40 Million Opportunities: What the Global Alliance for YOUth Proves About Business and Next Generation Together

Source: World Economic Forum | Date: January 2025

The WEF Global Alliance for YOUth — 25 international companies working together — has created more than 40 million professional development opportunities for young people aged 18–30 over ten years. In 2024, the Alliance and the Global Shapers Community launched an annual Innovation Prize directly linking corporate resources to youth-led community projects. Business investment in young people, the article documents, serves both the community and the company — producing more resilient organizations and stronger communities simultaneously.

Key fact: 25 major global companies, 40 million opportunities created in one decade, with direct community impact through the 2024 Innovation Prize.

Link: weforum.org/stories/2025/01/young-people-business-society/