Professor Martin Green OBE, Chief Executive, Care England and Chair, ILC Trustees says:

“The death of Baroness Greengross has left everyone at the ILC deeply saddened and bereft at the loss of our inspirational leader, colleague and friend. We know that this news will also sadden everyone who was fortunate to have met her and we are thinking of Sally’s family and friends.”

“I am honoured to have worked with Sally for over 35 years. She has been one of the most influential figures in redefining how societies across the globe respond to demographic change and ageing. Sally’s passionate commitment to human rights and equality inspired all she met and underlined everything she has achieved.”

“Twenty-five years ago, while Director-General of Age Concern, Sally set up the International Longevity Centre-UK as part of the ILC Global Alliance.  As ILC’s Chief Executive and member of the House of Lords, she continued to work tirelessly to support government, business and the third sector to adapt positively to demographic change.”

“As we mourn Sally, we are filled with tremendous sadness. But she has left behind an enormous legacy, and we are committed to delivering her vision for a better world.”

Professor Martin Green OBE

Chief Executive: Care England

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Notes

A brief note about the work of Baroness Sally Greengross OBE (ILC Executive President)

Up until her death Baroness Sally Greengross was a crossbench (independent) member of the House of Lords since 2000 and Co-Chaired five All-Party Parliamentary Groups: Dementia, Corporate Social Responsibility, Bladder and Bowel Continence Care, and Ageing and Older People. She was the Vice Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Groups on Choice at the End of Life and Longevity and was Treasurer of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Equalities. Sally was also Chair of the cross-party Intergenerational Fairness Forum.

Sally was Chief Executive of the International Longevity Centre – UK up until the middle of this year; Co-President of the ILC Global Alliance from 2010-17 and was their Special Ambassador.  Sally also was a Commissioner for the Equality and Human Rights Commission from 2006-12.

Baroness Greengross was Director General of Age Concern England from 1987 until 2000. Until 2000, she was joint Chair of the Age Concern Institute of Gerontology at Kings College London, and Secretary General of Eurolink Age. She was an Ambassador for Alzheimer’s Society, SilverLine and HelpAge International – and Patron of Hourglass (formerly Action on Elder Abuse) which she helped found in 1993.

Baroness Greengross was President of the Pensions Policy Institute and the Association of Retirement Housing Managers; a Vice President of the Local Government Association and Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine and the Institute & Faculty of Actuaries. She was a member of several advisory boards including Fujitsu’s Responsible Business Board.

Sally was Patron of several organisations including the Association of Retirement Community Operators; Care & Repair England; the Ransackers Association; and Age UK Westminster. Sally holds honorary doctorates from nine UK universities. Her work on ageing has been recognised by the UN Committee on Ageing and she received an outstanding achievement award from the British Society of Gerontology as well a British Geriatric Society Medal. Sally was UK Woman of Europe in 1990 and has been an Ambassador for the Prince of Wales supporting responsible business practice.