through the international certification that we represent in Chile.

Interested in becoming an affiliate partner?

We're actively expanding our global network. If your organization shares our commitment to age, we'd love to connect.

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Upcoming Webinars

The Age Friendly Institute offers virtual events and webinars to help your organization take age-friendliness from concept to practice. Our programming features expert speakers, real-world case studies, and meaningful dialogue, giving your team the tools and inspiration to move forward with confidence.

2027 Employer Virtual Workshops lineup to be announced soon!

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Your Organization.
Age Friendly.

The Certified Age Friendly Employer Program is the benchmark for organizations committed to creating workplaces where mid- and later-career workers can thrive.

Explore the program, understand the certification process, and take the first step toward building a more inclusive workforce.